Independence is celebrated every year on 15 August in India. On this day, India got independence from slavery of the British for 200 years. The country is going to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Independence Day 2020 on 15 August this time. India got independence on 15 August 1947. This day is considered an important day in Indian history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Every year the country is addressed by the Prime Minister on 15 August from the ramparts of the Red Fort. This year 15 August will be celebrated differently. Children will not be included in this program due to the Corona epidemic this year.
History of independence day:
European traders began to set foot in the Indian subcontinent from the 17th century. Increasing its military power, the East India Company had established itself by subjugating local states by the end of the 18th century. After the first Indian independence struggle of 1857, according to the Government of India Act 1858, direct dominion over India became the British crown (British Crown) i.e. the British monarchy. Decades later civil society gradually developed itself and resulted in the creation of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885. The period after the First World War is known as the period of British reforms in which the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms are counted but it is also seen as a suppressive act like the Rowlatt Act which resulted in the self-government's call for Indian social reformers was done. This resulted in the start of non-cooperation and civil disobedience movements and nationwide non-violent movements under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gradual reforms in British laws continued during the 1930s; The Congress won in the resulting elections. The next decade was a period of considerable political upheaval: India's participation in World War II, the final decision of non-cooperation by the Congress and the rise of Muslim nationalism by the All India Muslim League. By the time of independence in 1947, political tension increased. The celebration of this subcontinent ended in the partition of India and Pakistan.
Freedom reminds the supreme sacrifice of our freedom fighters:
Independence Day is the day that reminds us of the sacrifice of our freedom fighters. This freedom that India got was very important, because the heroes of this country sacrificed their lives and fought a lot for it. Due to the sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sukhdev, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, Chandra Shekhar Azad, we are free today Can breathe in India.
Importance of Independence Day in India:
The Independence Day symbol in India is the Red Fort in New Delhi where the tricolor was hoisted by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 15 August 1947. This tradition continues even today and on this day the Prime Minister addresses the country with hoisting the tricolor from the Red Fort.
Interesting facts about 15 August:
1. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, was not part of the celebrations when India attained independence on 15 August 1947. Because at that time he was working to stop communal violence between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal.
2. Apart from India, three other countries also got independence on 15 August. Among these, South Korea was liberated from Japan on August 15, 1945. Bahrain was liberated from Britain on 15 August 1971 and Congo from France on 15 August 1960.
3. The day India became independent, that is, the border line between India and Pakistan was not fully formed on 15 August, the decision was made on 17 August with the announcement of the Radcliffe Line.
4. Although the country became independent on August 15, but till then we had no national anthem of our own, although Rabindranath Tagore had written 'Jana-Gana-Mana', but it got the status of national anthem in 1950.
5. Lord Mountbatten liberated India because on this day the Japanese army surrendered to Britain under his leadership. In such a situation, Lord Mountbatten personally set August 15 as the day for India's independence.
6. You will be surprised to know that Lord Mountbatten was working in his office on 15 August 1947, in the afternoon Nehru handed him the list of his cabinet and then addressed a gathering near India Gate.
7. The day India became independent i.e. on 15 August 1947, 1 rupee was worth 1 dollar and gold was 88 rupees 62 paise per 10 grams.
8. India may have been independent, but during that time the present state of Goa was not a part of India. During that time Goa used to come under the Portuguese, on 19 December 1961, the Indian Army liberated Goa from the Portuguese.
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