Every Indian celebrates the day of Independence Day with gaiety. This was the day when India got independence from the British Empire. This day is considered very important in the history of India. A different wave of patriotism is seen in the hearts of all Indians on this day. On this occasion, we have come up with the significance and relevance of Independence Day 2021 for those who love their country and quite willing to know about their way of Independence.

When is Independence Day celebrated?

Independence Day in India is celebrated every year on 15th August. In this year (2021), all Indians will celebrate 72nd Independence Day. Some people do not know why Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August, so let us tell you that 15 August 1947 is the day when India got freedom from the slavery of the British Empire. This was the day when the hard work and sacrifice of many freedom fighters had paid off. In the memory of this historic day, crores of countrymen celebrate Independence Day every year.

Independence Day 2021: India celebrates its independence on 15 August every year. This is the golden date of the year 1947 when India got independence from British rule. This feeling of independence was very pleasant for every Indian, but there was also a tinge of partition in the heart. Just a day before independence, India was partitioned into Pakistan. This is the reason why Pakistan’s Independence Day falls just a day before India’s independence. Let us tell you that the partition of India was done on the basis of the Indian Independence Act 1947 created on the basis of Mountbatten plan. According to this act, on August 15, 1947, two autonomous colonizations called Dominions of India and Pakistan would be created and the British government would hand over power to them. This is the story of India’s independence. But do you know when India’s neighbouring countries got independence. Let’s know…

Bhutan: Bhutan celebrates its Independence Day on 17th December. Bhutan was kept under the Kamrup rule of Tibet for some time, but on 17 December 1907, the Wangchuck dynasty took over the power of Bhutan. Since then Bhutan celebrates independence on this day.

Know, 6 interesting things related to Independence Day that you may not have known

 

You may not know these 6 interesting things related to Independence Day, but it is very important for everyone to know them –

1. 15 August 1947, the day our India got independence, Mahatma Gandhi could not attend the celebration of this day, because then he was in Noakhali, Bengal, thousands of kilometers from Delhi, where he was between Hindus and Muslims. They were fasting to stop the ongoing communal violence.

2. On the midnight of 14th August, Jawaharlal Nehru gave his historic speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’. This speech was heard by the whole world but Mahatma Gandhi did not hear it because he had gone to sleep early that day.

3. Every year on Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists the flag from the Red Fort, but this did not happen on August 15, 1947. According to a research paper of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Nehru unfurled the flag from the Red Fort on August 16, 1947.

4. The boundary line between India and Pakistan was not determined till 15th August. This was decided on 17 August by the announcement of the Radcliffe Line which demarcated the boundaries of India and Pakistan.

5. India definitely got independence on 15th August but at that time it did not have any national anthem of its own. Although Rabindranath Tagore had written ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ in 1911 itself, but this national anthem was composed only in 1950.

6. South Korea, Bahrain and Congo also have Independence Day as the date of 15th August. However, these countries became independent in different years in 1945, 1971 and 1960 respectively.

Where was Mahatma Gandhi when the country was celebrating independence… you will be surprised to read

On 15 August 1947, when the whole country was celebrating independence. There was such a person at that time. Who was not involved in this festival of liberation from slavery of British rule. He was silently engaged in the work of maintaining peace and harmony between Hindus and Muslims in Kolkata, thousands of kilometers from the capital Delhi.

That person is none other than the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Who decided to celebrate the day of independence by fasting. It was a few weeks before independence. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel sent their envoys to Gandhiji in Kolkata. who reached there at midnight. He told Gandhiji that he had brought an important letter from Pandit Nehru and Sardar Patel to him. Gandhiji asked him if he had eaten. On not asking him, they first fed him food and then opened the letter and saw it.

It was written in it.. Bapu, you are the father of the nation. 15 August 1947 will be the first Independence Day. We want you to come to Delhi and give us your blessings. After reading the letter, Mahatma Gandhi said… what a foolish thing. When Bengal is burning. Hindus and Muslims are killing each other and I can hear their mourning cries in the darkness of Kolkata. Then how can I go to Delhi with light in my heart. I will have to stay here to maintain peace in Bengal and if need be, I will have to give my life to ensure harmony and peace.

Gandhiji went out to send off the messenger. He was standing under a tree. Then a dry leaf fell from the branch. Gandhiji picked it up and placed it on his palm and said… my friend, you are returning to Delhi. What gift can Gandhi give to Pandit Nehru and Patel? I have neither power nor wealth. Give this dry leaf to Nehru and Patel as my first Independence Day gift. when he was saying this. The angel’s eyes lit up. Gandhiji said with a laugh.. God is so merciful. He does not want Gandhi to send dry leaves. So, he got it wet. It is sparkling with joy. Take this leaf soaked in your tears as a gift.

On the day of independence, ministers of the West Bengal government also went to meet Gandhiji to seek his blessings. Gandhiji told him.. Be humble, beware of power. Power corrupts. Remember, you are in a position to serve the poor villages of India. In Noakhali, Gandhi traveled from village to village to establish harmony between Hindus and Muslims. He had only religious books. He appealed to all Hindus and Muslims to maintain peace and administered an oath to them that they would not kill each other. He used to stay for a few days in every village to see whether the promise he had made was being followed.

At the same time a heart touching incident happened in a village. Gandhiji asked the Hindus and Muslims of that village to come out of their huts for mass prayer and take a collective oath for peace but no old man came out. Gandhiji waited for half an hour but even after that when no Hindu or Muslim came out, he showed the ball he had brought with him and said to the children of the village.. Children, your parents are afraid of each other but what are you afraid of? Is. Hindus and Muslims may fear each other but children are innocent. You are God’s child. I am calling you to play ball.

Hearing this, the children started moving towards the stage where Gandhiji was sitting. When Gandhiji threw the ball towards him, boys and girls also started throwing the ball back towards him. After playing the ball for half an hour, he told the villagers.. You don’t have the courage. If you want such courage, take inspiration from your children. A child belonging to Muslim community is not intimidated by a child belonging to Hindu community.

Similarly a Hindu child is not afraid of a Muslim child. Everyone came together and played with me for half an hour. Kindly learn something from them. If you don’t have inner courage, learn something from your children. At the behest of Gandhiji, the elders of Hindu and Muslim community slowly started coming out of their homes and seeing a large crowd gathered there and they took an oath that they would not kill each other.

An incident that happened to Gandhiji in Noakhali shows his fearlessness, patience, tolerance and forgiveness. Gandhiji’s prayer meeting was going on in a village, when a Muslim man suddenly pounced on him and grabbed his throat. He fell down from this attack, but before falling, he said a beautiful verse from the Quran, hearing which he fell at his feet and started saying with guilt.. I am sorry. I was committing a crime. I am ready to be with you to protect you. Give me any job Tell me what should I do. Gandhiji told him.. you do only one thing. When you go back home, don’t tell anyone what you did to me. Otherwise there will be Hindu-Muslim riots. Forget me and myself. Hearing this, the man went away repenting. Due to the Bhagirath efforts of Mahatma Gandhi, peace was established in Noakhali. On the success of his peace mission, Lord Mountbatten wrote a letter to him on 26 August 1947, praising him and said. We have fifty-five thousand soldiers in Punjab but there is rampant violence. There was only one man in our army in Bengal and there was no violence. As a service officer and administrator, I would like to salute this one man’s army.