Nation First Always First: All you need to know about Independence Day 2023

India will celebrate 76 years of independence on August 15, 2023. Indians everywhere commemorate Independence Day. It commemorates the fights that liberated us from the British Raj after 200 years, the leaders’ sacrifices, the slain independence warriors, and other events. As the day approaches, here’s all you need to know about this year’s theme, history, importance, and celebrations.

“Nation First, Always First” is the Independence Day theme this year. Independence Day events will focus on this.

Independence Day History

Mahatma Gandhi led the independence struggle after the first World War. The British House of Commons passed the Indian Independence Bill a week after it was presented on  July 4, 1947.  On August 15, 1947, India gained freedom from the 200-year British domination. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Subhas Chandra Bose, and others led India’s fight for freedom.

Independence Day honors the Indian freedom heroes who fought the British Raj. The festival also promotes patriotism and national growth. It also promotes civic duty.

2023 Independence Day celebrations :

The Prime Minister raises the National Flag at Delhi’s Red Fort in front of a military parade on Independence Day.  India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, hoisted the flag on the Red Fort’s Lahori Gate on August 15, 1947. Every Prime Minister has done this since then.

Cultural events at schools, colleges, and workplaces, decorating with tricolor ornaments and decorations, dressing in patriotic garb, watching patriotic movies, listening to songs about India’s history and freedom struggle, and other activities mark Independence Day.

Conclusion:-

On August 15, 2023, India celebrates its 77th Independence Day, a major turning point. The day’s theme, “Nation First, Always First,” honors the wars, sacrifices, and slain freedom warriors who won India’s independence from the British Raj. After World War I, the British House of Commons backed Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s independence effort on July 4, 1947. The day commemorates the struggles of Indian independence soldiers. It also promotes patriotism and national growth.

The Prime Minister raises the National Flag at Delhi’s Red Fort in front of a military parade on Independence Day. Cultural activities, tricolor decorations, patriotic clothing, patriotic movies, and songs reflecting India’s history and liberation fight mark Independence Day.