Independence Day Short Speech
“Good morning to the respectable Principal, dear teachers and my beloved friends. Wishing all of you a very Happy Independence Day.
We are celebrating it on the 15th August which happens to be the very day in 1947 on which our country gained independence. For many years, many heroes and freedom fighters sacrificed and struggled with utmost sincerity and honesty for our right to live in independent India. Their sacrifices have paved our ways to study well, to express ourselves, and to have good aspirations for future.
We have our national flag in three colors-saffron on the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom. And in the middle of it there is Ashoka Chakra. All these colors represent bravery and truth and help our nation grow as well.
Let us take a vow on this very day to contribute in the best possible way towards serving and protecting our country, by maintaining cleanliness, showing respect and studying diligently as much as possible”.
Jai Hind!
Independence Day Long Speech:
Here is a long independence day speech of about 400 words. It keeps the patriotic warmth but adds some reflection. This speech is better for higher classes (above 6th grade).
“Good morning to all of you, respected chief guest, honorable principal, dear teachers and my fellow students, and a very happy independence day to all.
Today, 15th August 1947, India wakes to freedom after seventy nine years. Not the product of blind chance, or accident, this was the fruit of immense toil, unparalleled sacrifice and unshakable devotion of thousands, many of whose names we will never know, leaders and common men. They chose service rather than comfort, and their very being rather than slavery.
As our tricolour goes up today, it holds a piece of their journey – the saffron, of fire and daring; white, of truth and peace; green, of growth and plenty; and the Ashoka Chakra, which stands as a testament to the fact that national advancement can only truly occur when tethered to righteousness. When the Prime Minister addresses the country today, in the context of Red Fort, it can be seen as a direct, though poetic, reflection of all the school grounds that currently house our hopes.
But freedom is not something we were born with. It’s something we protect and nurture. The earlier generations had the duty to fight for political freedom; ours is to help build a nation that stands for educated choices, honest dealings, ecological balance and humane conduct. In our case, true patriotism will be not loud and proud, it will be a school child who studies diligently, it will be a citizen who disposes waste properly, it will be a person who is courteous to others, irrespective of language, religion or state.
India is young and ambitious and full of promise today. We are one of the fastest growing economies in the world and the decisions we take in the coming decades will affect India for the next seventy five years. That is a privilege and an enormous responsibility. Tomorrow we don’t have to perform heroic deeds, we just have to do our bit diligently. And we have to do it not just for ourselves, but for the larger cause of India”.
Thank you. Jai Hind! Vande Mataram!
For a four or five minute speech, consider adding one true story – your regional freedom fighter, or a line appropriate for kids/students about a concept like unity. Whatever extra facts you add must be true and easily digestible.