 It's 26th January. It's the Indian Republic Day and I have to tell you that this is a day that's particularly close to my heart because all through my childhood my parents and I would go every single year to watch the Republic Day Parade and every year through my entire childhood I So wish that I too was one of those children sat on top of the elephant now for anybody here Who is not familiar with the Indian Republic Day Parade basically the tradition was that Children who have done something incredible through the year So either something very brave or something amazing in the field of studies these children were given the President's Medal and then they would get to go through the parade sat on top of an Elephant this elephant for any child growing up in India was like the Ultimate prize that you could get it was like the ultimate thing to aspire to Needless to say I never made it on top of that elephant And by now I'm not in that age bracket either But this is a desire that I'm going to carry over into my next lifetime But in this lifetime on Republic Day, I would like to wish my country strength success and security always Jai Hind