Independence day speech

Honourable Chief Guest of the day, distinguished guests for the occasion,
teachers, parents and all my dear friends,

This day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the history of the
world. We got freedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we
celebrate it hoisting the flag, playing our National Anthem with fervour, distributing
sweets, we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay homage to the
builders of our nation.

My dear friends,

We were the privileged lot to have been born in free India. We were able to breathe
the fresh free air since our birth. If at all we want to know the pangs of agony of
being slaves under a foreign rule, we must ask our elders born before 1947. It was
indeed a Himalayan task for every Indian those days to fight against those powerful
giants – the British rulers. We must not allow those hard times and struggles fade
away from our memories.

Hence it is befitting for us to celebrate such National festivals and recall those
heroic deeds of our National heroes. We remember them today. Right from
Mahatma Gandhi to the local patriotic leaders we owe our gratitude. When we
regard those martyrs who laid their precious lives for our sake, we must not ignore
the common people who sacrificed their lot for the good cause. There were
farmers, land lords, businessmen, teachers, writers, poets and students who helped
the land achieve the long cherished freedom.

Today we have come a long way in the path of free India. We have proved
ourselves worthy of freedom. We are considered as the largest democracy in the
world. How proud we were when Abhinav Bindra made our National Flag flutter and
‘Jana Gana Mana’ played at the background in Beijing? We are proud of it and feel
very happy about all these positive aspects. But are we blind to the black clouds
surrounding us? Are we very successful in using our freedom in the right manner? If
so, why should there be so many bomb blasts, killings, attacks on government
offices, cases against so many politicians and so many unstable governments?

Well my dear friends, what can a student do at this juncture? Should we go and
catch the terrorists? Should we fight against the corrupted politicians? Or should we
take over the country into our hands by waging another war for freedom? No, we
are not expected to do all these things. We must keep observing things around us.
We will have our own day. Before that, let us do our duty of preparing ourselves to
be well-educated citizens of tomorrow. Let us do our duty sincerely and study hard
to achieve a goal. Today we require youngsters with lot of knowledge and energy.
Illiteracy is the first enemy for a democratic nation. Let us get rid of illiteracy and
take India to a bright future.
Jai Hind