Question

What is the main theme of this year's Independence day 2018?

Answer 1

Indian Express)

Independence Day 2018: “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom,” these were the words delivered by the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru on the night of August 15, 1947.

He hoisted the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of Red Fort in Delhi, and this subsequently became a symbolic gesture on every August 15. While India celebrates its 72nd Independence Day this year, we look at the history of this legendary day and why it was chosen as the day of Independence.