This year the Independence Day celebrations will be based on the theme - 'Nation First, Always First'. PM Modi will address the nation from Red Fort.
This year India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021. It's a day to remember all those who fought valiantly and sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India from British rule. It's a day to celebrate tricolour with liberty, beauty in diversity, unity in differences, and brotherhood of the largest democracy in the world.
This year the theme of Independence Day celebrations will be 'Nation First, Always First'. From paintings to floral arrangements, from hashtags to social messages - all aspects of the programs will bear the 'Nation First, Always First' theme.
From the Red Fort Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will address the nation on August 15, 2021, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All the athletes who won medals at Tokyo Olympics 2020 have also been sent special invites to attend Independence Day celebrations. Like last year, this year's celebrations will also be restricted to the public and no cultural performances and events will be staged by the children.
Last year the theme for Independence Day 2020 celebrations was 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' or self-reliant India. All the states were asked to give a fresh push to the theme of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. Today we look into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day celebration themes chosen every year from 2015 to 2021.
1. Independence Day 2021 Theme: 'Nation First, Always First'
This year when we celebrate our Independence Day on August 15, our theme will be 'Nation First, Always First'. From the Red Fort Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on August 15, 2021. All the athletes who won medals at Tokyo Olympics 2020 have also been sent special invites to attend Independence Day celebrations.
From paintings to floral arrangements, all aspects of the Independence Day programmes this year will bear the theme - 'Nation First, Always First’'.
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2. Independence Day 2020 Theme: 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
Last year the theme for Independence Day 2020 celebrations was 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' or self-reliant India. All the states were asked to give a fresh push to the theme of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
The theme of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' was spread and publicised among the masses through various activities/ messages in the functions and on social media during the Independence Day celebrations.
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3. Independence Day 2019 Theme: 'Support our Troops, Salute our Troops'
The Independence Day 2019 theme was 'Support our Troops, Salute our Troops'. The Government of India under the bureau of Outreach & Communication organised a poster design competition on 73rd Independence Day. The competition was based on the theme 'Changing Face of India - Independence Day 2019'.
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4. Independence Day 2018 Theme: 'One Country, One People'
The theme of the Independence Day 2018 celebrations was 'One Country, One People'. India celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on August 15, 2018. As the tradition of the national flag, the tricolour was unfurled by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the Red Fort in New Delhi.
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5. Independence Day 2017 Theme: 'Yeh India Ka Time Hai'
India celebrated its 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2017, along with celebrating 75 years of the Quit India Movement: Yeh India Ka Time Hai from August 9 to September 7.
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6. Independence Day 2016 Theme: 'Yaad Karo Kurbani'
'Yaad Karo Kurbani' or remember the sacrifices was the patriotic theme chosen to celebrate the 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2016. On this day ministers visited historic sites of the Indian freedom struggle and efforts were made to educate the country's youngsters about their heroes.
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7. Independence Day 2015 Theme: 'Towards True Freedom'
'Towards True Freedom' was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day 2015 celebration theme. Hashtags and ad campaigns on five major policies were played around with this theme.
'Freedom from dirt, squalor, and garbage: Swachch Bharat', went the hashtag and adverts for the flagship sanitation programme, along with 'Freedom from financial untouchability: Jan Dhan Yojana', 'Freedom from illiteracy for girl child: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', 'Freedom from archaic labour laws: Shramev Jayate', 'Freedom from being unfunded: PM Mudra Yojana'.
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