Independence Day
15 August 2026 — The wind is just right – let the kite soar high across the sky!
On 15 August 1947, India became independent from British rule; on the eve of that day, at midnight, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his celebrated „Tryst with Destiny“ speech. The day is a national holiday. Each year the Prime Minister raises the national flag at the Red Fort in Delhi and addresses the nation. Schools and streets hold ceremonies, songs and parades. In many cities, especially in Delhi and across North India, the sky fills with kites, often in the colors of the flag: saffron, white and green. The kite stands for freedom and the urge to rise higher. The holiday falls on a fixed date in the solar calendar, so it does not depend on the phases of the Moon. On a clear evening, we can imagine the kite climbing among the stars, where the wind never stops.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal kite made of luminous dots and fine connected lines, glowing softly in saffron, white and green, like a constellation drifting across the night sky
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