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Freedom struggle @75

    COVER STORY    75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV
                                                       How was the
                                                    journey of freedom
                                                  movement? The story of
                                                 unsung heroes who were
                                                either forgotten or never got
                                                 the rightful place in history
                                                  they deserved. Bringing
                                                 out inspirational stories of
           Actions @75                             such great heroes and                    Resolve @75
                                                     taking inspiration
                                                       from them.
                      Special                                                             Commitment
                  efforts on 75th                                                        to achieving set
                Year: Swachh Bharat,                                                  goals. Disseminating
             Healthy India, AatmaNirbhar           Amrit Mahotsav                    information about those
             Bharat, Ek Bharat- Shrestha       Feeling the new dawn                goals. To organize programs
            Bharat, One Nation-One Ration                                            related to those sectors.
            Card, One Agriculture Market,           of freedom...                  Outlining the path to success
           Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas-Sabka                                            with the participation of all
             Vishwas, Skill Development,   The two-year-long Amrit Mahotsva        government institutions and
             Digital India, New National   began 75 weeks before the 75th                    NGOs.
                 Education Policy to
                 initiatives like GST.      anniversary of independence.
                                         More than 50 thousand events took
                                         place during this period. More than
                                           150 countries and 55 ministries
                                             and departments of all states
                                               participated in it. All these
                                                 events were based on         Working
                               By the 75th year,                            on ideas and
                            the revolutionary change   five themes.     topics like Vasudhaiva
                           in various fields like women,                Kutumbakam, National
                           youth, village, environment,               Security, Innovation, Peace-
                          migrant workers, defense and                  Unity, Concept of India,
                         economy should be transformed               Development, Environmental
                        into a mass celebration in the Amrit           Sustainable Development
                        Mahotsav year of independence so              and Justice that bind India
                            that the journey of Amrit                         together.
                              Kaal can get a new
                                   impetus.


                     Achievements @75                                          Ideas @75




        public participation was evident everywhere, from    Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas. The people's
        children to youth to women. The vision of Prime      enthusiasm filled the colour of public participation
        Minister Narendra Modi for Amrit Mahotsav and        in the Amrit Mahotsva of Independence.
        Amrit Kaal is crystal clear. He laid the groundwork
        for this festival from the start, so that by the time   WHEN AMRIT MAHOTSAV BECAME FESTIVE
        he hoisted the tricolour for the ninth time from the   In  Indian  culture, it  is  said,  "Utsven  bina
        ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2022, it      yasmat  sthapanam nishfalam bhavet,"  which
        would cover the entire country. It should become     means that no effort, no resolution is successful
        such  a  large  festival  in  which  every citizen   unless it is celebrated. When a resolution takes
        pledge to  move  the country forward  in order to    the  form of a festival,  it  mobilises  the  resolve
        realise the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,      and  energy of  lakhs  and  crores of people.  This

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