Happy Independence Day 2018: Inspiring quotes by our freedom fighters that will fill your heart with pride

“Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian.” -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sone ki chidhiya or the golden bird finally found its own ground after a tragic, callous and sadistic rule of the Britishers. At the stroke of twelve on 15th August 1947, Hindustan finally gained Independence and brought justice to all the bravehearts who lost their lives fighting for their motherland. It was a fight not just for a country but for humanity. The freedom to choose, to create, to LIVE. This year we celebrate our 71st Independence Day and the excitement in every Indian’s heart is clearly visible.

The enthusiasm is so much that we see lights been put across the country, standees and hoardings across the streets, feeling in the spirit of the tri-colour. Not just that, it’s the little kids in schools who warm our hearts, the most. Children in schools and colleges put in all their hard work to put up a brilliant performance and it is soul stirring to see them all dressed in white. The celebration is not just for the country, its for the ones who were responsible for giving us this day, this freedom. The ones who happily gave away their lives so that ‘free India’ could see the light of the day. To all our soldiers who fight day in and day out so that we sleep peacefully in the our homes. They with a smiling face live in the harshest conditions, bearing and overcoming all troubles just to protect us. This day is a celebration of all our countrymen who even though come from different walks and stages of life, with a rainbow of cultural diversity, stand together as one. It is a celebration of our great leaders who keep our country’s pride held high, only pushing us to excel. It is the celebration of INDIA, a younger, better and liberating India.

Listed below are some inspiring quotes by our freedom fighters which will instantly give you goosebumps and fill your heart with utmost pride.

“Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga” -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

“Satyameva Jayathe” -Madan Mohan Malviya

“Ab bhi jiska khoon na khola, khoon nahi wohi paani hai. Jo desh ke kaam na aaye woh bekaar jawaani hai” -Chandra Shekhar Azad

“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” -Bal Gangadhar Tilak

“Bombs and pistols do not make revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas” -Bhagat Singh

“Main apni Jhansi nahi doongi” -Rani Laxmibai

“Jai Jawaan, Jai Kisaan” -Lal Bahadur Shastri

“Inquilab Zindabad” -Bhagat Singh

“Dushman ki goliyon ka hum saamna karenge, azad hi rahe hain, azad hi rahenge” -Chandra Shekhar Azad

“I declare that the blows struck at me today will be the last nails in the coffin of British Rule in India” -Lala Lajpat Rai

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” -Mahatma Gandhi

“Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom” -Jawaharlal Nehru

So soak in the spirit of India and let this feeling envelope your soul. It’s not just about a day when you remember your home soil, it’s the spirit and love that you take along wherever you go. This Independence Day, promise yourself to give a bit of ‘you’ to this country which has given you your name, recognition, your identity. Happy Independence Day!