Happy Independence Day!

In the Indian history,15th August has a prominent place. This is the day our tri color national flag was first raised and independent India was born, we got independence from British rule. Our leaders were bursting with eagerness to lead a life of complete freedom from their colonial masters. On the midnight of August 15th in the year 1947, our leaders unfurled the National Flag at the Red Fort to mark the freedom of our country. The freedom fighters of our country gave up their lives to end the British rule in India. Every year we celebrate this day as our independence day, remembering the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, soldiers.

 Many centuries before 1947, our nation was ruled by foreigners and outsiders; first by the Turks from the Middle East, then by Moguls and then by English Men from Great Britain. The foreigners and outsiders used to rule our country for their good, and to get rich by using our nation's wealth and natural resources, not for the good and welfare of us Indians. For a period of time, our people did not understand the evils of foreign rule and kept silent. It was only during the rule of the British, under the influence of western Education, that the educated Indians began to understand the blessings of freedom and self-rule. The British were wise rulers and did not discourage the spread of education and the progress of ideas of political freedom.

Our freedom is quite different from the freedom of other countries. All other Nations which overthrew foreign rule did so by causing Bloodshed. Our freedom was won through principles of truth and non-violence under the wise and saintly leadership of the Mahatma. The Independence Day reminds us all that we are the citizens of a great country, and we must do our best to preserve her unity.

Let's all remember the sacrifices made by our leaders and let every one of us works hard and serve in the spirit of true patriotism so that we help ourselves to bring about the future of which our leaders dreamed on 15th of August 1947.