NEW DELHI, INDIA FEBRUARY 5: An artist performs during an event celebrating 75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, at Central Park, Connaught Place, on February 5, 2022 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
75th anniversary of Indian Independence or Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an ongoing event, and is being celebrated in India and abroad.
The Government of India organize several events under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” with the theme “Nation First Always First”.
The Government also aims to hoist 200 million tricolors to mark the special occasion.
India populace to mark the country’s anniversary of independence with enthusiasam to bring the tiring home and be a part of the “Hav Ghav Tiranga Campaign”.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations will conclude on August 15, 2023. This ongoing event is based on 5 themes – Freedom, Ideas, Resolve, Actions and Achievements.
The Prime Minister of India, honorable Shri Narendra Modi will unfold the Tricolor from the Red Fort in Old Delhi like every year. On this day Indians pay tribute to all the brave souls of India, who have heroically fought for our country’s freedom in the past.
India was under the colonialism of the British for more than 200 years and declared independent on August 15, 1947 after a struggle that lasted for over 90 years from 1857 to 1947. We are successfully governing our country and moving towards becoming a developed nation from a developing one, leaving its mark on the world map.
The Independence day is celebrated throughout the country with Indian flag-hoisting ceremonies, drills and the singing of the Indian National Anthem.
THE NATIONAL ANHTEM OF INDIA (FULL AND SHORT VERSIONS)
The National Anthem of India is played or sung on various occasions as per the Instructions issued from time to time about the correct versions of the Anthem, the occasions on which these are to be played or sung, and about the need for paying respect to the anthem.
Full version of India’s National Anthem reads as follows:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-jaladhi-taranga
Tava Subha name jage,
Tave subha asisa mage,
Gahe tava jaya-gatha,
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he, jaya jaya jaya jaya he!
The short version of India’s National Anthem reads as follows:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya jaya he.
This short version consisting of the first and last lines of the National Anthem is also played on certain occasions.
Today is a day to feel proud about being a part of our great nation. Let us keep the memories of all the great people who sacrificed their lives for our country alive.
A big salute to all the great hearts and soldiers who laid down their lives for our Independence! Jai Hind!
‘Freedom is the way God intended us; It is something that we are born with”.
Let us celebrate and breathe the air of freedom!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!