Every year, as 15th of August draws closer, the heart skips a beat. Oh, how there is a sudden urge to mount the flag in our balconies. Sing nationalistic songs. Go around the streets dressed in the colours of the flag. Or especially for the women – put colorful henna on the hands, exclaiming the arrival of the day of Independence.
The 15th of August isn’t any regular day for Indians. It is the day, when back in 1947, British colonizers were forced to retreat as Indian government took over and the British Raj collapsed. With a day as important as this, it is only right if we celebrate it the right way.
