Sixty Years of Independent...

I find the greatest strength of our country is Freedom.

I have traveled all over the world.

When you see Occupied countries like
Iraq and Palestine and the way their people suffer,
you learn to value and appreciate the joys of independence.
Yes, we have riots and violence here, but these are internal things.
We also have problems like Kashmir.
But, the greatest strength of Freedom is peace, and we need to celebrate that.
You can sleep peacefully with your family and not have to think
about a bomb falling on your house.
Similarly Freedom also gives you wider choice.
In a free country, you can express lot more in Music and Art.
- A.R.Rahman