Some of the great freedom fighters of India, whose courage and patriotism continue to inspire us to work for a prosperous and even stronger India, include legends like Mahatma Gandhi, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Bhagat Singh, Mangal Pandey, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Subhas Chandra Bose and hundreds and thousands more.
Ambedkar, Rabindranath Tagore, Jyotibai Phule and many more. It was an equal contribution of everyone — people who participated in wars, people who wrote about the discrimination and the injustice, people who participated in all manner — no matter how huge or small their contribution was.
It was the collective effort of millions of people that led us to the path of independence! The President of India also then delivers a speech. In honour of the occasion, twenty-one gun shots are fired on this day every year. But one issue that people find confusing is if the country is celebrating its 74th or 75th anniversary this year. The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiated by the Union government has posted that this year marks 75 years since India achieved independence.
However, if we consider 15 August as the first day of independence, then we are observing 75 years of independence. Continuing the established tradition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort. The Indian tricolour would be unfurled by him.
This means that on August 15, , India celebrated the first year of freedom, 10 years on August 15, , 20 years in and, consequently, 70 years in Therefore, India is celebrating 74 years of freedom from the British rule in But if we calculate the number of Independence Days India has celebrated, it will be 75 since August 15, will be considered as the first.
Patriotic films to watch this Independence Day. Now, white ragi gives nutritious food a makeover. When the British subjugated India and controlled its economy, they confronted a tense confrontation from the people. There was a succession of civil uprisings. These rebellions were led by rulers whom the Britishers overthrew, ex-officials of the conquered Indian states, penurious zamindars.
It led the way to bring people together besides having different ethnic, religious and class backgrounds. They came together to fight against British rule. Unfortunately, these rebellions were unsuccessful before the British armed forces, but they paved a future challenge to the British Raj in India. The first war of Independence of was a big challenge to British rule. It was directed by the sepoys and supported by ordinary people.
The Indian independence movement was a sequence of historical events with the eventual goal of winding-up of British rule in India. The movement spanned from to The first nationalistic revolutionary movement of Indian independence emerged in the land of Bengal.
An anti-colonial movement led to the rise of Nationalism in India in the 19th century. The contemporary social and religious reform movements also contributed to the rise of feelings of nationalism.
Gandhiji started the mass movement in India against British policies. He was the leader who could encourage and involve all sections of society in this movement. With the advent of Europeans in India, a struggle for independence dawned upon India and its people. The day is recognised as that of national pride and honour.
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