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Independence Day (August 15)
At midnight of 15th
August 1947, India gained its independence from British rule. It was a very
important day of celebration for India when British handed over the
governance of India to the Indian leaders.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India, unfurled the Indian
tricolor on the ramparts the magnificent Red Fort, symbolically marking the
end
of the British colonial rule.
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Vande
Mataram
National Song
Vande Mataram!
Sujalam, suphalam,
malayaja shitalam,
Shasyashyamalam,
Mataram!
Shubhrajyothsna
pulakitayaminim
Phullakusumita drumadala
shobinim
Suhasinim sumadhura
bhashinim,
Sukhadam varadam,
Mataram!
- Sri Aurobindo Ghosh |