The Day Before Independence June 25‚ 1986 was the last day of my childhood. I was 16 years old graduating from high school; the next morning I would be on a train going of to a college to a strange city‚ all by myself…This scenario might sound very appealing and fairly common to an American‚ but for a young girl born and raised in the Soviet Union this situation was scary and challenging. In Belarus (part of the former USSR) families stayed close together. Young people especially girls would go
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Today is Independence Day. This is the day to which each of us were looking forward to… Words cannot adequately express my joy and pride at being leader of this independent country. It is a unique privilege which I shall remember for ever‚ and it gives me strength and courage as I dedicate my life to the service of our country. This is a wonderful day‚ and it is all the more wonderful because we have awaited it with increasing impatience‚ compelled to watch one country after another overtaking
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Independence Day Celebrations‚ 15th August 2011 Freedom is often taken for granted‚ misunderstood and sometimes misused by some of us. If we go beyond the limited political meaning of the word and examine it further‚ freedom means the absence of fear and the right to make choices. Freedom is about ownership‚ responsibility and self-control. This is how we understand freedom at Indus and this spirit of freedom was celebrated at Indus on the 64th Indian Independence Day. In the words of Swami Yogananda
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15th August 1947‚ the day of our independence! We were given complete freedom for this land and nation. A seat of equality and self respect was given to us. We were offered membership and voice among free nations of the world. People celebrate the day with a lot of enthusiasm. They decorate buildings‚ houses and streets. Tricolor flags are unfurled along the roads and on the buildings. School children take part in the celebration more vigorously. They prepare for to welcome the area leaders who
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Independence Day Good Morning! Respected chief guest our principal‚ teachers and my dear friends we have assembled here to celebrate the 65th anniversary of our Independence Day. As a citizen of India‚ I am so proud to talk to you about‚ my mother land. On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚ India will wake to life and freedom.” And now‚ this day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the
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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH Good Morning India‚ Respected Principal‚ Mam‚ honorable chief guest‚ teachers and my dear friends. Today on 15th August 2013 India is celebrating its 67th Independence day and we are proud to say that we earned our freedom 67 year back‚ which was by an act passed by the British parliament and we were the first to get our independence through the act which is a mark of respect. At the midnight hour of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru rose to addressed the nation
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But the Fourth of July‚ Independence Day‚ is something more than just another holiday. It is the birthday of a great idea-not merely the idea of independence‚ not merely the idea of the rights of humankind‚ but also the birthday of a profoundly idealistic and profoundly influential charter of liberty. The revolution signaled by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776‚ laid down the principles which have been the foundation stones of human progress ever since-the
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India Independence Day In India‚ Independence Day is observed on the 15th August every year‚ because on the said day of 1947‚ India won her freedom from the British rule after about 200 years. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which the schools and government and private offices remain closed. Early in the morning‚ the young students sing in chorus the national anthem in accompaniment of flute and drum marching together in processions in the streets. National flags are hoisted in the houses‚ schools
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independence Day- the day when British left the golden bird free from their rule. But the bird was left looted‚ harassed‚ with the slightest of hope to survive. Then followed a long fight for the survival of golden bird. 64 years have passed and the country is still ‘developing’. The whole world says and even we believe that we are the citizens of an independent country. But a question always keep on hovering in my mind‚ the answer to which I never found out. You also give it a try. Is India really
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Independence Day of India Respected teachers and my friends‚ I wish you a happy Independence Day. India became independent on August 15‚ 1947... A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - J.L.Nehru On the eve of India’s independence‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru famous speech “Tryst with Destiny” marked the beginning of a free India with words symbolizing hope and triumph. India got its independence from the
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