Highlights of India Today Hindi 21st August 2019, issue: Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Lead Essay: Deshbhakti What does it really mean A love for your country, your nation, your homeland We asked a clutch of eminent citizens the question, and they all had very different answers.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Deshbhakti Wah Nahi Hai Jo Rashtravad Hai: Alok Rai If patriotism is a love of something one is willing to die for, nationalism—pride in an abstract notion of nation—is something one is willing to kill for.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Udarvaad Qayam Rakhne Ki Guarantee: Amish A strong nation-state, founded on patriotic belief, is the surest defence of individual rights.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Isse Badhkar Koi Prem Nahi: Gopal Krishna Gandhi from our brave freedom fighters to modern india’s architects, patriotism has been about love—simple love—of India and of Indians’ ‘tryst with destiny’.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Ek Yoddha Ka Vishwas: Lt. Gen. Ds Hooda In today’s world, where ‘patriotism’ and ‘nationalism’ are used interchangeably, defining these terms is no longer a simple matter.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Bharat Ke Hokar Bhi Alag-Thalag: Arkotong Longkumer Patriotism for one’s country is not the default setting in the Northeast where the landscape has been scarred by tumultuous and violent histories and conflicting loyalties.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Maun Deshbhakti Ki Ore: Megna Gulzar the human spirit triumphs in a truly patriotic film, not just the nation.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Siyasat Se Alhada Brand: Ram Bijapurkar If brand-speak represents popular culture, we have less to worry about than some of us might think.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Hamari Azadi, Aapki Nahi: Salman Khurshid India’s syncretic ethos is not an artificial construct but a product of centuries of shared experiences of Hindus and Muslims. It is in danger today.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Swatantrata Ke Geet: TV Krishna true patriotism should subvert all forms of oppression and it must be bound to humanity rather than the nation-state.   Ruchir Sharma In India, true patriotism and true sporting wealth will come of age only when sportspersons stop pandering to strongmen and political leaders.   Cover Story: 72 Varsh Azadi Ke Nayee Qism Ki Swatantrata: Swapan Dasgupta Narendra Modi has taken Indian nationalism to the 21st century. He has built the bridge between the freedom struggle and contemporary aspirations.   Special Report: Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir Ki Katarbayont The Modi government ‘dilutes’ article 370 to strip Kashmir of its special status and bifurcates J&K into Two Union Territories. Will it make or break the troubled region   Upfront: Shram Sudhar Adhikaron Ki Qeemat Par Sudhar Why the two labour reform bills introduced by the government in the Lok Sabha on July 23 evoked sharp reactions from various stakeholders   Arthaat: Sudhar Ki Haar GST, the most important economic reform after liberlisation in 1991, has lost its track. It was dubbed the second freedom by the government just two years ago.   Smart Education Naye Zamane Ke Rozgaar India Todays special initiative to keep our young and aspiring readers ahead of time. Special focus on jobs and sectors of the future.