Holidays & Observances: Indian Independence Day

For all the posts in this Holidays & Observances series, go here.

Prologue: I have been meaning to write a series about Holidays and Observances that we (my family and friends) follow in both India (my birth country) and USA (my adopted country). This series is dedicated to those. On a side note, perhaps I might witness some of the celebrations from other countries as well that may get their way into this series. 🙂

India celebrated its 77th Independence Day on August 15th this year (2023), an event that happens annually on this day. The celebration reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 300 years.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “Nation First, Always First”. This theme is in line with the government’s focus on national unity and development. Here are my parents celebrating the day with me this year. My parents missed the flag hoisting but they had the little flag to help.