Independence day, the Indian way!

Agencies Published August 15, 2011
The Indian flag flutters after it was unfurled by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before he addressed the nation on India's Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
The Indian flag flutters after it was unfurled by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before he addressed the nation on India's Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
Indian national flags flutter in the wind on the grounds of Red Fort complex in New Delhi on August 14, 2011. Ahead of the Independence Day celebration on August 15, India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned security forces to keep a high alert across the country for any possible terror attack and thousands of security personnel are monitoring the 17th century Red Fort where the main ceremony will take place.
Indian national flags flutter in the wind on the grounds of Red Fort complex in New Delhi on August 14, 2011. Ahead of the Independence Day celebration on August 15, India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned security forces to keep a high alert across the country for any possible terror attack and thousands of security personnel are monitoring the 17th century Red Fort where the main ceremony will take place.
A weaver is seen with a portrait of Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi during celebrations marking the country's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011. India's prime minister used his Independence Day address August 15 to try to reassure the country his government was taking ?the strictest possible action? against corruption after a string of scandals.?
A weaver is seen with a portrait of Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi during celebrations marking the country's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011. India's prime minister used his Independence Day address August 15 to try to reassure the country his government was taking ?the strictest possible action? against corruption after a string of scandals.?
A student sits next to a painting of Mahatma Gandhi as part of Independence Day celebrations at the Velammal Vidyalaya high school in the southern Indian city of Chennai August 13, 2011. Sixty-five students gathered on Saturday to make a 6500 square foot painting with dry paints, the school said. India commemorates its 65th Independence Day on August 15.
A student sits next to a painting of Mahatma Gandhi as part of Independence Day celebrations at the Velammal Vidyalaya high school in the southern Indian city of Chennai August 13, 2011. Sixty-five students gathered on Saturday to make a 6500 square foot painting with dry paints, the school said. India commemorates its 65th Independence Day on August 15.
A police drum major leads his marching band during celebrations marking India's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011.
A police drum major leads his marching band during celebrations marking India's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011.
Special Police Force personnel from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh march past during celebrations marking India's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011.
Special Police Force personnel from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh march past during celebrations marking India's Independence Day in Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, on August 15, 2011.
Indian revellers wave their national flag during celebrations marking India's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on August 15, 2011.
Indian revellers wave their national flag during celebrations marking India's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on August 15, 2011.
An Indian Paramilitary soldier walks outside a venue of India's Independence Day celebrations the boundary of which has been draped with the colors of the Indian national flag in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. Nearly two dozen rebel groups in the region have asked people to boycott India's Independence Day which falls on Aug.15.
An Indian Paramilitary soldier walks outside a venue of India's Independence Day celebrations the boundary of which has been draped with the colors of the Indian national flag in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. Nearly two dozen rebel groups in the region have asked people to boycott India's Independence Day which falls on Aug.15.

Celebrations take place throughout India on the 15th of August to celebrate their 64th year of independence from British Rule. - Photos by Agencies.

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khalid
Aug 15, 2011 03:59pm
Happy Independence day to all our Indian brothers and sisters.
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Hazrat wali kakar
Aug 15, 2011 07:54pm
happy independence DAy to all indian brothers and sisters from the core of my heart.
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Mayank
Aug 15, 2011 08:22pm
Shukriya, Khalid Bhai :)
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chivukula
Aug 16, 2011 06:37am
happy independence day to both our indian and pakistani brothers.Let us all remember that"eternal vigilance is the price of freedom".Let us all strive to dispel ignorance with wisdom and knowledge.Let education improve and religion take it's proper place in our discourse. Jai pakistan jai Hind
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Ajay
Aug 16, 2011 08:44am
Same to you brother!!!!
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Rajesh
Aug 16, 2011 09:20am
Happy Independence day
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zeeshan
Aug 16, 2011 09:28am
Happy I Day to all Pakistanis and Indians.....too bad we couldnt be one and a world power together.....To a better and prosperous future to all
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satish (india)
Aug 16, 2011 09:44am
thanks you , khalid
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Aarzoo Gupta
Aug 16, 2011 10:12am
Happy independence day to you too! May God Bless you brother!
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devendra
Aug 16, 2011 12:05pm
I'm from india... wish all pakistanis and indians very happy independence day !!!
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sanjeev
Aug 16, 2011 12:49pm
happy independence day...to all indian and pakistani.... still long way to go.......i am with ANNA JI..
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Anuj
Aug 16, 2011 01:37pm
You too dear... May God Bless India and Pakistan..
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The Witness
Aug 16, 2011 03:05pm
True independence can come to people of Pakistan and India only when we face our politicians, burocrats and uniformed personnel with courage and ask them tough questions fearlessly and follow up with them consistently for an acceptable answer. We, the people of both the nations, have been taken for so many rides since independence that we have started taking injustice as a way of life. This can not and would not go on indefinitely. We need to rise together and fight for justice in order to establish eqality, peace, properity and human dignity.
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mangesh sirdeshpande
Aug 16, 2011 04:10pm
i sincerely wish all my Pakistani brothers and sisters the warmest greetings of the independence day the 14 th august.i also wish,we forget the bad blood in the past live with lots of love,like we once lived in british india before 1947 minus ,of course,the british.sometimes ,i think about the waste of billions of dollars by both our countries ,on deffence.this valuable money could have been UTILISED for the betterment of lives of our poor/health / roads / schools / colleges / dams / irrigation / ROTI ? KAPDAA ?AND MAKAAN for every pakistani and indian.we need not have to go to the gulf/europe/america.they wd have come here for the jobs.hope some day ,MY DREAM WD COME TRUE.INSHA ALLAH it happens before i die.i dont want to see a single beggar in india, Pakistan and bangladesh.best wishes,again.PROSPER !
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