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COVER STORY 75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV

THE THINKING AND STRATEGY BEHIND THE
EVENTS OF AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV spirit began with celebrating the Amrit
Mahotsva of freedom by bringing along
It aims to realize the spirit of 'Sabka Prayas' by bringing and connecting 130 crore countrymen.
together public, private sector, NGO-institutions, and all This festival's core spirit became public
sections of the society with the collective power of the participation. This 75th anniversary
government to work together to accomplish any task. celebration of independence became
While making its planning and strategy, subjects like a festival in which the spirit of freedom
freedom struggle, culture-spirituality, nutrition, sports- struggle, sacrifice, and dedication were
fitness, environment and sustainable development, felt by today's generation as well. It has
legal aid to all, last-mile delivery to marginalized section, evolved into a festival in which there is a
development of infrastructure, good governance, food glimpse of Sanatan India's pride; there is
and agriculture, innovation, science-technology have also the radiance of modern India; there
been taken care of. is also the light of mystic spirituality; and
there is a vision of talent and potential of
Indian scientists.
The grandeur and success of this event
SOME SPECIAL EVENTS DURING AMRIT MAHOTSAV can also be measured by the fact that
over 50 thousand programmes were held
Netaji's Hologram at India Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate in the country and abroad during these
Gate 75 weeks, during which 55 ministries/
International museum departments had the collective power of
Empowerment of convention the entire government. It has attracted
consumers National culture festival people through concerted efforts.
Students writing postcards Umang Udaan - Makar On average, Amrit Mahotsav holds 4
to the Prime Minister Sankranti programmes per hour. A blueprint was
made to move forward by dividing the
Renewable energy
Bharatam Amrit festival into five segments.
Nutrition Month - Nutrition Dhara-Vedic mathematics These include Freedom Struggle,
Garden Ideas at 75, Achievements at 75, Actions
Celebrations at Red Fort at 75, and Resolve at 75. During the Amrit
Innovation hackathon Mahotsav of independence, the second
and third waves of Covid arrived during
difficult times, and many programmes
were carried out in hybrid mode. The
students wrote postcards to the Prime
Minister, Swatantrata Swar, in which
a collection of poems banned by the
British was organized. The Vande Bharat
Dance Festival was a programme to
commemorate the first freedom struggle
of 1857. There were many programs. Be it
the national anthem program, the rangoli
program, the research and compilation
programmes on the unknown heroes
of the freedom struggle, or my village,
my heritage program, they instil new
energy in the minds of citizens. Now the

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