PICS: India celebrates I-Day

The Indian flag flutters in the skies of New Delhi on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
The Indian flag flutters in the skies of New Delhi on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. Also seen Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley and MoS Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) and Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. Also seen Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley and MoS Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) and Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh. (Photo: IANS)
Children at Red Fort during 68th Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children at Red Fort during 68th Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children hold national flags as they celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Children hold national flags as they celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation after hoisting the national flag on 68th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, in Delhi on August 15, 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation after hoisting the national flag on 68th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
A child hold national flag as he celebrates Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
A child hold national flag as he celebrates Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation after hoisting the national flag on 68th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation after hoisting the national flag on 68th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves from the staircases of the Red Fort on 68th Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves from the staircases of the Red Fort on 68th Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children during `India of My Dreams`, a painting competition organised by Indian Red Cross Society in Bangalore on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children during `India of My Dreams`, a painting competition organised by Indian Red Cross Society in Bangalore on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley greets Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 68th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2014. Also seen Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: IANS)
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley greets Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 68th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2014. Also seen Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: IANS)
Children at Red Fort during 68th Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children at Red Fort during 68th Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children tie tri-colour bands on their hands as they celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Children tie tri-colour bands on their hands as they celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort to hoist the national flag and address the nation on Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Prakash Javadekar during a meeting in New Delhi on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Prakash Javadekar during a meeting in New Delhi on Aug 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inspects Guard of Honour during Independence Day celebrations in Ranchi
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inspects Guard of Honour during Independence Day celebrations in Ranchi on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Children celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Children celebrate Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
A child hold national flag as he celebrates Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
A child hold national flag as he celebrates Independence Day in Kolkata on Aug 15, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)