Space push, cricket World Cup, electricity in villages: Indira Gandhi's 1983 Independence Day speech

As India prepares to celebrate Independence Day, Hindustan Times revisits Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's August 15 address from the Red Fort in 1983.
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