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Independence Day 2026: Is It the 79th or 80th? Theme, Vande Mataram at Red Fort, and Why India Celebrates on August 15

India marks its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026 — 79 years since 1947. Here’s the official theme, why Vande Mataram will be sung at Red Fort for the first time, and why Pakistan’s I-Day is 14 August.