70 tweets that celebrate the spirit of India in all its glory and contradictions

As India celebrates its 70th Independence Day, here are 70 tweets that celebrate the spirit of the nation:Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high... #IndependenceDayIndia ???????????? pic.twitter.com/0g5rcPiLzz— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) August 15, 2016Here is an #IndependenceDayIndia present for all on my TL who think criticism of PM's speech is an anti national act pic.twitter.com/ao9gVE6XiG— SamSays (@samjawed65) August 15, 2016Freedom. From hunger ignorance illiteracy indignity injustice inhumanity. Independence. For each citizen #IndependenceDayIndia— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 15, 2016Hello everyone, very happy to connect with you all today through my team. Happy Independence Day! pic.twitter.com/6AW11EPPRe— Dipa Karmakar (@DipaKarmakar) August 15, 2016Time to awaken from slumber, gather courage, remember the sacrifice of our ancestors & act for a progressive India.#IndependenceDayIndia— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) August 15, 2016Celebrating #IndependenceDayIndia with my children at Bal Ashram. pic.twitter.com/nLhqiQtYaf— Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) August 15, 201615 August 1947 :: Jawaharlal Nehru Sworn In As First Prime Minister of Free India #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/ZDJX3ikC6C— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) August 15, 2016Today, #DipaKarmakar is #India. Stunning rise. Almost there. But not there yet. Let's give it our best. Happy #IndependenceDayIndia— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) August 14, 2016Stunning view of the Tricolor at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. An evening before the #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/vSOteQTC4C— Vaibhav kokat (@ivaibhavk) August 14, 2016?????????? ???? ?? ??????????? ?? ?????Happy Independence Day. Jai Hind! #IndiaIndependenceDay— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2016Today we celebrate freedom not just from British rule,but reaffirm our commitment to freedom from inequality, prejudice& injustice.Jai Hind!— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) August 15, 2016Year 1947:Subcontinent ppl: Yay we're getting independence.British: These ppl r fully capable of killing each other. Our job here is done.— Ranting Pakistani (@RantsPakistani) August 15, 201669 yrs after indep,Lacs farmers commit suicide,Crores of children malnourished,unspeakable atrocities against Dalits/Minorities.Celebration?— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) August 15, 2016Great to share the joys of #70YearsOfIndependence w/ the next generation of heroes&heroines! #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/ivubZGdGG4— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 15, 2016Saw a sea of people cheering on with the flags yesterday. What a sight! Happy #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/bULoRkxi5J— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2016Proud to be the citizen of a country where you cn vilify & abuse the first PM without thinking twice #TrystWithDestiny #IndependenceDayIndia— Scotchy (@scotchism) August 15, 2016Happy Independence Day.. Pls remember to take care of those who are dependent on us. Culture of Care for the Elderly pic.twitter.com/Ky5SB8aiui— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2016Brief bliss of broadband in Srinagar. Happy 70 to apna desh. Diverse. Democratic. Colourful. Sometimes maddening. No place like home.#India— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) August 15, 2016 Freedom is not a big flag. Freedom is about freedom to say, freedom to read,write,& think, freedom to eat whatever you like.— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) August 15, 2016 The quest for Purna Swaraj began today from Una.— Tushar (@TusharG) August 15, 2016 Ekta ki takat ne azaadi dilai, HINDU,,,,MUSLIM,,,SIKH,,,ISAI,,, ..Aapas mai hai bhai bhai... #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/HFgTR5SaSJ— Sufiyan ... (@smojawala) August 15, 2016 Happy Independence Day! Freedom is precious. Let us enjoy it n let others do the same! Jai Hind!— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) August 15, 2016 Many #Manipur say true freedom will come when controversial martial law #AFSPA is lifted from state #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/L3zaHwgMwK— Binalakshmi Nepram (@BinaNepram) August 15, 2016 15 Aug #Manipur is a day of bandh,security checks,bomb blasts when we stay indoors due to fear.Bandh 12am-6 pm today pic.twitter.com/j7Pln3oZlZ— Binalakshmi Nepram (@BinaNepram) August 15, 2016 Freedom of a different kind ! Happy #IndependenceDayIndiahttps://t.co/139FgBrvdu— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) August 15, 2016 Happy independence day. Here's the iconic BSE building lit up in the #india tricolour lights. pic.twitter.com/6Nbr2FKQxy— Anuj Singhal (@_anujsinghal) August 15, 2016 Independence day being a Dry day is a reflection of the paternalistic Independence that we enjoy. #IndependenceDayIndia #ind— Krupakar M (@krupakar_m) August 15, 2016 Some pictures of today's Independence Day Celebration at Red Road. Jai Hind. Vande Mataram https://t.co/TIxZcPbhTq pic.twitter.com/i6Hhjnk4mR— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 15, 2016CAN WE PLEASE AGREE ON HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN INDEPENDENT #IndependenceDayIndia 69/70— Mitali Saran (@mitalisaran) August 15, 2016 RT if you're happy that you've spent most of this weekend getting high, eating and sleeping.— Snehehehaha (@Kalamwali_Bai) August 15, 2016 The National Anthem in a harmony of voices from the North East - https://t.co/gsyj04QgIX - Play at midnight to usher in 15th August!— Vandana Kohli (@vandanakohli) August 14, 2016 Modi becomes 1st ever PM of India to get his #IndependenceDayIndia speech slammed by Chief Justice of India CJI TS Thakur!— Samar (@Samar_Anarya) August 15, 2016 "as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over" Jawaharlal Nehru. Happy #IndependenceDayIndia— Rajeev Gowda (@rajeevgowda) August 15, 2016 On #IndependenceDayIndia, Flag Foundation of India unfurls 100 feet monumental #flag at Solan, Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/XAUadgZJTk— FlagFoundationIndia (@FFOIndia) August 15, 2016 Happy #IndependenceDayIndiaHow fortunate we r to be born in this great land!Saare Jahaan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara pic.twitter.com/OgBUH3AhiQ— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 15, 2016 Rohith Vemula's mother #RadhikaVemula hoists Tiranga at #ChaloUna, marks our #IndependenceDayIndia dreams! That's how Asli Azadi looks like!— Samar (@Samar_Anarya) August 15, 2016 #IndependenceDayIndia Day speech in short : I, Me, Mine, Myself . #ModiFromRedFort cc @PoMoGandhi @pherozevincent pic.twitter.com/6ApkRikPi4— Mahtab Alam (@MahtabNama) August 15, 2016 ????? ????? ???? ??? ?? ?????, ??? ??? ?????, ?????? ??? ?????. pic.twitter.com/xQEb0JrqWa— Subir Sinha (@PoMoGandhi) August 15, 2016 #HappyIndependenceDay. "Tryst with Destiny". (1947) pic.twitter.com/YvgkoVCp6t— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) August 14, 2016 Freedom means to go live ur dreams n make them come true, #DipaKarmakar u ve taught an entire nation about freedom #HappyIndependenceDay— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) August 14, 2016 Let not the ideology that killed Gandhi prosper in indiaYaum-e-aazadi mubarak mere mulk#HappyIndependenceDay— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) August 15, 2016 Aazadi from censorship my friends in the media ?#HappyIndependenceDay https://t.co/qoxyPXXZwQ— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) August 15, 2016 True independence not from 70 year back forgotten British .it's from present day corrupt politicians and Censor Board #HappyIndependenceDay— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 15, 2016 Front pages of 2 of #India's oldest English newspapers @toi & @htTweets on 16th August 1947. #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/ex6nA784uQ— Rishi Suri (@rishi_suri) August 15, 2016 Very #HappyIndependenceDay to everyone!Never forget those who sacrificed for independence so we cd celebrate today. pic.twitter.com/OS1wnge9Dq— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) August 15, 2016 Please don't wake him up. This is his best contribution to the nation. Proud of you Arvind. #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/ijFk7oC1kx— The-Lying-Lama ?? (@KyaUkhaadLega) August 15, 2016 Let's not take our independence for granted.Let's make this great nation even greater #HappyIndependenceDay #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/qcPVXNfqj3— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 15, 2016 We are proud of you #DipaKarmakarA great achievement!We salute you #HappyIndependenceDay my SandArt at PuriBeach pic.twitter.com/CS2iJcfSNi— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) August 14, 2016 Wishing you independence from all the negative influences in the world..Happy Independence Day! https://t.co/Uo7r2TJPgM— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) August 15, 2016 Happy Independence Day to my country women & men 15th Aug 2016. A day of Pride, Happiness Love &… https://t.co/0O8Uue1jt8— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 15, 2016 ?? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?? ??? ????????? ??? ???????? ?? ?? ?? ???????? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ?? ???????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?????— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) August 15, 2016 ?????????? ???? ?? ??????? ??????????? pic.twitter.com/7WtgHJw9ln— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 15, 2016Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to be dealt with firmly #PresidentMukherjee— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 14, 2016 Paanv se aasman lipta hai,Raasto.n se makaan lipta haiSaari duniya bulaa rahi hai magar,Mujhse Hindustan liptaa hai#NBTJashn @NBTDilli— Dr. Rahat Indori (@rahatindori) August 15, 2016Could anything be more symbolic? #independenceday https://t.co/cTOOR0ulGF pic.twitter.com/9xYTW27w3c— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu) August 15, 2016Whn you have a #TrystWithDestiny with destiny,at the stroke of midnight hour & thn hv to attend a class,next morning pic.twitter.com/UsBgD9oK3J— Scotchy (@scotchism) August 15, 2016At work in the #delhi rain. ???????? pic.twitter.com/2k67XMdAfg— Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) August 14, 2016#उना में जातिवाद से #Azadi और #SelfRespect से जीने के हक के लिए लड़ रहे अपने साथियों के बीच#IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/r0acunFInv— Kanhaiya Kumar (@kanhaiyajnusu) August 15, 2016Indian Army celebrated #IndependenceDayIndia in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, today pic.twitter.com/ZIjPBjuOqU— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016Real independence day would be the day when manual scavenging will end. Till then what is freedom?— Ambedkar's Caravan (@AmbedkarCaravan) August 15, 2016Azaadi: Una, 2016. pic.twitter.com/C3KPEvlnkd— Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) August 15, 2016PM's speech 4 the 1st time in Sarah Lawayat #Bikaner newly electrified vill under #DDUGJY @drdineshias @RECLimited pic.twitter.com/AjpHYH4Ceh— Arti Dogra (@artizzzz) August 15, 2016Dear @NitishKumar Kedia model was a success! Please ensure that it's replicated in Bihar. Happy #IndependenceDay! pic.twitter.com/RAUjElFiX7— Greenpeace India (@greenpeaceindia) August 15, 2016Celebrated #IndependenceDay at Ajmer. May the Tiranga keep soaring high! #IndependenceDayIndia #IND #ProudIndian pic.twitter.com/s1KjTcur7y— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) August 15, 2016#IndependenceDay May India bloom and grow forever. pic.twitter.com/2MxwMzwDfT— Shalini Singh (@shaliniscribe) August 15, 2016