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Date: 26/01/26
After the formalities pass, something quieter stays behind. A sense of alignment. A reminder that freedom is not a moment, but a practice.
People return to their routines carrying an unspoken understanding. Rights exist because they are guarded. Unity survives because it is chosen repeatedly, not declared once.
No slogans follow them home. Just responsibility—subtle, persistent, inherited. The kind that does not demand attention, yet shapes behaviour.
Nationhood is rarely loud in private spaces.
It lives in fairness, restraint, and memory.
And that is how it lasts.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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