India's Independence Day is a festival established by India to celebrate its independence from British colonial rule and its becoming a sovereign state in 1947. It is celebrated on August 15 every year. Independence Day is a national holiday in India. The main venue for the celebration is New Delhi, the capital of India, where the Indian Prime Minister will hold a flag-raising ceremony at the Red Fort and deliver a televised speech.

India, short for the Republic of India, is located in southern Asia and is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent. It borders Bangladesh, Myanmar, the People's Republic of China, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan. The ancient Indians created a brilliant ancient civilization. As one of the oldest ancient civilizations, India has splendid diversity and rich cultural heritage and tourism resources. India is also the birthplace of Buddhism, one of the three major religions in the world. India is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, but it is also a developing country with extremely unbalanced social wealth distribution. India has become the dominant exporter of the software industry, and finance, research, and technical services will also become an important global exporter. India is also one of the BRICS countries today.