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August 15, 1947, the most important day in the history of India, the day when the long suppressed nation found utterance, it was the day when India got independence from the British rule. The stroke of the midnight brought with it a ray of new hope for India, as our first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru said, the world was asleep but India awoke to life and freedom. A new nation was born! Since then August 15 is celebrated as the independence day in India every year.
Significance of the Tricolor:
Each of the three colors in our Tricolor has a special significance. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation. The white, is meant for purity and truth. While the green is for faith and fertility. The navy blue wheel in the center of the white band signifies which denotes continual progress of the country and its blue wheel signifies the continuity of the nation’s progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky above and as fathomless as the deep blue sea that keeps its hands and feet washed.
To know more about India check the wikepedia reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_independence_movement
why flag colors on the pedestal???
:) changes done.
How does India celebrate its independence day? How does the government celebrate? How do the citizens celebrate?
It would be interesting to hear and compare to other ways of celebrating such an important event in a country’s history.
Born on July 22, 1947 in the Constituent Assembly on the eve of the Independence, the Indian national Flag is a horizontal tricolor. When the adhoc Committee on the Flag adopted it as the National Flag of free India, Jawaharlal Nehru made a memorable speech and concluded saying :
“…this flag that I have the honor to present to you is… a flag of freedom,
not only for ourselves, but to all people, who may see it..”
A band of deep saffron is at the top, white in middle, and dark green is at the bottom. The three bands of colors are in equal proportions. While in the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue. This wheel is an adaptation from the sculpted wheel, called Chakra, the wheel of law, appearing on the abacus of Sarnath Capital of Asoka, the ancient Indian emperor. It has 24 spokes and the diameter approximates the width of the white band.
With all these things the width and length of the Tricolor is supposed to be in the proportion of 2 to 3. The design of the Tricolor has been adopted by the constitutional Assembly of India on 22nd July, 1947. The flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. Its use and display are, however, regulated by a code.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian national anthem from a song written and composed by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on January 24, 1950.
In Hindi: National Language of India
Jaana Gaana Maana Adhinayaka Jayehe
Bharata bhagya vidhata;
Punjaba Sindhu Gujarata Maratha,
Dravida Utkala Banga,
Vindhya, Himachala, Jamuna, Ganga,
Ucchhala Jaladhitaranga;
Taba Shubha Naame Jaage
Taba Shubha Ashish Maage
Gaye taba jaya gaatha.
Jana gana mangala dayaka jaya he
Bharata bhagya vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!
National Anthem in English:
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
Dispenser of India’s destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of the Punjab,
Sind, Gujarat, and Maratha,
Of the Dravid, and Orissa and Bengal.
It echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and,
Himalayas, mingles in the music of the
Jamuna and the Ganges and is chanted by
the waves of the Indian sea.
The pray for the blessings,
and sing by the praise,
The saving of all people
waits in thy hand.
Thou dispenser of India’s destiny,
Victory, victory, victory to thee.
Here is a great site to know more about India: http://www.theholidayspot.com/indian_independence_day/
what ahem?what is that?
sady do u mean anthem??
The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in music theory and religious contexts), or more generally, a song (or composition) of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term “national anthem” or “sports anthem”.
Thanks, Parth, for the valuable historical information. One could study India for a lifetime – or several.
I’m still interested in the actual activities during the holiday itself. Are there parades and family gatherings and cookouts and fireworks, like here in the US or are the the celebrations different?
i guess sady meant “ahem” correctly http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ahem
@don: we don’t have the family gatherings, cookouts and fireworks that you have in US… we do have flag hoisting ceremonies in government offices, schools and stuff like that… of course there are very big processions in state capitals & Delhi (India Gate)…
but lazy bones like me stay home in bed ;) a candid confession but this is true of most of the junta(people) here… donno what will partha be doing this Independence day???
Yes Don our celebration is more or less peacefull. flag hoisting – sweets distribution – little gatherings – cultural function which consists of national anthem & patriotic songs but no fireworks (atleast I have not seen till today)
I have no specific planning for this Independence Day but thinking of visiting an orphan age (to spend some time with orphans) or may be with some old people..lets see what turn out.
what a big hearth you have…(sarcastic ahem)
heart or hearth??? partha, you have to be careful with sady ;)
Thanks guys! I appreciate your sharing a bit about your celebrations with me. Enjoy yourselves and congratulations to India!
ummmm…there writes heartH