CELEBRATING INDIA'S 74TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA

It is our day of pride, the day to host the tricolour with pride. This date Mark’s the end of 200 years of British rule in India and establishment of our free Indian nation in 1947. Along with it, we celebrate rich Indian culture and tradition. On this day people unite together, with diverse cultural and religious background from every corners of India, as nothing other than Indians, memorizing the great deeds of our freedom fighters with a dream in our heart to make India even prouder and singing the national anthem with our heads high, geared up with a feeling of patriotic exhilaration.

It is also the day which Mark’s the anniversary for the partition of India & Pakistan into two different countries henceforth.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DAY

A nation or a country have its distinct and unique identity only when it is independent. Moreover, this gives the power to make and amend decisions for own country. Mahatma Gandhi once said “How can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master’s bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, nor my obedience.  Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me do what he wanted done.”

If we don’t get an opportunity to call our motherland ours, if we if we sacrifice our life under the rule of others in our own country, if we are slaves in our own country, living under slavery & submissiveness, we don’t really know how our really country is to us. It is painful & people did face that.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DATE

·       After World War II, in 1947, the British government got ensured that they could no longer rule in India. On 15^th August, our nation India, was finally declared independent from the rule of British.

·       Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India & declared that 15^th of August will be celebrated as the Independence Day every year in India.

·       It the day when Nehru gave his speech on “Trust with destiny”.

·       The Indian flag, the pride of our country, was hosted at 10:30 for the very first time.

FREEDOM FIGHTERS

They are the real “HEROES” who contributed to the independence of India with their blood & love and sacrificed their lives.

The struggle for independence was tough, exhausting, painful, sacrificing, and emotional to such level that did cost their life but they never stepped back. They focused on their only goal come what may!

Several movements took place such as:

·       Non-cooperation

·       Civil disobedience

·       Dandi March

·       Khilafat Movement

·       Quit India Movement

74^th INDEPENDENCE DAY

India in this year is going to celebrate its 74^th Independence Day. The day to remember our brave martyrs, the immortal souls, the heroes, the fighters, the ones who sacrificed their love to show and bring the true, bright India to us. The flag is hosted high the evening before this important day, our President gives a speech in order to “Address to the nation". The Prime Minister hosts flag on the Red Fort, Delhi on 15^th of August, followed by 21 gun shots, in order to show gratitude to this occasion.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDIA AND ITS INDEPENDENCE

·       The national anthem was actually adopted in the year 1950.

·       The Bengali version was written by Rabindranath Tagore in the year 1911. It was sung for the very first time during the Calcutta sessions of the Indian National Congress.

·       The name INDIA came from River Indus. It was the shelter to the first inhabitants of the country

·       Five more countries namely Bahrain, North Korea, South Korea, Congo and Liechtenstein also celebrates their Independence Day on August but with different years.

·       Even after the independence in 1947 Goa was still a Portuguese colony. Finally in 1961 it became a part of our country.

·       The only one to have the license for the manufacture & production of Indian Flag with pure cotton is the KHADI DEVELOPMENT AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION.

·       Mahatma Gandhi was not present during the celebration of our very first Independence Day. He was a part of hunger strike held due to communal killings.

·       Price of gold during the Independence era was ₹ 88.62 for 10 grams.

REVISITING THE STRUGGLE

The best way to feel the essence of freedom, the painful struggle is knowing more about our freedom fighters. Isn’t it?

Let’s get lost in some breathtaking novels and revisit the slavery, struggles and fights of our ancestors.

Here are some great books to read in this Independence Day: -