INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION On this eve, the President delivers the "Address to the Nation". and prime minister hoists the Indian flag at Red Fort in Delhi. Tribute is paid to the leaders of the freedom struggle. The Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana" is sung followed by march past of the Indian Army and paramilitary forces. Parades' and pageants which relive the events of the freedom struggle as well as the cultural traditions follow. Few of the Great Freedom Fighters Mahatma Gandhi Gandhiji's life was dedicated to the ideals of Truth, Non- violence and Love. He was the architect of India's freedom and a leader in a complex struggle, the Indian campaign for home rule. Following World War I, in which he played an active part in recruiting campaigns, Gandhi, again advocating Satyagraha, launched his movement of non-violent resistance to Great Britain. He lived a spiritual and ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and meditation. Chandrashekhar Azad, often called, Panditji was a revolutionary. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was the first among many Indian revolutionaries to use arms in their fight for independence against the British rulers. A devout Brahmin, he believed that it was his "dharma" (duty) to fight for others. He also believed that a soldier never relinquishes his weapon. Azad was deeply troubled by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919 Bhagat Singh The name of Bhagat Singh is synonymous with sacrifice, courage, bravery and vision. By sacrificing his life just at the age of 30 Bhagat Singh became an inspiration and symbol of the heroism. Along with other revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh founded the Hindustan Socialist republican Association. To warn the British government of its misdeeds, Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly. Subhas Chandra Bose Known as Netaji (leader), S C Bose was a fierce freedom fighter and a popular leader on the political horizon in pre-independence India. Bose was elected the President of the Indian National Congress in the year 1937 and 1939. He founded the Indian National Army and raised the slogan- "Delhi Chalo" and "Tum Mujhe Khoon Do main Tumhe Ajadi Doonga". Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the firebrand freedom fighters of India. He gave the slogan- "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it". To serve the cause of freedom and countrymen Tilak founded schools and published newspapers. Tilak was famous as one of the trios- Bal, Pal and Lal. People loved him and accepted him as their leaders and so he was called Lokmanya Tilak. His brave deeds earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title of the iron man of India. For his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha, Patel came to be called the Sardar. Sardar Patel was a famous lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the integration of India by merging

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2. INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

3. INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
• On this eve, the President delivers the "Address to the Nation".
and prime minister hoists the Indian flag at Red Fort in Delhi.
• Tribute is paid to the leaders of the freedom struggle.
• The Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana" is sung
followed by march past of the Indian Army and paramilitary
forces.
• Parades' and pageants which relive the events of the freedom
struggle as well as the cultural traditions follow.

4. OUR FREEDOM FIGHTERS

5. Few of the Great Freedom Fighters
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhiji's life was
dedicated to the ideals of
Truth, Non- violence and
Love. He was the architect
of India's freedom and a
leader in a complex
struggle, the Indian
campaign for home rule.
Following World War I, in
which he played an active
part in recruiting
campaigns, Gandhi, again
advocating Satyagraha,
launched his movement
of non-violent resistance
to Great Britain. He lived a
spiritual and ascetic life of
prayer, fasting, and
meditation.
Chandrashekhar Azad, often called,
Panditji was a revolutionary. After
the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was
the first among many Indian
revolutionaries to use arms in their
fight for independence against the
British rulers. A devout Brahmin, he
believed that it was his "dharma"
(duty) to fight for others. He also
believed that a soldier never
relinquishes his weapon. Azad was
deeply troubled by the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919.
Bhagat Singh
The name of Bhagat Singh is
synonymous with sacrifice,
courage, bravery and vision. By
sacrificing his life just at the age
of 30 Bhagat Singh became an
inspiration and symbol of the
heroism. Along with other
revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh
founded the Hindustan Socialist
republican Association. To warn
the British government of its
misdeeds, Bhagat Singh threw a
bomb in the Central Legislative
Assembly.
Chandrashekhar Azad

6. Few of the Great Freedom Fighters
Subhas Chandra Bose
Known as Netaji (leader), S C
Bose was a fierce freedom
fighter and a popular leader on
the political horizon in pre-independence
India. Bose was
elected the President of the
Indian National Congress in the
year 1937 and 1939. He founded
the Indian National Army and
raised the slogan- "Delhi Chalo"
and "Tum Mujhe Khoon Do main
Tumhe Ajadi Doonga".
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the
firebrand freedom fighters of India.
He gave the slogan- "Swaraj is my
birthright and I shall have it". To
serve the cause of freedom and
countrymen Tilak founded schools
and published newspapers. Tilak
was famous as one of the trios- Bal,
Pal and Lal. People loved him and
accepted him as their leaders and
so he was called Lokmanya Tilak.
Vallabhbhai Patel
His brave deeds earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title of the iron man of India. For his role
in the Bardoli Satyagraha, Patel came to be called the Sardar. Sardar Patel was a famous
lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After
independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the
integration of India by merging numerous princely states with the Indian Union.

7. Kite Flying Ceremony
Pick your kite
The standard shapes are easiest to fly Light and medium winds (6-15 mph) will serve best
Release the Kite
Release the length of string to allow the kite to go higher Avoid flying a kite on a road or anywhere near an electrical wire pole
or trees,
Find the Right Space
Hold the ball of string and have your buddy hold the kite 20mtrs
away
Wait for a gust of wind for the initial takeoff. You should pull on the
string to provide a bit of tension and launch your kite into the air.

8. Glimpse from independence day 1947

9. Glimpse from independence day 1947

10. GOOD Reads ON INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE

11. Must Watch Movies to Pump your Patriotism
Swades
Rang de basanti
The legend of
bhagat singh
Border
Shaheed
Upkar
Mangal Pandey

12. INDIA… Then and Now

13. An Overview of our Development
The Indian economy is the eleventh largest in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth largest
by purchasing power parity (PPP).
India has emerged as one of the world's top ten countries in industrial production. The nation's
industrial production grew at the fastest pace in three months at 10.8 per cent.
India is one of the fastest growing automobile markets in the world, expanding at 35 per cent on
average
The Bombay Stock Exchange has been rated as the world's best performing stock market
recently. With a 13 per cent gain, Sensex is among the world's 10 biggest markets, according to
data collected by Bloomberg.
The total revenue of the Fortune India 500 companies stands at Rs 38,16,239.40 crore.
It is the second largest number of emigrants after Mexico, according to the World Bank.
India ranks 11th in the world with 557.7 tons of gold reserves.
India's services sector, backed by the IT revolution, remains the biggest contributor to the
country's GDP, with a contribution of 58.4 per cent.
Indian domestic air traffic is expected to reach 160-180 million passengers per year, while
international traffic will exceed 80 million.

14. JOURNEY FROM ancient to magnificent
With around 155,618 post offices and over 566,000
employees, India has the largest postal network in
the world.
Indian Railways is the single largest civilian employer
in the world, with over a million employees.
State Bank of India has the maximum number of
branches in the world, with the number being over
15,000 and counting.
India is one of only three countries that makes
supercomputers (the US and Japan are the other
two).