Independence Day is a national festival for every country to celebrate sacrifices of their freedom fighters and to make their citizens feel proud of the nation’s history. It is celebrated across countries in different ways, be it fireworks, parades, concerts, ceremonies, etc. Given the increasing social media penetration, numerous people are celebrating the special occasion online and wishing each other with their favorite Independence Day quotes. Here are the 15 Independence Day quotes you must read to celebrate India’s rich history and honor the efforts of the people who sacrificed their lives for independence.
- “Our Nation is like a tree of which the original trunk is Swarajya and the branches are Swadeshi and Boycott.” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- “Let new India arise out of peasants’ cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.” – Swami Vivekananda
- “Forget not that the grossest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong. Remember the eternal law: you must give if you want to get.” – Subhash Chandra Bose
- “If defeated and killed on the field of battle, we shall surely earn eternal glory and salvation.” – Rani Lakshmi Bai
- “My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country.” – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- “One individual may die; but the idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.” – Subhash Chandra Bose
- “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, …At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the Ideas. Great empires crumbled, while the ideas survived.” – Bhagat Singh
- “If your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. For what is the flush of youth, if it is not of service to the motherland?” – Chandra Shekhar Azad
- “Every citizen of India must remember that… he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain… duties”- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- “We have believed and we do believe now that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.” – Indira Gandhi
- “Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person, whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.” – B. R. Ambedkar
- “There is no dream, and if there is, there is only one to see my children struggling for the same and for which I am expected to be finished.” – Ashfaqulla Khan
Many countries have survived in difficult times fighting for their values of sovereignty and liberty. So, this is the day to work towards improving conditions of masses and believe in the values on which the nation is built. These 15 Happy Independence Day quotes will give you the joy of celebration, sense of fulfillment and make you feel proud to be an Indian.