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'{{Redirect6|Fifteenth of August|the date|August 15||15th of August}} {{HolidayInfo| | image= | caption= | holiday_name=Independence Day | nickname=The Fifteenth of August<br>स्वतंत्रता दिवस ([[Hindi language|Hindi]])<br> १५ (पंद्रा) ऑगस्ट ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]) | significance=The day India became Independent | observedby=[[India]] | date=August 15 | celebrations=[[Family reunion]]s, [[Flag Hoisting]], [[Picnic]]s, [[Parade]]s, [[Kite]] Flyings, Singing Patriotic Songs, [[Speech]] by the [[Prime Minister]] | type=National }} [[India]]'s '''Independence Day''' is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from [[British Raj|British rule]] and its birth as a [[sovereign]] nation on that day in 1947.<ref>{{Citation |title=International Law Reports |volume=22 |author=lihu Lauterpacht Editor H. Lauterpacht |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1958 |isbn=9780949009364 |page=[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=OrMErqyDdvEC&pg=PA147 147] |url=http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=OrMErqyDdvEC }}.</ref> The day is a [[national holiday in India]]. All over the country, flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in [[New Delhi]], where the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] hoists the National Flag at the [[Delhi Fort|Red Fort]] and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. In his speech, he highlights the achievements of his government during the past year, raises important issues and gives a call for further development. The Prime Minister also pays his tribute to leaders of the [[Indian independence movement|freedom struggle]]. A colourful pageant showcasing India’s cultural diversity, symbolic depictions of the country’s advances in science and technology, and a joint display of India’s military capabilities by the armed forces are an essential part of the Independence Day celebrations. ==Road to independence== {{Main|History of Independent India|Political Integration of India|Partition of India}} On 3 June 1947, [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Viscount Lord Mountbatten of Burma]], the last British [[Governor-General of India]], announced the [[Partition of India|partitioning]] of the British Indian Empire into [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], under the provisions of the [[Indian Independence Act 1947]]. At the stroke of midnight, on 14 August 1947, India [[Indian independence movement#Independence, 1947 to 1950|became an independent nation]]. This was preceded by [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s famous speech titled [[Tryst with Destiny]]. {{Cquote|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.}} ==Celebrations== The Prime Minister of India hoists the Indian flag on the ramparts of the historical site, [[Delhi Fort|Red Fort]], [[Delhi]], on August 15. 15 August is a national holiday in India. Government Offices are lit up. Flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs take place in all the state capitals. In the cities around the country the national flag is hoisted by politicians in their constituencies. In various private organisations the flag hoisting is carried out by a senior official of that organisation. Schools and colleges around the country organise flag hoisting ceremonies and various cultural events within their premises, where younger children in costume do impersonations of their favourite characters of the Independence era. Families and friends get together for lunch or dinner, or for an outing. Housing colonies, cultural centres, clubs and societies hold entertainment programs and competitions, usually based on the Independence Day theme. Most national and regional television channels screen old and new film classics with patriotic themes on Independence Day.independence day is the most memorable day. All the school and colleges are closed on this national festival. ==See also== * [[Republic Day (India)]] *[[History of India]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Indian independence movement}} [[Category:August observances]] [[Category:Holidays in India]] [[Category:Indian independence movement]] [[Category:National days]] [[bn:স্বাধীনতা দিবস (ভারত)]] [[de:Unabhängigkeitstag (Indien)]] [[gu:સ્વતંત્રતા દિવસ (ભારત)]] [[hi:स्वतंत्रता दिवस (भारत)]] [[kn:ಭಾರತದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆ]] [[ml:സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യദിനം (ഇന്ത്യ)]] [[ru:День независимости Индии]] [[ta:இந்தியாவின் விடுதலை நாள்]] [[uk:День незалежності Індії]]'