On the auspicious occasion of 75 Independence Days, all what we celebrate is freedom, freedom of the country and freedom of the people from the slavery and atrocities from the British. But have we really got freedom now? Are we free from corruption? Are we free from terrorism?

A statue of Robert E. Lee, a famous Confederate general, sits in a prominent position astride a traffic circle near downtown. For many people, the Confederacy represented a desire to retain slavery.