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Tribute to a
NATION
O
n the eve
of India’s
dependence,
Pundit Nehru’s famous
speech “Tryst with
Destiny” marked the
beginning of a free India
with words symbolizing
hope and triumph. India
got its independence
from the clutches of
British rule on 15th
August 1947. It was
this day when India’s
tricolor flag was
unfolded by Pundit
Nehru on the barricades
of the Red Fort at
Delhi. Each and every
patriotic soul watched
with excitement
and paid tribute to
thousands of martyrs
who sacrificed their
lives for India’s freedom.
The Independence Day
of India is a moment of
delight and grandeur
but to achieve that the
nation had to put up
a long battle for over
two centuries against
the British Empire.
At last on 3rd June
1947, the last British
Viceroy of India, Lord
Mountbatten, declared
the separation of the
British Empire in India
into India and Pakistan.
The announcement
was made under the
terms of the Indian
Independence Act
1947.
SIGNIFICANCE OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY
The significance of
the Independence Day in
the existence of a nation
is of great value. The
day is much more than
merely celebrating the
anniversary of India’s
free statehood. On
this day India attained
a major part of the
Asian subcontinent’s
562 extensively spread
territories besides
British owned states.
15th August 1947
symbolizes the victory
of Indian patriotism
which t he nation got
after an uncertain yet
brutal struggle from
the repression of the
British colonialism. The
FREEDOM IS NOT
WORTH HAVING
IF IT DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE
FREEDOM TO
MAKE MISTAKES
- MAHATMA
GANDHI
August 2018
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