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By: Shree1news, 15 AUG 2021
India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, with the usual pride to mark its freedom from British rule and is a glorious reminder of the countless sacrifices of our freedom fighters. On this day, the Prime Minister hoists the ‘Tiranga’ or the tricolour on the Red Fort.
Significance of India’s Independence Day
India’s Independence Day is significant because it stands as a reminder of the sacrifices that many freedom fighters made to get independence from British rule. It is a national holiday and it’s usually observed throughout the nation with the hoisting of the tricolour, parades and cultural events. India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 1947. Thereafter, every year on Independence Day, the national flag is hoisted at the Red Fort by the incumbent Prime Minister followed by an address to the nation.
The Indian national flag with three horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green was hoisted on August 7, 1906, at Parsee Bagan Square in Kolkata. The first variant of India’s current national flag was designed by freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya in 1921. The current flag with saffron, white and green colours and the Ashok Chakra in the middle was officially adopted on July 22, 1947, and hoisted on August 15, 1947.
This year, the theme of the celebrations would be ‘Nation First, Always First‘. The Olympians who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics would get special invites for the event.
“JAI HIND”
