Fwd: "HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY"
harihar mishra
From: Rakesh....@relianceada.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:04:57 +0530
Subject: "HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY"
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when
we will redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very
substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps,
India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but
rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age
ends and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance....We
end today a period of ill fortune, and India discovers herself again."
-Jawaharlal Nehru
Independence Day, August 15, commemorates the day in 1947 when India
achieved freedom from British rule. At the stroke of midnight, as India
moved into August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime
minister, read out the famous speech proclaiming India’s independence. The
moment ended the 300 years rule of the British Independence Day was the
only festival that marked the beginning to commemorate the greatest moment
in Indian history and now come to signify a feeling of nationalism,
solidarity and celebration. Independence Day remained the sole national
festival till India declared itself a republic in 1950. On January 26,
1950, Republic Day became the second Indian national festival.
Independence Day Celebrations
Red Fort Ceremony
On the morning of August 15, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from
the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi. In his speech, he highlights the
achievements of the country during the past year and gives a call for
further development. He also pays tribute to leaders of the freedom
struggle.
Independence Day should not merely become a part of our holiday list.
There should be serious efforts in educating the future generations about
the struggles which the freedom fighters underwent to give us the freedom
that we enjoy today.
There has to be a concerned effort by everyone to make available the lives
and teachings of the sons of the soil, who sacrificed their all, so that
we could enjoy the freedom.
Flag Hoisting Ceremony
“Under this flag, there is no difference between a prince and a peasant,
between the rich and the poor, between man and women."
-- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
Flag-hoisting ceremonies are executed all over India by state governments.
However, the chief event is conducted in the capital city of India, New
Delhi where the Prime Minister of India unfurls the tricolor at the
barricades of Red Fort which receives a salutation of 21 guns,
The significance of the colours and the chakra in the National Flag was
amply described by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in the Constituent Assembly which
unanimously adopted the National Flag. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan explained -
"Bhagwa or the saffron color denotes renunciation of disinterestedness.
Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves
to their work."
"The white in the centre is light, the path of truth to guide our
conduct."
"The green shows our relation to soil, our relation to the plant life here
on which all other life depends."
"The Ashoka Wheel in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of
dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling
principles of those who work under this flag. Again, the wheel denotes
motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India
should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel
represents the dynamism of a peaceful change."
Patriotic Parade
A vibrant parade exhibiting India’s cultural multiplicity, emblematic
portrayals of the nation’s developments in science and technology, a
collaborative parade of India’s armed competencies by the three forces and
patriotic skits and dramas by school children are an integral part of the
Independence Day festivities.
Kite Flying competitions
On this day the skyline of the capital city gets sprinkled with
innumerable multicolored kites. People indulge in kite flying competitions
and children cheer aloud elevating the spirit of the day.
Each Year, August 15 gives us a reason to celebrate all this, and do much
more – it is time to contemplate what we have and how we achieved it.
HARIHAR MISHRA
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