For
some, the thoughts come easily, dripping with patriotism
or pure venom. For others, it needs hours of conversation
for the words and feelings, usually buried deep or hardly
ever considered, to surface. INDIA
TODAY presents frank, unguarded
thoughts of some of the best known -- and some totally
unknown -- people across the nation who make up the
fabric of India. After 50 years of Independence, this is
the voice of India, a reflection of who we are. It shows
how far we have come. And how far we need to go.
Interview by KALLI PURIE
Photograph by BANDEEP SINGH
A RAMACHANDRAN, Artist, influenced by
the Shantiniketan school
Identity starts from the grass-roots level. Today we are
talking about an Indian identity in a situation where an
entire generation has been brought up without any
grass-roots level of understanding of this country.
The Indian psyche is different, you can see it in our
visual culture. It's never been bound by nature. It has
created its own gods, its own proportions. It has a
fertile imagination, it accommodates everything.
For
some, the thoughts come easily, dripping with patriotism
or pure venom. For others, it needs hours of conversation
for the words and feelings, usually buried deep or hardly
ever considered, to surface. INDIA
TODAY presents frank, unguarded
thoughts of some of the best known -- and some totally
unknown -- people across the nation who make up the
fabric of India. After 50 years of Independence, this is
the voice of India, a reflection of who we are. It shows
how far we have come. And how far we need to go. 
A RAMACHANDRAN, Artist, influenced by
the Shantiniketan school
