Its our India's 66th Independence day! Bushi is wishing you all a very happy Independence day!
India's Independence day!-
India's Independence day!-
The British who came for trade in
India occupied the entire country and started ruling the country.
They used India as the land of raw material to supply industries in Britain.
They forced the farmers of India to grow cash crops such as Indigo instead of
food crops and because of this Indians didn’t have food to eat. People were
asked to pay high taxes.The British destroyed the Indian cloth mills by making
brighter and colorful cloths and selling it back to the Indians at a very low
price thereby destroying the local cloth industry.
The army was forced to use the Enfield rifle and the
bullets of this rifle were made from the cow and pig fats.Hindus worshiped
cow as gods and Muslims had rumors on pigs so they didn't like to use this
rifle.As such the army people started Sipoy Mutiny in 1857 under the leadership
of Mangal Pandey and here onwards the freedom movement started in India and
continued up to 1947.
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| Old enfield rifle |
The processes of
freedom struggle took at least 100 years with the leadership of different
freedom fighters. Some of the important events of the freedom struggle which we
should remember on this auspicious movement are-
The Boycott and Swadeshi
Movement
which occurred in Delhi in 1905
which occurred in Delhi in 1905
Non-Cooperation
Movementwhich was done in 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi.
Salt Satyagraha and Civil
dis-obedience movementwhich began with the Dandi March on March 12,
1930
Quit India
movementthis movement was launched on August 8, 1942 in
Mumbai.
Partition of
Indiawhich was one of the worst movements of people, it occurred on
August 15, 1947.
India got its independence from
the clutches of British rule on 15th August 1947. It was this day when India’s
tricolor flag was unfolded by Pandit Nehru on the barricades of the Red Fort at
Delhi. Each and every patriotic soul watched this event with excitement and paid
tribute to thousands of freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India’s
freedom.
Independence Day is celebrated with flag hoisting
ceremonies and cultural programs all over the country. The main program is held
at the Red Fort where the Prime Minster unfurls the
National Flag and it is saluted by Guns.The Prime Minister's speech at the Red Fort in Delhi is a major highlight. Patriotic presentations by school children add colors to the celebrations.
Similar programs are held all
over the country.
Thought-
