Celebrated on 15th August every year, Independence Day marks an important milestone in Indian history – the day India gained independence from British colonial rule in 1947.

New Delhi: As part of the Independence Day celebrations, the third edition of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” (HGT) campaign will be celebrated from 9 to 15 August 2024. The objective of this initiative is to instill a sense of patriotism and national pride among the citizens by encouraging everyone. Indian national flag, tricolor will be hoisted. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Culture, citizens can hoist the tricolor at their homes and click a selfie with the flag and upload it on harghartiranga.com.

“In 2022, more than 23 crore homes were hoisted with the national flag and 6 crore people uploaded their selfies with the flag on harghartiranga.com. In 2023, more than 10 crore selfies were uploaded under the HGT campaign,” the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.
Har Ghar Tiranga' is a campaign launched as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the tricolor home and hoist it as a symbol of India's independence. This stems from the idea that our relationship with the national flag has always been more formal and institutional than personal. Bringing the flag home together as a nation became a symbol not only of personal connection to the tricolor, but of our collective commitment to nation building. The concept behind this initiative was to instill a sense of patriotism in the minds of the people and create awareness about the Indian national flag. The Ministry of Culture is the nodal ministry for the Har Ghar Triranga programme.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi has asked people to make the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign a memorable mass movement. Besides, he changed his profile picture with the national flag and urged them to do the same. “As this year's Independence Day approaches, let's once again make the #HargharTiranga a memorable mass movement. I am changing my profile picture and I request you all to join me in celebrating our tricolor by doing the same. And yes, share your selfies on https://harghartiranga.com,” he wrote on X.

Independence Day: Step-by-step Guide to Download Your Har Ghar Tricolor Certificate

1. Visit the official website of Har Ghar Tiranga at https://harghartiranga.com.
2. On the homepage, click on 'Upload Selfie'. Click on 'Next' option.
3. Enter your name, mobile number, country and state.
4. Click on 'Upload Selfie'. You can either upload a selfie or click a new one.
5. Once you complete the steps, click on “Generate Certificate” to verify your participation in the campaign.

Celebrated on 15th August every year, Independence Day marks an important milestone in Indian history – the day India gained independence from British colonial rule in 1947. This day is celebrated with great pride and patriotism across the country. The day is rich in historical and cultural meaning, representing the spirit of unity and patriotism.