Independence Day (India)

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commemorative event national holiday public holiday

Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Independence Day of India 5
Indian Independence Day 3
Independence Day (India) canonical 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative event ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding Red Fort ⓘ
celebratedOn 15 August every year ⓘ
commemorates Indian independence from British rule ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in India ⓘ
transfer of power in 1947 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateObserved 15 August ⓘ
flagHoistingBy Prime Minister of India ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasTheme national unity ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
remembrance of freedom fighters ⓘ
includesEvent 21-gun salute ⓘ
Prime Minister's address to the nation ⓘ
cultural programs ⓘ
flag hoisting ceremony ⓘ
flag hoisting in educational institutions ⓘ
flag hoisting in government offices ⓘ
kite flying ⓘ
parades ⓘ
patriotic songs ⓘ
school celebrations ⓘ
legalStatus national holiday ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation Red Fort ⓘ
surface form: Red Fort, Old Delhi
mediaCoverage live television broadcast ⓘ
online streaming ⓘ
radio broadcast ⓘ
observedBy Government of India ⓘ
Indian diaspora ⓘ
citizens of India ⓘ
primaryVenue Red Fort ⓘ
surface form: Red Fort, Delhi
relatedMovement Indian independence movement ⓘ
Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form: Quit India Movement
relatedTo British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj

Dominion of India ⓘ
Gandhi Jayanti ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
Partition of India ⓘ
surface form: Mountbatten Plan

Partition of India ⓘ
Republic Day ⓘ
surface form: Republic Day (India)
significance marks the birth of India as a sovereign nation ⓘ
marks the end of British Raj ⓘ
marks the independence of India ⓘ
symbol Ashoka Chakra ⓘ
Tiranga (Indian national flag) ⓘ
surface form: Indian national flag

tricolour ⓘ
typeOfCelebration patriotic celebration ⓘ
yearFirstObserved 1947 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic Day → relatedTo → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
Jana Gana Mana → associatedWith → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day of India
Indian Standard Time → introducedAfterEvent → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence of India
Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form: Indian Independence Day
Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form: Swatantrata Diwas
Prime Minister hoists national flag at Red Fort → occasion → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day of India
Tiranga (Indian national flag) → associatedWithDay → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
subject surface form: Tiranga
this entity surface form: Independence Day of India
August Kranti Day → relatedTo → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
Prime Minister's Independence Day address → occasion → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day of India
Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) on 23 March in India → relatedTo → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Independence Day
Independence Day honours list → associatedWithEvent → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day of India
statue of Mangal Pandey → usedOnOccasion → Independence Day (India) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Independence Day