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Republic Day Tears: Remembering the Recorded and the UnrecordedBlog – Part 2Republic Day as Moral ResponsibilityRepublic Day is often treated as a moment of celebration, but at its core, it is a moment of responsibility. It reminds citizens not only of constitutional rights, but of the moral debt owed to those who made those rights possible.

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Republic Day Tears: Remembering the Recorded and the Unrecorded Blog – Part 2 Republic Day as Moral Responsibility Republic Day is often treated as a moment of celebration, but at its core, it is a moment of responsibility. It reminds citizens not only of constitutional rights, but of the moral debt owed to those who made those rights possible. A republic is not sustained by documents alone. It is sustained by memory, conscience, and accountability. When we forget the unnamed contributors, the republic slowly becomes hollow—strong in law, weak in soul. Patriotic songs stir emotions because they awaken something older than policy: sacrifice. The Forgotten Architecture of Freedom Freedom is not built in a single moment or by a single leader. It is constructed slowly, often invisibly, by ordinary people who take extraordinary risks. Many freedom fighters: Worked at local or village levels Spread awareness through poetry, storytelling, and teaching Faced imprisonment without pu...