60 Glorious yrs of India’s Independence - Page 11

Swatantra Bharat aur swatantra log

Happy Independence DayIndia

Sawtantarta Divas Ki Sabhi Bharatvasiyon Ko Hardik Shubhkamnayein

I think India has achieved a lot in these 60 years! ofcourse we are still growing but the achievements in the past 60 years have been tremendous! Be it technology, per capita income...or any other thing...we have really come a long way...

In recent years, I loved the way all Indians stood together for justice in the Jessica Lal murder case! that was something which made me really proud to be an Indian ! 😊


My fav Indian! : I think the soldiers who die for this country are real heroes..I salute them! 😊

My another all time Indian hero is Sachin Tendulkar! He is not only a cricketer par excellence but someone who has inspired a generation! A perfect role model, Sachin has definitely played his part in shaping this country!

things tht show us we r free.........
[i read this in 2days newspaper.....& im sure u ppl will like this article too...]

~seeing tht puplic protest now has the strength to reverse injustice
~having taj mahal as the no 1 wonder of the world,thnx to sms & internet votes 4m indians 👏
~having women as the head of state
~being in the majority on man booker shortlist again,just a year after bagging the award
~having legal sanctity for live-in relationships while women r subjected to feudal laws in other parts of the sub continent
~indian business magnates buying out international majors as a recurring story
~NRIs returning bcoz india offers btr opportunities
~having students from IIT & IIM accepted globally as being amongst the best in the world
~having indians in comic strips in hollywood & in popular culture
~being able 2 proudly hoist our national flag in our backyards
~seeing gandhiji on US billboards

oh & i was lazy to type 😆 so left out some few
its 4m d supplement of TOI i.e.pune times
i guess it has the same news in mumbai times ,delhi times,....etc so u can check it out

Here are some India's Independence Day's Pictures



A girl decorates her eyes with the shades of the Indian tricolour as part of Independence Day celebrations at a college in Hyderabad.



A school child takes part in an Independence Day celebration ceremony with children from a slum colony in Siliguri.



School children rehearse for Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow.



A rangoli of the Indian map, prepared by school kids on the eve of the 60th Independence Day celebrations, in Hubli.



Students celebrate 60 years of freedom in Ahmedabad.



A paramilitary personnel keeps vigil near the India Gate on the eve of the 60th Independence Day, in New Delhi.



Border Security Force soldiers and their Pakistani counterparts lower their flags during a ceremony at Wagha border. Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.



Policemen stands guard at a security barricade, in the backdrop of the Parliament in New Delhi, on the eve of the 60th Independence anniversary.



A boy smiles as he sells the national flag at a traffic intersection in Mumbai. India is celebrating its 60th Independence Day on August 15.



Indian and Pakistani nationals light candles for peace, at the joint border check post at Wagah on the 60th Independence anniversary celebrations of the two nations.



Actress Urmila Matondkar, the parade grand marshal, waves from a float at the Independence Day Parade in Edison and Woodbridge, New Jersey.



A security personnel patrols around the lawns outside the Red Fort in New Delhi while tourists take photographs. Security has been beefed up in the Capital ahead of the Independence Day.



A kite maker shows kites with national flag and pictures of freedom fighters in Amritsar.



Activists of an international socio-spiritual Hindu organisation hold national flags during a parade to celebrate India Day in USA.



School children rehearse for the forthcoming Independence Day at a parade ground in Bangalore.



Children selecting a tricolour kite at a shop in the wake of the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.



School children after the 60th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi



PM Manmohan Singh inspects the guard of honour during the 60th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi.



PM Manmohan Singh delivers a speech at the Red Fort in New Delhi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Independence. He promised a six-billion-dollar package to bolster the ailing agriculture sector. In his speech Singh said that farmers 'are the backbone of the country.' (AFP Photo)

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Some more pictures of India's Independence Day


There was tight security at the Red Fort in Delhi ahead of an address by the prime minister. Violent attacks on this day are often launched by separatist militants or Maoist rebels.



Sixty years ago thousands died during the horror of partition. But on Wednesday, people listened to friendship songs, sung by Indian and Pakistani singers, at the Wagah border.



In his address, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the country to work harder to free itself from the shackles of poverty, ignorance and disease.



Amid much pomp and pageantry, the prime minister said that India had moved forward in the battles against poverty, ignorance and disease.



"We must not be overconfident," Mr Singh said. "We have a long march ahead. We need at least a decade of hard work and of sustained growth to realise our dreams."



The prime minister's speech looked to the future as well as the past, referring to the "pressing need to improve schools, many of which are run-down and poorly staffed".



It was a day full of national pride all over the country. Here a schoolboy, dressed as Indian freedom fighter Subash Chandra Bose, salutes in Bangalore.


A heavy security cover was in place in Indian-administered Kashmir, with more than 100 people detained on Wednesday amid threats by militants to disrupt celebrations.



On independence day, those who fought for independence - known as freedom fighters - are venerated, with pictures on display in many parts of the country.