Students perform a dance during India’s Independence Day celebrations, in Jammu. (Source: AP)
As India celebrates its 72nd Independence Day on August 15, Indians across the world are all excited for the important day. Today’s events started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the Tricolour, followed by his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi.
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Indians including celebrities are sharing what freedom means to them and how they define independence on this historic day. On the eve of the Independence Day, people on social media paid tributes to those who fought and made the supreme sacrifice to free the country from the British Raj. While others marked the occasion with patriotic songs and dance.
And as the celebrations for the historic day begins, here is how people on social media are observing this day.
Nadir Patel, the High Commissioner for Canada to India practised some 'Culinary Diplomacy' to wish Indians a Happy Independence Day.
"With freedom in the mind, faith in the words, pride in our souls. Let’s salute the nation. Happy Independence Day," Tennis star Sania Mirza said.