Indian Independence Day Quotes 2024 – 15 August Quotations by famous personalities

Independence Day Quotes 2024

Celebrate this Independence Day with heartfelt Independence Day Wishes and inspirational Patriotic Quotes. Share meaningful Freedom Day Messages and reflect on Indian Freedom Quotes. As we honor this special occasion, embrace Republic Day Sayings and send Independence Day Greetings to loved ones.

Let’s also remember the National Freedom Quotes and Quotes on Patriotism that highlight the spirit of the day. Dive into Indian Independence Day Messages and cherish the Freedom Fighters Quotes that remind us of their sacrifices. Engage in National Day Reflections and explore Historical Independence Quotes that commemorate our journey.

On this August 15, let’s read and share Freedom Struggle Quotes and Indian Revolution Quotes to truly appreciate our freedom.

Independence Day of India (15 August) Quotes

Below, we have compiled a collection of motivational, inspirational, and revolutionary quotes from famous personalities and legends on Independence Day of India.

We present a list of quotes from renowned freedom fighters and legendary figures of India, such as Swami Vivekananda, Jawaharlal Nehru, B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Bankim Chandra Chaterjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhagat Singh, and others. Additionally, we include quotes from notable international figures like Niccolo Machiavelli, Theodore Roosevelt, Elmer Davis, Andrew Jackson, Evo Morales, Alexander Henry, Joseph Pulitzer, Max Mueller, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, among others.

These quotes serve as perfect Independence Day wishes and can be used as patriotic quotes to inspire and uplift spirits on this national freedom day. They reflect the essence of our freedom struggle, making them ideal for Independence Day greetings, Republic Day sayings, and Indian Independence Day messages.

Independence Day Quotes in English

“India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border!” – Hu Shih

“If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India.” – Max Mueller

“Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge… At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood… will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.” – Indira Gandhi

“At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“How can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master’s bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, not my obedience. Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me to do what he wanted done.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” – Louis D. Brandeis

“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

“We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!” – Albert Einstein

“India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire.” – Mark Twain

“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.” – Tobas George Smollet

“For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls.” – Rajiv Gandhi

“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!” – Mark Twain

“If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.” – Romain Rolland

“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next” – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

“We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” – Abraham Lincoln

“He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.” – Thomas Paine

“We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.” – Robert J. McCracken

“This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

“Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, Bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Green fields waving, Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease, Laughing low and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother, to thee I bow.” – Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

“I believe that the civilization India evolved is not to be beaten in the world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestors, Rome went, Greece shared the same fate; the might of the Pharaohs was broken; Japan has become Westernized; of China nothing can be said; but India is still, somehow or other, sound at the foundation.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

“Delhi Chalo” and “Tum Mujhe Khoon Do main Tumhe Ajadi Doonga”. – Subhas Chandra Bose

“Our nation is like a tree of which the original trunk is swarajya and the branches are swadeshi and boycott.” – Subhas Chandra Bose

“Whatever difficulties we may face, we must never give up the quest for truth, which alone is God himself.” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

“Apparently, I’ve acted like a terrorist. But I’m not a terrorist.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure. The kingdom of heaven is within us but only pure heart can see the ‘king’!” – Bhagat Singh

“We are Indians, firstly and lastly.” – B.R. Ambedkar

“Citizenship consists in the service of the country.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“Let new India arise out of peasants’ cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.” – Swami Vivekananda

“I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution. What we will have to say is that Man was vile.” – B.R. Ambedkar

“You must be the change you want to see in the World” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.” – B. R. Ambedkar

“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.” Mahatma Gandhi

“Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.” Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The best road to progress is freedom’s road.” – John F. Kennedy

“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” – Bob Dylan

“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” – Denis Waitley

“Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.” – Ho Chi Minh

“We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.” – Charles de Montesquieu

“Injustice in the end produces independence.” – Voltaire

“Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.” – George Henry Lewes

Short Quotes on Independence Day

Here are ten short quotes that capture the spirit of Independence Day:

1. “Freedom is never given; it is won.”
   – A. Philip Randolph
2. “Independence Day: A celebration of freedom and unity.”
3. “Let freedom ring from every corner of the land.”
   – Martin Luther King Jr.
4. “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”
   – Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
   – Thomas Jefferson
6. “Celebrate the gift of freedom!”
7. “Liberty is the breath of life to nations.”
   – George Bernard Shaw
8. “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit.”
   – Herbert Hoover
9. “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand.”
   – Oliver Wendell Holmes
10. “May we always remember the sacrifices made for our freedom.”

Inspirational Independence Day Quotes

Here are ten inspirational quotes to celebrate Independence Day, reflecting the thoughts of India’s freedom fighters and their vision for the nation:

• Mahatma Gandhi: “Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?”.
• Subhas Chandra Bose: “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.”.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak: “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.”.
• Bhagat Singh: “It is easy to kill individuals, but you cannot kill ideas.”.
• Chandra Shekhar Azad: “Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge” (We will face the enemy’s bullets, we will remain free, we will remain free).
• Rabindranath Tagore: “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free…”.
• Sarojini Naidu: “Wake, India, wake! Thou hast slept too long.”.
• Jawaharlal Nehru: “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” .
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad: “In attaining our ideals, our means should be as pure as the end.”.
• Ramprasad Bismil: “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai” (The desire for revolution now resides in our hearts; let us see how strong the arms of the oppressor are).

Independence Day Quotes in Hindi

Here are the best Independence day quotes in Hindi:

1. ये बात हवाओं को बताए रखना
   रोशनी होगी चिरागों को जलाए रखना
   लहू देकर जिसकी हिफाजत हमने की
   ऐसे तिरंगे को सदा दिल में बसाए रखना
2. सुंदर है जग में सबसे, नाम भी न्यारा है
   जहां जाति-भाषा से बढ़कर, देश-प्रेम की धारा है
   निशचल, पावन, प्रेम पुराना, वो भारत देश हमारा है
3. कुछ नशा तिरंगे की आन का है
4. आन देश की शान देश की, देश की हम संतान हैं,
   तीन रंगों से रंगा तिरंगा, अपनी ये पहचान है!
5. दे सलामी इस तिरंगे को
   जिससे तेरी शान है
   सर हमेशा ऊँचा रखना इसका
   जब तक दिल में जान है
6. मरने के बाद भी जिसके नाम मे जान हैं,
   ऐसे जाबाज़ सैनिक हमारे भारत की शान है
7. विकास के लिए सबसे अच्छा मार्ग आज़ादी का मार्ग है
8. सभी महान चीजें बड़ी सरल होती हैं, और कईयों को हम बस एक शब्द में व्यक्त कर सकते हैं: स्वतंत्रता, न्याय, सम्मान, कर्तव्य, दया, आशा
9. स्वतंत्रता का वास्तविक अर्थ जानना है तो पिंजड़े में बंद पंछियों से पूछो
10. आजादी के जश्न में डूबा पूरा देश, इस बार भी ‘हर-घर तिरंगा’ अभियान
11. देश में हर तरफ स्वतंत्रता दिवस का जश्न मनाया जा रहा है
12. भारत को आजादी मिले 76 साल पूरे हो गए हैं
13. 15 अगस्त 1947 को भारत अंग्रेजों की गुलामी से आजाद हुआ था
14. हर तरफ देशभक्ति के गीतों की गूंज है
15. देशभक्ति के नारे लगाए जा रहे हैं

Independence Day Quotes for Woman

• “Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?” – Mahatma Gandhi
• “If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. For what is the flush of youth, if it is not of service to the motherland.” – Chandra Shekhar Azad
• “There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” – Rihanna
• “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” – Michelle Obama
• “Women make up more than half of the world’s population and potential, so it is neither just nor practical for their voices, for our voices, to go unheard at the highest levels of decision-making.” – Meghan Markle
• “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson
• “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” – Colette Werden
• “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
• “Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” – Viola Davis
• “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

Independence Day Quotes in Sanskrit

Here are 10 Independence Day quotes in Sanskrit with meaning in English:

1. सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु, मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्।
   • May all see auspicious things, may no one suffer.
2. स्वतन्त्रता सुखसंपन्ना जीवनस्य आधारः।
   • Freedom is the foundation of a prosperous life.
3. धर्मेणैव हि राष्ट्रं स्थायित्वं प्राप्नोति।
   • Only through righteousness does a nation attain stability.
4. यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः।
   • Where women are honored, there the gods dwell.
5. वयं राष्ट्रे जागृयाम पुरोहिताः।
   • We shall awaken the nation as leaders.
6. विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते।
   • Through knowledge, one attains immortality.
7. संघे शक्ति: कलौ युगे।
   • In unity, there is strength in the age of Kali.
8. स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते।
   • A king is honored in his own land, a scholar is honored everywhere.
9. न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।
   • There is nothing as pure as knowledge.
10. वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्।
    • The world is one family.

Independence Day Quotes for School

Here are 10 Independence Day quotes suitable for a school setting:

• “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” — Herbert Hoover
• “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
• “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” — Malala Yousafzai
• “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln
• “Freedom is never given; it is won.” — A. Philip Randolph
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela
• “Independence is the key to success. Let us cherish and uphold the freedom we enjoy.”
• “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
• “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
• “True freedom is not the absence of obligations but the ability to choose how to meet them.”

Independence Day Quotes in Malayalam

Here are 10 Independence Day quotes in Malayalam along with their English translations:

• “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം എല്ലാവർക്കും ആകാംക്ഷയുടെ രൂപമാണ്.”
  • Freedom is a form of aspiration for everyone.
• “സർവസ്വം സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനായി.”
  • Everything for the sake of freedom.
• “ആവശ്യമായ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം നേടിയതിനു പിന്നാലെ, നാം പുതിയ ദർശനത്തിലേക്ക് കടക്കണം.”
  • After achieving the necessary freedom, we must move towards a new vision.
• “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം എന്നും ചിരിതെളിയേണ്ടതാണ്.”
  • Freedom should always be cherished.
• “വളരെ കഠിനാധ്വാനത്തിലൂടെ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം ലഭിക്കാം.”
  • Freedom is achieved through great hard work.
• “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിന്റെ സംരക്ഷണം ഒരു ദേശത്തിന്റെ സവിശേഷതയാണ്.”
  • Protecting freedom is a hallmark of a nation.
• “വ്യക്തിപരമായ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും, ദേശീയ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധം മനസ്സിലാക്കുക.”
  • Understand the connection between personal freedom and national freedom.
• “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം ലഭിക്കാനായുള്ള സമരം ഒരുപാട് ലോഹരമാണ്.”
  • The struggle for freedom is profoundly noble.
• “സമാധാനത്തിനും സമത്വത്തിനും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിന് വിലപ്പെട്ട സ്നേഹം.”
  • Freedom is the cherished love for peace and equality.
• “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനുള്ള പണം പണ്ടാരവും അല്ല.”
  • The cost of freedom is not something to be paid in vain.

FAQs on Indian Independence Day Quotes 2024

Which year is Independence Day 2024?

Independence Day in India is celebrated annually on August 15. In 2024, this significant day will fall on a Thursday, marking the 77th anniversary of India's independence from British rule in 1947.

What are the quotes for Independence Day?

Quotes for Independence Day often reflect the spirit of freedom and patriotism. Some notable quotes include, 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes,' by Mahatma Gandhi, and 'Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement,' by Nelson Mandela. These quotes encapsulate the essence of independence and the importance of liberty in shaping a nation's identity.

What is the slogan of 76th Independence Day?

The slogan for the 76th Independence Day, celebrated in 2023, was 'Nation First, Always First,' which emphasizes the commitment to prioritize the nation's interests above all else. This slogan resonates with the ongoing efforts to strengthen national unity and integrity among citizens.

What is the best slogan for Independence Day?

A compelling slogan for Independence Day could be 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall.' This phrase highlights the importance of unity among citizens in maintaining the nation's sovereignty and integrity, reminding everyone that collective strength is vital for progress and peace.

What is the best message for Independence Day?

As for the best message for Independence Day, one could say, 'On this day, let us remember the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters and pledge to uphold the values of justice, equality, and fraternity. May we continue to strive for a brighter future for our nation, where every citizen enjoys the fruits of freedom.' This message not only honors the past but also encourages a commitment to the future.