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Independence Day 2025: Like every year, this time too, Independence Day will be celebrated across the country on August 15, which is a historic moment of the independence of our country. When the country was free from British rule after nearly 200 years. As you know, Independence Day is the national festival of India when we remember the sacrifice and struggle of our brave freedom fighters.

Let me tell you that this day is not only historical significance for us, but also a symbol of patriotism, unity and dedication. The tricolor of India waving in the air, the song of patriotism filled with enthusiasm and saffron, white and green colors everywhere… On seeing all this, it comes in front of the eyes of August 15.

This is the day of the freedom of our country, that of the freedom that we got after countless sacrifices, but have you ever thought that there is another special thing to add four moons in this celebration? Yes, we are talking about kite flying! In such a situation, let us know why the celebration of freedom is incomplete without kite flying.

Kite flying started with protest

According to the information received, even though kite flying today has become a part of a celebration and fun, the truth started not with happiness but with opposition. In 1928, the British government sent the Simon Commission to India, against which there was resentment across the country.

People raised slogans of “Simon Go Back” and resorted to kites to convey this message far.

At that time, this slogan was written on the flying kites in the sky. The special thing is that in those days the kites were not colorful, but black, so that the message of protest would look clear and strong.

Know how kite became a symbol of freedom

This tradition of flying kites did not end even after India got independence in 1947. Now this means changed, Kite Azad became a symbol of India’s open flight.

Like waving kites in the sky, it says that now India decides its own direction, moving towards its destination. On this day, kites with tricolor colors are specially blown, which describe our flag as well as the saga of freedom in the air.