India Independence Day celebrations at Goodness School on August 15, 2024.

Independence Day is a public national holiday for celebrated annually on August 15 commemorating the nation’s independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947.

India attained independence largely by non-violent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhi once said: “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”