India is celebrating its 78th Independence Day, a day when the nation gained freedom from colonial rule. To mark the occasion and pay tribute to freedom fighters, people are dressed in the tricolour, while government buildings and famous monuments are lit up in the colours of the national flag. Netizens have also taken to social media to share pictures of their celebrations, including a video shared by the US Embassy in India. The video shows members wishing a happy birthday. Happy Independence Day in 22 different languages. The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India recognizes 22 languages: Assamese, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Kashmiri, Kannada, Manipuri, Konkani, Malayalam, Nepali, Oriya, Marathi, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Punjabi, Tamil, Sindhi, Sanskrit and dogri. , Maithili and Santhali.
The video’s title reads: “Did you know that the Constitution of India defines 22 languages? All of us at the Embassy in New Delhi and the consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai couldn’t decide which language to use to express our excitement for India’s Independence Day, so we used them all! From every corner of the United States to every corner of India… Happy Independence Day!”
Since it was shared, the video has received nearly 7,000 views and garnered over 200 likes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort. The theme for this year’s Independence Day is ‘Viksit Bharat’, which highlights the government’s goal of making India a developed nation by 2047.
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