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India Independence Day Quotes: 20 Patriotic messages and quotes by freedom fighters of India

TNN | Last updated on - Aug 10, 2022, 14:15 IST
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Patriotic messages and quotes

On August 15, 1947 India attained freedom from the Bristish Raj after being ruled by them for over two centuries. It was a long freedom struggle and many Indians fought for our country. On our 74th Independence Day, let us not forget the selfless acts of various freedom fighters who fought for our country and contributed in making India one of the largest democracies in the world. They fought hard for our country in many different ways, and these heroes are remembered even today for their deeds. In honour of the many Indian freedom fighters and their struggles, we share some partiotic messages and quotes by them. Read on!

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Mahatma Gandhi

"Karo ya Maro" - Mahatma Gandhi
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Rabindranatha Tagore

“Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high,
where knowledge is free.
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls.
Where words come out from the depth of truth,
where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection.
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost it's way
into the dreary desert sand of dead habit.
Where the mind is led forward by thee
into ever widening thought and action.
In to that heaven of freedom, my father,
LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE!”

― Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali: Song Offerings

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BR Ambedkar

“Freedom of mind is the real freedom.
A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.
One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man.
One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead.
Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”

― Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
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Mahatma Gandhi

"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?" - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad

"Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge" - Chandra Shekhar Azad
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Ashfaqullah Khan

“Khoon se khelenge Holi gar Vatan mushkil main hai” – Ashfaqullah Khan
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Ramprasad Bismil

“Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil me hai” – Ramprasad Bismil
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Chandra Shekhar Azad

"Don't see others doing better than you beat your own records everyday, because success is a fight between you and yourself"- Chandra Shekhar Azad
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BR Ambedkar

"So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of now avail to you"- BR Ambedkar
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Jawaharlal Nehru

"Citizenship consists in the service of the country"- Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhash Chandra Bose

“Tum Muje Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga” – Subhash Chandra Bose
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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

"Every citizen of India must remember that... he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain... duties"- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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Bhagat Singh

"The sword of revlution is sharpened on the whettingstone of ideas"- Bhagat Singh
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Dr Rajendra Prasad

"In attaining our ideals, our means should be as pure as the end"- Dr Rajendra Prasad
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

“Swaraj mera janamsiddh adhikar hai, aur mai ise lekar rahunga” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

“Vande Mataram” – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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Muhammad Iqbal

“Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara” – Muhammad Iqbal
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BR Ambedkar

"Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age"- BR Ambedkar
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Shaheed Bhagat Singh

“Inqlaab Zindabad”- Shaheed Bhagat Singh
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Madan Mohan Malviya

"Satyamev jayate"- Madan Mohan Malviya
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