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1. Independence day
By – Gursheen Kaur Chawla

2.  Independence Day, in India, national holiday celebrated
annually on August 15. Independence Day marks the end of
British rule in 1947 and the establishment of a free and
independent Indian nation. It also marks the anniversary of
the partition of the subcontinent into two countries, India
and Pakistan, which occurred at midnight on August 14–15,
1947. (In Pakistan, Independence Day is celebrated on August
14.)
 On August 15, 2022, India will be celebrating its 75th
Independence Day with full fervor, zeal and enthusiasm. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will be hoisting the national flag at the
Red Fort and will also address the country from the ramparts of
the iconic building.
 British rule in India began in 1757 when, following the British
victory at the Battle of Plassey, the English East India
Company began exercising control over the country. The East
India Company ruled India for 100 years, until it was replaced by
direct British rule (often referred to as the British era) in the
wake of the Indian Mutiny in 1857–58. The Indian independence
movement began during World War 1 and was led by Mohandas
K. Gandhi ji, who advocated for a peaceful and nonviolent end

3. How is Independence Day celebrated in India ?
■ Independence Day is marked throughout India with flag-raising
ceremonies, drills, and the singing of the Indian national anthem.
Additionally, various cultural programs are made available in the state
capitals. After the Prime minister participates in the flag-raising
ceremony at the Red Fort historic monument in Old Delhi, a parade
ensues with members of the armed forces and police. The prime
minister then delivers a televised address to the country, recounting
the major accomplishments of India during the previous year and
outlining future challenges and goals. Kite flying has also become an
Independence Day tradition, with kites of various sizes, shapes, and
colors filling the sky. Also, to commemorate the day, government
offices in New Delhi remain lit throughout the holiday, even though
they are closed.

5. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
■ Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of
India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive
India and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and
achievements.
■ This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have not
only been instrumental in bringing India thus far in it’s
evolutionary journey but also hold within them the power and
potential to enable the vision of activating India 2.0, fuelled by
the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
■ Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav is an embodiment of all that is
progressive about India’s socio-cultural, political and economic
identity. The official journey of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”
commences on 12th March, 2021 which starts a 75 week
countdown to our 75th anniversary of Independence and will end
post a year on 15th August, 2022.

6. Our Freedom Fighters
■ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; 2 October 1869 – 30 January
1948), commonly known as Bapu, was an Indian lawyer, anti-
colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent
resistance to lead the successful campaign for
independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements
for civil rights and freedom across the world.
■ Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi
trained in the law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to
the bar at age 22 in June 1891. After two uncertain years in India,
where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved
to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a
lawsuit. He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years.
■ In South Africa Gandhi raised a family and first employed
nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, aged
45, he returned to India and soon set about organising peasants,
farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax
and discrimination.

7. ■ Subhas Chandra Bose 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was
an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in
India made him a hero among Indians but his wartime alliances
with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a legacy vexed by
authoritarianism, anti-Semitism, and military failure. The
honorific Netaji was first applied to Bose in Germany in early 1942—
by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and
Indian officials in the Special Bureau for Indian Berlin. It is now used
throughout India.
■ Bose was born into wealth and privilege in a large Bengali family
in Orissa during the British era. The early recipient of an Anglo centric
education, he was sent after college to England to take the Indian
Civil Service examination. He succeeded with distinction in the vital
first exam but demurred at taking the routine final exam, citing
nationalism to be a higher calling.
■ There were many great freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh,
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rani Laxmibai, Bal
Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and many more.....