SlogansIndependence Day and Republic Day slogans
For 15 August and 26 January: prabhat pheri lines, stage banners and chart headings. These are new lines. The historic slogans of the freedom movement are on a separate page, with who gave them.
English
Freedom is a gift. Keeping it is our job.
Salute the flag. Serve the people under it.
Proud of our past. Responsible for our future.
One flag, many hands holding it up.
Love your country in small ways: queue up, clean up, speak up.
Our Constitution, our compass.
A good citizen is the best patriot.
Rights and duties: two wheels of the same cycle.
Saffron for courage, white for truth, green for growth.
Freedom was their gift. Duty is our reply.
Love your country? Start with your street.
We, the people, means all of us.
Salute the flag. Then serve the land.
Rights in one hand, duties in the other.
हिन्दी
तिरंगा हमारी शान, इसके लिए जान भी कुर्बान।
आज़ादी मिली है बलिदान से, सँभालेंगे इसे सम्मान से।
देश हमारा, फ़र्ज़ हमारा।
संविधान हमारा मान, इसका पालन हमारी शान।
देशभक्ति नारों में नहीं, कामों में दिखती है।
शहीदों के सपनों का भारत बनाएँगे।
अधिकार के साथ कर्तव्य भी निभाएँगे।
मेरा देश, मेरी ज़िम्मेदारी।
आज़ादी मिली है क़ुर्बानी से, इसे सँभालो ज़िम्मेदारी से।
देश से प्यार है तो अपनी गली साफ़ रखो।
अधिकार भी हमारे, कर्तव्य भी हमारे।
हम भारत के लोग, यही हमारी पहचान।
तिरंगे को सलाम, देश के नाम हर काम।
In common use (not written by us)
हर घर तिरंगा, हर मन में देश।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ, ਸਾਡੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ।
ਦੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਪਿਆਰ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ ਨਿਭਾਓ।
ਤਿਰੰਗਾ ਸਾਡੀ ਸ਼ਾਨ, ਇਹਦੇ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਰੀਏ ਜਾਨ।
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Where these slogans are used
Prabhat pheris on the morning of 15 August and 26 January, stage backdrops, class charts, the compere's script, flag hoisting at societies and offices, and greetings. For greetings to send to friends and family on these days, see Independence Day and Republic Day wishes.
Independence Day or Republic Day?
The two days ask for slightly different lines. 15 August remembers freedom and those who won it, so slogans of gratitude, sacrifice and the tricolour fit. 26 January marks the day the Constitution came into force in 1950, so slogans about rights, duties, equality and "We, the people" fit better. Using a Constitution line on Republic Day shows the judges and the audience that you know the difference.
Write your own
New patriotic slogans work when they move from pride to duty. It is easy to say the country is great. It is more useful to say what you will do for it today: study well, keep your street clean, stand in the queue, pay for the ticket, help a stranger. A line such as "Desh se pyaar hai to kachra mat phailao" gets a laugh and makes the point.
- English pairs: free and me, nation and dedication, flag and brag, duty and beauty, pride and stride.
- Hindi pairs: तिरंगा and गंगा, वतन and चमन, आज़ादी and आबादी, देश and संदेश, शान and जान.
Respect for the flag and the anthem
When slogans are shouted near a flag hoisting, stop for the National Anthem and stand to attention. The national flag should be treated with dignity: it should not touch the ground and should not be used as decoration or clothing. Schools usually follow the Flag Code of India, and your teacher can tell you what it permits.
What to avoid
- Slogans of hatred towards any country or community. Love of one's country needs no enemy.
- Using a historic slogan with the wrong name beside it. Check the historic slogans page.
Using these slogans
- Pair a new slogan with a traditional one. Children enjoy shouting "Jai Hind" after any line.