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Independence Day 2024: Inspiring Poems on Freedom in English to Celebrate 15 August

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India will celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Independence Day celebrations on Thursday morning by hoisting the national flag at Old Delhi's Red Fort, followed by an address to the nation. A parade will also be carried out by security and defence personnel at the Red Fort tomorrow morning.

An aerial view shows school students carrying a large Indian national flag on a road during the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)

Security has been tightened across India, and over 10,000 cops have been deployed across Delhi along with facial recognition cameras and snipers at high-security spots. Police personnel have set up checkpoints around central Delhi and will be searching vehicles passing through the area. Several routes across Delhi have been closed for Thursday morning in view of the Independence Day celebrations.