As the country waves flags and celebrates the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, it is also time to take stock. What did India’s founders and citizens dream of, how has India fared, what have been our challenges and successes?The Wire’s reporters and contributors bring stories of the period, of the traumas but also the hopes of Indians, as seen in personal accounts, in culture, in the economy and in the sciences. How did the modern state of India come about, what does the flag represent? How did literature and cinema tackle the trauma of Partition?Follow our coverage to get a rounded view of India@75.Illustration: Pariplab ChakrabortyBoth India and Pakistan are celebrating their 75th years of independence. Today’s situation makes it difficult to obtain a visa to go from India to Pakistan or from Pakistan to India.But if the differences between the two nations ease, will people in Pakistan desire to visit India? Many people have visited India previously; would they desire to return? We asked questions like these to folks in Pakistan. Take a look at this report from The Wire.