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Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August. Since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200 years. It was on 15 th August 1947 that India was declared independent from British colonialism and the reins of control were handed over to the leaders of the country. Independence coinciled with the partition of India, in which British India was divided into the Dominions of India and Pakistan. On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian National flag. Above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. On each subsequent Independence Day, the incumbent Prime Minister customarily raises the flag and gives an address to the nation. Independence Day is observed through out India with flag hoisting ceremonies, parades and cultural events.
The Dominion of India become an independent country as official ceremonies took place in New Delhi. Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister and Viceroy, Lord Mountbattern, continued as its first governor general. Gandhi’s name was involved by crowds celebrating the occasion, Gandhi himself however took no part in the official events.
Independence Day, one of the three National holidays in India ( the other two being the Republic Day on 26 January and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2 October), is observed in all Indian states and union Territories. On the eve of Independence Day, the President of India delivers the Address to the Nation. On 15 August, the Prime Minister hoists the Indian flag on the ramparts of the historical site of Red Fort in Delhi. The Prime Minister highlights the past year’s achievements, raised important issues and calls for further development. He plays tribute to the leaders of the Indian Independence Movement. The Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana is sung.
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