Independence Day
This day is special for each one of us. Every year we celebrate this day on 15th August. Independence Day is one of the most important days for all of us. Each year on August 15 we celebrate the day we became an independent nation, which means we were free to rule ourselves and were not ruled by anyone else.
For hundreds of years, India was ruled by the United Kingdom and our country was a part of the British Empire. The British have taken over a lot of the world and India was one of its many colonies. Before they came, India was made up of many kingdoms. The freedom fighters have fought for us.
United, the people of the country struggled to free itself from British rule for many years. All of us officially became independent on 15th August. On this day we commemorate by celebrating it on 15th August. On this day all the freedom fighters gave their life at risk. Independence Day is the celebration of the freedom we won from British rule on August 15, 1947.
On this day, India witnesses a huge celebration of independence with tricolor flag hoisting, parades, and cultural functions across the country. Independence Day is one of the most significant days in Indian history that remarks on the bravery of our freedom fighters. With buildings illuminated by the tricolor, people pay homage to our leaders and great fighters who fought and gave up their lives for India’s freedom.
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Quick read by Bidisha Roy Choudhury