Short Speech on Independence Day for School Students

Very good morning to the honourable Chief Guest of the day, respected teachers, parents and my all dear friends. I wish you all a very Happy Independence Day. We all know the reason to get together here in such a big crowd. We all are excited about celebrating this great day in such an excellent manner. We are gathered here to celebrate nth independence day of our nation. First of all, we hoist our honourable national flag then give a salute to all the heroic deeds of the freedom fighters. I am feeling so proud to be an Indian citizen. I have such a great chance to give a speech on the Independence Day in front of you all. I would like to say thanks to my respected class teacher that she has given me an opportunity to share my views with you all about the freedom of India.

India got independence on 15th of August in 1947 from the British rule. After independence, we got our all the fundamental rights in our own Nation, our Motherland. We all should feel proud to be an Indian and admire our fortune that we took birth on the land of an Independent India. History of slave India reveals everything that how our ancestors and forefathers had worked hard and suffered all the brutal behaviour of Britishers. We cannot imagine by sitting here that how hard the independence was for India from the British rule. It took sacrifices of lives of many freedom fighters and several decades of struggle from 1857 to 1947. An Indian soldier (Mangal Pandey) in the British force had first raised his voice against Britishers for the independence of India.


Over the past 71 Years, the nation has only moved forward and is on its way to becoming a superpower. Before even the completion of four years of India Independence, we strengthened the country by making it republic with the introduction of a constitution to which the whole world bows to. We are a country of a vast diversity, and our unity makes us a strong nation. From technology to agriculture we are ranked among the top countries of the world, and there is no going back from here as we are always on the move to grow and do better.

When we are in India we take this freedom for granted. We are piling up filth on roads, we bribe people to get work done, we think of our own selfish gains only. What if our freedom fighters were mean and self-centred like us? I sometimes hear that some people say, we could have been a developed country by now if the British didn’t leave in 1947. Unfortunately, this was possible that they might have build better infrastructure and facilities; but what about freedom. It is unfortunate that after getting independence we struggled as a country, within just a couple of years from independence corruption crept into the system and it is going to the next level these days.

Today is the very significant day for all Indians which we celebrate remembering the sacrifices of great Indian leaders who had given their lives for the freedom and prosperity of the country. Freedom of India was possible because of the cooperation, sacrifice and involvement of all the Indians. We should value and salute all the Indian citizens because they are the real national heroes. We should keep faith in the secularism and never be separate to maintain the unity so that no one can break and rule again.

We should take an oath today of being highly responsible and well-educated citizens of the tomorrow India. We should sincerely perform our duty and do work hard to get the goal and successfully lead this democratic nation.

Jai Hind, Jai Bharat.