ICARDA’s Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) in Madhya Pradesh, India and a number of leading research and governmental organizations were selected by the State Agriculture Department, Govt of Madhya Pradesh to exhibit their research activities in a special event celebrating India’s 75th Independence day by displaying the achievements of the agricultural research for development sector in the country. The event was part of a country-wide campaign by the Indian government to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and all that is progressive about India’s socio-cultural, political and economic identity.