Is this the 76th Independence Day?

Q: Is 75th Independence Day 2022?

On August 15, 2022, India will celebrate the countrys 75th Independence Day from British rule.

5. Leaders from across the United States, including senior members of Senate and House, and dignitaries from the diverse fields of business, arts, science, etc. conveyed their greetings on the momentous occasion. Prominent members of Indo-American community including representatives of various socio-cultural organizations, members of the business community and others also expressed their felicitations.

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Is 2022 76th Independence Day?
Is 75th Independence Day 2022?
Is it 75th or 76th Independence?
Why is it 75th Independence Day and not 76th?

India is all set to celebrate its 75th anniversary of her independence on August 15, 2022, Monday. This will be the 76th Independence Day. Har Ghar Tiranga has been a successful campaign, and more than 10 million Indian flags have been sold by the Department of Posts, India. PM Modi will be addressing the people of India at 7.30 am on Monday.

Recently, India broke a Guinness World Record as Chandigarh University students made the world's largest human formation by waving a national flag at the Chandigarh Cricket Stadium, Sector 16.

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Security arrangements have been made in the national capital ahead of the Independence Day celebrations. There is heavy police deployment across the city using high-quality cameras. Besides, there will be some other highlights of the event that will be revealed later.

PM Modi has already met Commonwealth Games medal winners across different sporting events. India's exceptional performance in Tokyo Olympics 2021 and Commonwealth Games 2022 has been a matter of great pride.

Amid all the celebrations, the government of India will observe "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav", which started on March 12, 2021, and will end next year on August 15, 2023. The ongoing event is dedicated to all the Indians who have contributed to the country in one or another way.

What is special about the 76th Independence Day?

Some of the key highlights of the 76th Independence Day would be celebrating mortuary employees and street vendors as chief guests during the celebration. Also, the ceremonial salute will be fired with an indigenously designed and developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) for the first time.

Using indigenous guns along with British weapons is a sign that India can now produce firearms. India developed these guns with the help of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

When can you watch the live streaming of Independence Day?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the citizens of India at 7.30 am after some proceedings. So, you can switch on to the channels that will telecast the events.

Where can you watch the live streaming of Independence Day?

The speech will be a live telecast on Doordarshan and its network. Also, All India Radio will broadcast it live, and also host it on its YouTube channel.

PM Modi's speech will also be live streamed by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Youtube Channel and Twitter handle.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will address the nation and provide live updates of the speech on the PMO's Twitter handle.

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India is gearing up to celebrate its 75 years of Independence on August 15 but before the feeling of patriotism and celebrations comes a math-related confusion: Which Independence Day is it? This year the confusion has compounded as India will cross a milestone of 75 years of freedom from British Rule. So, is India celebrating its 75th or 76th Independence Day this year?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12, 2021 flagged off the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence. It started a 75-week countdown to our 75 years of Independence. This means that India completes 75 years of freedom on August 15, 2022 and it will celebrate the 76th Independence Day.

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But the confusion persists. Here’s how you can get rid of it:

India won its hard-fought independence from over 200 years of British rule on August 15, 1947. This means that on August 15, 1948, India celebrated the first year of freedom, 10 years on August 15, 1957, 20 years in 1967 and, consequently, 70 years in 2017. Therefore, India is celebrating 75 years of freedom from the British rule in 2022.

But if we calculate the number of Independence Days India has celebrated, it will be 76 since August 15, 1947 will be considered as the first.

Is 2022 76th Independence Day?

India will complete the 75 years of Independence on 15th August 2022 but India will celebrate the 76th Independence day.

Is 75th Independence Day 2022?

On August 15, 2022, India will celebrate the country's 75th Independence Day from British rule.

Is it 75th or 76th Independence?

This is the reason why August 15, 2022, is being celebrated as the 76th Independence Day. Hence, in totality, the correct way to say is that India is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its independence but it's still the 76th Independence Day.

Why is it 75th Independence Day and not 76th?

HUBBALLI: If India celebrated its first Independence Day on August 15, 1947, then the event scheduled to be held on Monday will be the 76th such occasion. However, Monday will also mark the completion of 75 years since India freed itself from the clutches of English imperialism.