Independence Day 2023 speech ideas for students: India will celebrate its 77th Independence Day on the 15th of August, commemorating 76 years of cherished freedom. This day marks the liberty of our nation from foreign invaders. Although we are successfully governing our country and moving towards becoming a developed nation from a developing one but attaining this was not as easy as it looks.
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Independence Day falls on August 15 annually. The day is marked with much pomp across the country as the Prime Minister hoists the flag at Delhi’s Red Fort and addresses the nation. The whole country gets submerged in patriotic feelings and enthusiasm as people celebrate Independence Day by organising events, flying kites, wearing tricolour clothes, and more. Schools and colleges also celebrate the day by holding events where students give speeches, prepare dance performances, participate in fancy dress competitions inspired by freedom fighters and more.
Some patriotic speeches to get inspired from
- Subhas Chandra Bose
“Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.”
- Sarojini Naidu
“Wake, India, wake! Thou hast slept too long.”
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.”
- Bhagat Singh
“It is easy to kill individuals, but you cannot kill ideas.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?”
- Chandrashekhar Azad
“Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge” (We will face the enemy’s bullets, we will remain free, we will remain free).
- Jawaharlal Nehru
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
- Dr Rajendra Prasad
“In attaining our ideals, our means should be as pure as the end.”
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
“Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.”
- Ramprasad Bismil
“Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil me hai.”