"On August 15, 2022, India completed 75 years of its independence. It is time for us to pay our tributes to the countless martyrs, both known and unknown, and to express our profound gratitude to them. It is upon this sacred soil, nurtured by their very blood that we Indians today spread the mantle of our tranquility and lay the foundations of our dignified lives. At the same time, it seems as though the 75th anniversary of our independence is posing a question to us all: we have indeed draped the 'chunariya' (veil) of freedom over India; but when will that moment arrive when a crown studded with the Kohinoor, adorns the head of Mother India? When will the time come when India rises above the category of 'developing nations'?

Our Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is inspiring all Indians to engage in deep introspection and deliberation upon these very questions. This book chronicles 75 such political events in independent India-events through the inclusive understanding and self-examination of which India is poised to emerge as a global superpower."