The Hollow Cheer of India's Independence Day As India prepares to celebrate its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, there is a sense of familiarity.
The Prime Minister's flag hoisting ceremony at the Red Fort in Delhi, the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, and patriotic messages flooding social media have become annual rituals.
The tradition of the Prime Minister's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort was started by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947.