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Her 60th birthday falls on Aug 15, but as always veteran actress Rakhee will not celebrate. The memories of a struggling past weighing heavily on her, she may instead visit a village school for a flag-hoisting ceremony to mark the nation's independence day.

As patriotic songs rent the air in every part of the country, Kunda Selokar arrived in this world on the morn of Aug 15, 1947 - destined to share a birthday with her motherland.

A defining moment in Jammu and Kashmir's post-Indian independence history came in 1950 when hundreds of thousands of peasants were freed from the shackles of landlords through a law that gave them ownership rights on the land they tilled.

On the intervening night of Sep 12 and 13, 1948, the Indian Army finally attacked Hyderabad state from five sides. The Indian Army made rapid progress from all sides and on Sep 17, the Hyderabad Army surrendered.

The times have changed, but Mahatma Gandhi continues to be the lodestone for a group of freedom fighters in Orissa who 60 years ago fought for India's independence and still wage a struggle for a better tomorrow - this time for healthcare, roads and basic telecommunications.