August 15, commemorates the day in 1947, India's biggest secular celebration, on the anniversary of her independence from British in 1947.

It is celebrated all over the country with meetings & flag-hosting ceremonies.

August 15th is the day on which India gained independence after nearly 200 years of British rule

What makes this nation's independence all the more precious? It was achieved through non-violence. The freedom fighters, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, thronged the streets of India protesting against the white man's rule. There are a number of prominent immortal names amongst the leaders of the freedom struggle, which includes:

Mahatma Gandhi
Mangal Pandey
Bhagat Singh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chandrashekhar Azad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Subas Chandra Bose
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Tantia Tope
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

One of the most important aspects of the nation’s freedom struggle was the ever-increasing participation of women. In fact, they played a vital role in the boycott campaigns. They also actively participated in the non-cooperation movement. Many women would attend the Congress rallies, along with their children.

The following is a list of some of the prominent women freedom fighters...

Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Surya Sen
Pritilata Waddedar
Kalpana Dutt
Bina Das
Aruna Asaf Ali
Sucheta Kripalani
Usha Mehta

VANDE MATARAM, The National Song of India - Flag of India

 FREEDOM STRUGGLE & HISTORY OF INDIA

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