The Independence Day of India commemorates the anniversary of India’s free statehood. It is a day of celebration, a day to pay tribute to the martyrs because of whose struggle and sacrifice we are breathing an air of freedom. “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom,” said Jawaharlal Nehru on 14 August 1947. This year, India will celebrate its 67th Independence Day.