As India approaches its next Republic Day, the article reflects on the health of the nation's democracy and the 'We, the People' who enacted the Constitution. It emphasizes the importance of human resource quality, influenced by nutrition, healthcare, and education, alongside subjective factors like fellow feeling and empathy. The piece highlights Dr. Ambedkar's principle of Fraternity as crucial for national cohesion and recalls India's initial 'tryst with destiny' to overcome poverty and divisions like casteism and communalism.