Har Ghar Tiranga: Over five crore 'Tiranga' selfies uploaded on the official website

The Government of India, on Monday, August 15, 2022, informed that in a stupendous achievement, over five crore 'Tiranga' selfies were uploaded by Indians on the Har Ghar Tiranga website. India, on Wednesday, embarked on the 76th year of Independence and completed the the 75 week countdown to the Independence Day with the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative.

This event was driven by the nodal Ministry for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav; the Ministry of Culture, and was dedicated to fostering deeper personal connect with the flag whereby officials requested Indians everywhere to display the same at home or their place of work as a commitment to the cause of nation building during Amrit Kaal (25 years from now to India@2047)

The programme conceived in a hybrid format envisaged a physical and emotional connect with the flag itself in the personal context and also envisaged a collective celebration and amplification of patriotic fervour through the act of uploading a selfie on the special website created for this initiative. 

Earlier in the morning in his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had remarked that in the last few days, we saw and experienced a new force that was the renaissance of collective conscience and  the revival of this collective conscience is the biggest treasure of the country and is like nectar that emerged through the years of the struggle for freedom. 

PM Modi in his Independence Day speech to the nation also said "I urge the youth to dedicate the next 25 years of their lives to the development of the nation. We will work towards  the development of the entire humanity. That is the strength of India.” He had given a call on July 22, 2022 to join the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at homes.

The commemoration of 75 years of independence started on 12 March 2021 as a 75-week countdown to 15th August, 2022 and will continue till 15 August, 2023.

Reflecting on the milestone, Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, Shri Kishan Reddy said, “5 crores Tiranga selfies reflect the collective commitment of duty-bound Indians to keep the Nation first and always first. Thank you, India. This is indeed a special moment of outpouring of the collective expressions of love and connect for the motherland. I wish everyone a very Happy Independence Day!”