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The events and initiatives in this section include Kashi Utsav and Post Cards to Prime Minister. Resolve@75: This theme focuses on the collective resolve and determination to shape the destiny of India. Events and programs under this theme include initiatives such as Constitution Day, Good Governance Week etc.
In celebration of its 150th corporate anniversary, Bacardi Limited installed a 1.82m x 0.30m stainless steel time capsule, encased in a granite cap and cement pedestal, in front of the Bacardi worldwide headquarters in Bermuda. The capsule was placed in December 2012 and is intended to be opened in 2062, at the company's 200th anniversary. [26]
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India, celebrated annually on 2 October to honour the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key leaders of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
The back will have the Ashoka Chakra with the words 75th Anniversary of Independence along with 1947-2022. The ribbon is blue coloured and has the colours of the national flag in the middle. The background will be of 10 mm each on either side of the national flag, which will have each colour with a width of 4 mm. [3] [4]
The guest country is chosen after a deliberation of strategic, economic and political interests. During 1950s–1970s, a number of Non-Aligned Movement and Eastern Bloc countries were hosted by India. In 1968 and 1974, India played host to two countries on the same Republic Day. By continent, the invitations break up as follows:
On 15 January 2023, India celebrated its 75th Indian Army Day in Bengaluru. [4] [5] Army Day marks a day to salute the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its citizens. [6] While celebrations take place across the country, the main Army Day parade is conducted in Cariappa Parade ground in Delhi cantonment. [7]
To muddy the waters: India's first Independence day was on 15 August 1947. So, 15 August 2022, was the 76th Independence day, which came at the end of 75 years of independence. Now, for the term anniversary. The first anniversary of something (birth/wedding/other) is exactly one year after that something was created.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Public holiday celebrated on 15 August "15 August 1947" and "August 15, 1947" redirect here. For other uses, see August 1947 § August 15, 1947 (Friday). The flag of India hoisted at the Red Fort in Delhi ; hoisted flags are a common sight on Independence Day. Observed by India Type ...