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Nation President's Address
INDIA MOVING ON THE PATH OF PROGRESS
For an ancient nation like India SALUTE TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS
which has a long and rich history, 75 My heartiest greetings to all Indians living in the country
years seems like a very short period. and abroad on the eve of the 76th Independence Day.
Fourteenth August is observed as ‘Partition Horrors
However, the country has seen many Remembrance Day’ so as to promote social harmony,
important milestones in this period unity, and empowerment of people. On 15th August
of 75 years. On the eve of the 76th 1947, we freed ourselves from the shackles of colonial
Independence Day, President Droupadi rulers and decided to reshape our destiny. As all of us
Murmu, in her first address to the celebrate the anniversary of that day, we bow to all those
nation, reflected on this remarkable men and women who made enormous sacrifices to
development journey of India and make it possible for us to live in a free India.
reminded of the resolution of how
a new India should be in the 100th THE ROOTS OF DEMOCRACY GREW DEEPER AND
STRONGER
year of independence. President When India won independence, there were many
Murmu, who rose from humble tribal international leaders and experts who were skeptical
background to the country's highest about the success of a democratic form of government
constitutional post, said, "When we in India. They had their reasons to be doubtful. In those
celebrate Independence Day, we are days, democracy was limited to economically advanced
actually celebrating our 'Indianness'." nations. India, after so many years of exploitation at
Read excerpts from her address... the hands of foreign rulers, was marked by poverty and
illiteracy. But we Indians proved the skeptics wrong.
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