All across our colourful nation, and even outside of it, the Independence Day celebrations were spontaneous. The mood was seemingly upbeat as citizens from all walks of life let their enthusiasm fly high with the unfurling of the national flag
All across our colourful nation, and even outside of it, the Independence Day celebrations were spontaneous. The mood was seemingly upbeat as citizens from all walks of life let their enthusiasm fly high with the unfurling of the national flag
1. Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with schoolchildren at the Red Fort — BB Yadav/DNA
2. Guwahati Frontier
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BSF personnel, Guwahati Frontier, celebrate at the Veterinary College Playground in Guwahati — PTI
3. Mahatma Gandhi — PTI
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A building in Bengaluru remembers Mahatma Gandhi — PTI
4. Virat kohli
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Members of Team India gathered at Kandy to hoist the Tricolour— Instagram
5. Anjuman-I-Islam
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Students from Anjuman-I-Islam College in Mumbai capture their Independence Day mood in a selfie — PTI
6. Neha Tripathi
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(Clockwise, from right) Neha Tripathi pays tribute to her husband, martyred CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar, with her six-year old daughter Arna Kumar, after hoisting the flag at the CRPF headquarters in Srinagar. Commandant Kumar had hoisted the flag at the camp last year and was killed minutes later in a terrorist encounter — PTI; BSF constables and members of the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) greet each other at the border check-post in Hili, South Dinajpur — PTI; Ahmedabad celebrated with a 300m-long flag — PTI
7. MaryKay Carlson
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The Internet helped US envoy MaryKay Carlson decide which sari to wear to I-Day celebrations. On August 4, the Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in New Delhi asked Twitter followers to vote for one of four saris — a Jamdani, Kanjeevaram, Tussar and Dupion Silks. Yesterday, she wore the people’s choice and ended her self-coined #sareesearch —a rich red and green kanjeevaram — twitter
8. autorickshawallah
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An autorickshawallah extends his patriotism to his vehicle in Ahmedabad
9. College girls
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College girls in Chennai caught mid-celebration —PTI
