WishesIndependence Day and Republic Day wishes
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and its Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950. These wishes mark both days with pride, and without shouting.
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! Freedom was hard won. Let us be worthy of it in small daily ways.
Proud of where we come from, hopeful about where we are going. Happy Independence Day.
Happy 15 August! Fly the flag high, and keep the street below it clean.
Wishing you a happy Independence Day. Freedom is a gift and a job. Jai Hind!
To everyone who went to jail, or never came home, so that we could be free: thank you. Happy Independence Day.
Republic Day
Happy Republic Day! Our Constitution gives every one of us the same voice. Let us use it well.
Wishing you a proud Republic Day. Rights and duties travel together. Jai Hind!
Happy 26 January. Many languages, many faiths, one republic.
On Republic Day, a salute to the people who wrote our Constitution and to those who guard it.
हिन्दी में
स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। आज़ादी मिली है, इसे सँभालना हमारा काम है। जय हिंद!
तिरंगा हमारी शान है। स्वतंत्रता दिवस की बधाई।
उन वीरों को नमन, जिनकी वजह से हम आज़ाद हवा में साँस लेते हैं। स्वतंत्रता दिवस मुबारक।
गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। संविधान ने हमें अधिकार दिए हैं, कर्तव्य निभाना हमारे हाथ में है।
अनेक भाषाएँ, अनेक रंग, एक देश। गणतंत्र दिवस की बधाई।
छब्बीस जनवरी मुबारक। आइए, एक अच्छे नागरिक बनने का वादा दोहराएँ।
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Two national days, two meanings
15 August marks the day in 1947 when British rule ended. Wishes for it speak of freedom, the freedom fighters and the tricolour. 26 January marks the day in 1950 when the Constitution of India came into force and the country became a republic. Wishes for it speak of the Constitution, of rights and duties, and of "We, the people". Using the right theme on the right day shows care.
Make it yours
- Add a small duty you actually keep: voting, paying your taxes, not littering, standing in the queue.
- For children: something they can do this week for their school or street.
- For someone in uniform, or their family: thanks, plainly said.
- For Indians abroad: "Wherever you are today, a part of you is at the flag hoisting."
Greetings that fit
"Happy Independence Day" and "Happy Republic Day" are both in common use, and "Jai Hind" closes either. In school and office groups, keep to wishes that include everyone. Love of the country does not need an enemy, and a national day wish should never run down any person, community or country.
Respect for the flag
If you share a picture of the national flag, use a correct one, with saffron on top and the Ashoka Chakra in navy blue at the centre of the white band. Do not write over it or use it as a background for an advertisement. Slogans and poems for the day are on our sister sites, Slogans and Poems.
Make it yours
- A wish that includes a duty (vote, keep the street clean, be fair) says more than slogans alone.
- For school groups, keep it simple enough for children to read aloud.