'Uniting India' an essay by Swapan Dasgupta
The war helped India rediscover its underlying oneness. But the inspiring triumph will be a reminder that smugness can cost the county dear...
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'.. When the snows fall later this year on Tiger Hill and Tololing, they will cover the blood of Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Punjabis, Gorkhas, Biharis Nagas, Oriyas, Bengalis, Tamils, Kannadigas and Malayalees. Together, their sacrifice kept Kargil for India. They have inspired a generation that had begun wondering what India was all about. They helped a nation rediscover its soul, its underlying oneness. They created the Kargil spirit....'
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