Celebrated on 15th of August every year, Independence Day marks the end of 190-year-long British rule in India. In 1947, India was declared as a free country on this day.
In 2022, India will complete 75 years as an independent nation.
Independence Day Information
| English | Independence Day |
| Hindi | स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
| Observed by | India |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Independence Day of India |
| Celebrations | Flag hoisting, parade and kite flying |
| Date | 15-Aug |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First Observed Year | 1947 |
| Type of holiday | Public holiday, National day |
Independence Day History and Significance
In 1757, the East India Company crushed the last Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey, which denoted the start of the British rule in India. The Indian Rebellion or the First War of Independence occurred in 1857 which was a significant yet fruitless uprising contrary to the British rule.
In the year 1885, India’s most memorable ideological group, Indian National Congress was framed. What’s more, after the finish of World War I in 1918, Indian activists called for self-rule or ‘Swaraj’.
In 1929, the Indian National Congress proclaimed ‘Purna Swaraj’ or Independence of India at a get together in Lahore. At long last, after a progression of meetings and gatherings between the British government and the Indian National Congress, Lord Mountbatten who filled in as the last emissary of pre-free India, consented to the proposition.
On fifteenth August in 1947, Lord Mountbatten divided British India into two new free countries; India and Pakistan.
Independence Day Celebrations across India
On this day, the public banner of India is lifted at various public spots; Prime Minister spreads out the public banner at Red Fort in Delhi to recognize this verifiable occasion. Alongside the banner raising service, march and people dance exhibitions additionally happen. Various merriments happen in various pieces of the country.
Scholastic organizations including schools and universities, have an extraordinary service for edifying the understudies about the verifiable meaning of this day. Kids fly tri-shaded kites for praising this event.