REPUBLIC DAY 2024: India gears up to celebrate its 75th Republic Day on January 26. This day marks the commemoration of the enactment of the Indian Constitution in 1950. Although India had achieved freedom from British rule on August 15, 1947, and observes the day as Independence Day and a distinct national holiday, the initial three years witnessed the governance predominantly guided by the Government of India Act of 1935.
Following the declaration of Independence, a constituent assembly, elected by provincial assemblies, embarked on the task of drafting a constitution to govern the newly independent nation. After a process spanning over two years, the Constitution of India was finalised, establishing the framework for the country’s independent democratic government. The date – January 26 was chosen as the official enactment date, paying homage to the Purna Swaraj (complete self-rule) declaration made by the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1930.
The adoption of the 1950 constitution officially designated the country as the Republic of India. The preamble of this constitution articulates the nation as a “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic” committed to ensuring Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity for all its citizens. Here are ten inspirational quotes, slogans by freedom fighters that motivates generations to work for the betterment of the country, upholding its values of national integration, fraternity and unity.
Inspiring Quotes and Slogans by Freedom Fighters
- “Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi doonga” – Subhas Chandra Bose
- “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai.” – Ramprasad Bismil
- “When a man is in doubt what to do, he goes wherever he happens to be first called.” – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- “Swaraj Mera Janamsiddh adhikar hai, aur main ise lekar rahunga.’ – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- “We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and determination as we fought against aggression.” – Lal Bahadur Shastri
- “‘Revolution’ does not necessarily involve sanguinary strife nor is there any place in it for individual vendetta. It is not the cult of the bomb and the pistol. By ‘Revolution’ we mean that the present order of things, which is based on manifest injustice, must change.” – Bhagat Singh
- “Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge.” – Chandra Shekhar Azad
- “Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “There is no dream, and if there is, there is only one to see my children struggling for the same and for which I am expected to be finished.” – Ashfaqullah Khan
- “My final words of advice to you are educated – agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality.” – B. R. Ambedkar
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