A very good morning to all. Wish you all a very Happy Independence Day today. As we all know that we have gathered here to celebrate the 76th Independence Day of our beloved India. 15th August is the national festival of India. After fighting the freedom struggle till the year 1857- 1947, India became free from British rule on 15th August 1947 and became an independent nation. Since then, Indians celebrate this day as “Independence Day” with much pomp and gaiety.
Today, everyone from one part of our country to another is shouting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai “. It is really a feeling of freedom and love for the land. But, we all know, this freedom is hard. Behind all of them lies decades of sacrifice and struggle. The land we breathe on is because of the struggle of our great men led by famous great men. Gandhiji, Nehru Lal, Subhash Chandra and others.
Freedom is a gift. It is the gift of sacrifices, sleepless nights, brutal tortures and struggles made by our ancestors. History is an open chapter. It tells us about the sacrifices of our ancestors for this land. This freedom is due to the struggles of Babu Mahatma Gandhi. He stood like a rock for the rights of the people. He was imprisoned several times. He faced many difficulties, yet he withdrew. The credit of this freedom goes to our great leader Pandit Nehru Lal. He never compromised on the rights of the people. He renounced each and everything and supported the cause of freedom.
This freedom is due to the sacrifices of our other leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Ray, Bhagat Singh, Khudi Ram Bose, and Chandra Shekhar Azad. Respected friends. In British India, we were all in chains. Our rights were compromised. We felt suffocated. Our social, political and economic condition was very bad. And finally, it was not an honor for Indians to live in slavery to foreign powers. Apart from all these problems, our country has many good things. We are a nuclear power country. We have a big and brave army. Our borders are secure. And our enemies are afraid of us. We are the largest democracy of the world’s free and happy people. We are politically powerful, economically strong and militarily advanced.
As youth, we are the future of our nation for tomorrow. We need to see the problems and find solutions immediately. We have to be united. As our great leader Gandhi ji said, “The future depends on what we do in the present.” So, we have to use our today for a better tomorrow. There is strength in unity. So we have to unite. We have to give a promise today that we will never allow damage to our land. We have to make every effort to make our country powerful and respected in the world.
So let’s make a promise to ourselves today on the occasion of Independence Day that we will always protect our country by maintaining brotherhood, helping everyone and educating ourselves. We are friends with friends and we are harsh with enemies.
“Jai Hind”