Selfie with Tiranga initiative gets stupendous response; More than 5 crore selfies uploaded so far

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
15:
In
a
stupendous
achievement,
more
than
5
crore
Tiranga
selfies
have
been
uploaded
on
the
Har
Ghar
Tiranga
website.

As
India
embarks
on
it’s
76th
year
of
Independence
wrapping
up
the
75
week
countdown
to
15th
August,
2022
was
the
Har
Ghar
Tiranga
initiative
of
the
Government
driven
by
the
nodal
Ministry
for
Azadi
Ka
Amrit
Mahotsav;
the
Ministry
of
Culture.

The
initiative
dedicated
to
fostering
deeper
personal
connect
with
the
Tiranga
requested
Indians
everywhere
to
display
the
flag
at
home
or
their
place
of
work
as
a
commitment
to
the
cause
of
nation
building
during
Amrit
Kaal
(25
years
from
now
to
India@2047)

The
programme
conceived
in
a
hybrid
format
envisaged
a
physical
&
emotional
connect
with
the
flag
itself
in
the
personal
context
and
also
envisaged
a
collective
celebration
and
amplification
of
patriotic
fervour
through
the
act
of
uploading
a
selfie
on
the
special
website
created
for
this
initiative.
(www.harghartiranga.com).

Earlier
in
the
morning
in
his
Independence
Day
speech
the
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
had
remarked
that
in
the
last
few
days,
we
saw
and
experienced
a
new
force
that
was
the
renaissance
of
collective
conscience
and
the
revival
of
this
collective
conscience
is
the
biggest
treasure
of
the
country
and
is
like
nectar
that
emerged
through
the
years
of
the
struggle
for
freedom.

The
Prime
Minister
had
given
a
call
on
July
22,
2022
to
join
the
Har
Ghar
Tiranga’ movement
by
hoisting
or
displaying
the
national
flag
at
homes.

The
achievement
of
5
crore
Tiranga
selfies
has
been
achieved
this
afternoon
at
around
4
pm
thanks
to
the
participation
of
everyone
across
India
and
the
world
celebrating
this
special
moment
in
India’s
history.
The
commemoration
of
75
years
of
independence
started
on
12
March
2021
as
a
75-week
countdown
to
15th
August,
2022
and
will
continue
till
15
August,
2023.

Reflecting
on
the
milestone,
Minister
of
Culture,
Tourism
and
DoNER,
Kishan
Reddy
said,
“5
crores
Tiranga
selfies
reflect
the
collective
commitment
of
duty-bound
Indians
to
keep
the
Nation
first
and
always
first.
Thank
you,
India.
This
is
indeed
a
special
moment
of
outpouring
of
the
collective
expressions
of
love
and
connect
for
the
motherland.
I
wish
everyone
a
very
Happy
Independence
Day!”

He
also
indicated
that
as
a
buzz
creation
activity,
the
website
also
allowed
people
to
digitally
‘pin
a
flag’ at
a
location
based
on
their
IP.
This
feature
saw
a
huge
draw
with
pan
India
and
global
participation
crossing
5
crore
+
pins.

Prime
Minister
Modi
in
his
Independence
Day
speech
to
the
nation
also
said
“I
urge
the
youth
to
dedicate
the
next
25
years
of
their
lives
to
the
development
of
the
nation.
We
will
work
towards
the
development
of
the
entire
humanity.
That
is
the
strength
of
India.”

5
crore
selfies
with
the
flag
is
a
testimony
to
5
crore
promises
to
keep
India
at
the
top
and
to
make
India
the
Supreme
Nation.