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dated January 26, 1958: Republic Day message

In a broadcast to the nation from the Delhi Station of All India Radio on the eve of the Republic Day, President Rajendra Prasad said, “Whatever one might think of India as a whole or of any one of our problems, the one thing which is beyond the pale of doubt, is the fact that we are pledged to follow the democratic way of life, and nothing can deflect us from our resolve to follow this path we have chosen for ourselves.” Referring to international developments, Dr. Rajendra Prasad pointed out that the world was witnessing great events in the realm of science and other spheres of knowledge and declared, “Vast vistas are opening up and knowledge and resources are being placed in the hands of man, which can add infinitely to his material prosperity if only man knows how to utilise them in the proper way for the benefit of all.”

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