Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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Essay on the Craze of Cricket in India by Subha Sarkar Craze‚ courage‚ fear‚ fantasy‚ win… and the list goes on and on‚ of words that have found entry in the cricket lexicon. What do these words signify in their association with the world of cricket? Craze to grab the accessories of the favorite cricketers‚ courage to postpone the important activities when one knows the load of work pending can prove fatal if not done in time‚ fear of losing the match when six runs are required on the last ball
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the reason for India to get its independence from Britain? By Allen Shaji A Few Words… The British Empire was the biggest empire the world had ever seen. Due to this‚ Human Rights were very close to extinction. At the peak of its power‚ it was often said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because of its span across the globe. Map of India in 1857. India was one of those countries. Back then in the late 17th century Pakistan Bangladesh was all parts of India. Not for Long
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Independence Day Of India Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India
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appointed a drafting committee under Motilal Nehru to draw up a constitution for India. The Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress asked the British government to accord dominion status to India by December 1929‚ or a countrywide civil disobedience movement would be launched. By 1929‚ however‚ in the midst of rising political discontent and increasingly violent regional movements‚ the call for complete independence from Britain began to find increasing grounds within the Congress leadership
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Today we all have gathered here to be witnesses to our 67 prosperous years of Independence. A day so special in the history of India that wouldn’t fail to remind us of the heroic deeds of not just our freedom fighters but the citizens of India. On the eve of Independence our 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a speech on Independence Day‚ “ When the world sleeps‚ India will wake to life and freedom.” My dear friends ‚ we are the fortunate ones to be able to breathe this
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Happy 67th Independence Day 2013. Good Morning! Today On 15 August 2013‚ India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence Day. So first of all I wish you all a very Happy Independence Day 2013. Indians celebrate this day with lots of love and pride‚ because on 15 August 1947 India got freedom from the British Rule after 200 years. So this is the day of pride for all of us. We should not forget the sacrifice of our National Heroes‚ who sacrificed their life for Indian Independence so we all should
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22‚ 2010 Indian Independence India‚ in the 18th century was ruled by the British for two centuries. The Indians wanted freedom from the British. British looted and caused fights in India and treated them with no respect. The Indian Independence was caused by British Imperialism. The British wanted to take over India‚ but India wanted freedom as well since it’s their country not the British. Although politics and nationalism were important causes of the Indian Independence Movement‚ the most
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Cottrell_Mod1DQ1 Emily Cottrell Grand Canyon University Cottrell_Mod1DQ1 Encouraging patients to make major lifestyle changes after a critical illness can be frustrating and challenging for nurses. Denial and feeling overwhelmed by a great deal of new information‚ patients can be reluctant to implement these changes even though the benefits are explained to them in great detail. “The Health Belief Model is a framework for motivating people to take positive health actions that uses the desire
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sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru The Independence Day of India is celebrated on the fifteenth of August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation in 1947 Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many
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