Half a nation rejoices!

We are in India (sort of!) and so have seen many out-of-state groups on the beach having a whale of a time, and keeping the lifeguards alert! Goans are less inclined to celebrate as a distinctive minority!
The Press is also keen to point out that this 71st Republic Day comes at a time of huge divisions and social, environmental and economic uncertainty!
For the largest democracy in the world has elected a government through populist appeal to "fear of the other!, and little else that is thought through! It is led by a demagogue, and has caused both thinking liberals and those under threat to take to the streets in despair! The country's international reputation plummets. Ring any bells??