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Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 Marks 150 Years of Vande Mataram
India celebrates a very special day every year called Independence Day.
This year, India will celebrate its 80th Independence Day.
The government has started a special campaign called 'Har Ghar Tiranga,' which means 'Tiranga in every home.'
The Tiranga is India's flag, which has three colours, and the campaign asks every family to display it at home.
The campaign runs from August 9 to August 17.
This year the campaign is extra special because it honors 150 years of 'Vande Mataram,' a famous song that is India's National Song.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote that song long ago, and it inspired people during India's freedom struggle.
A government minister named Gajendra Singh Shekhawat started the campaign in New Delhi.
The campaign wants people to feel proud and connected to their country's flag.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign in New Delhi on Thursday, with Randhir Jaiswal and Dr Sachchidanand Joshi in attendance.
The campaign runs from August 9 to August 17, 2026, as India prepares to celebrate its 80th Independence Day.
This year's edition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram', written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in his novel Anandamath.
The initiative encourages citizens nationwide to hoist and display the national flag at their homes during Independence Day celebrations.
Har Ghar Tiranga, first launched in 2022 under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, is now in its fifth year.
- Who
- Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who launched the campaign; Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who wrote 'Vande Mataram'.
- What
- The nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign encouraging citizens to display the Tricolour, dedicated to 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
- Where
- Launched in New Delhi; the campaign is held nationwide across India.
- When
- Launched on Thursday; the campaign is observed from August 9 to August 17, 2026.
- Why
- To commemorate 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' and strengthen citizens' emotional connection to the national flag ahead of India's 80th Independence Day.
Key facts
- Campaign name
- Har Ghar Tiranga 2026
- Campaign period
- August 9 to August 17, 2026
- Edition
- Fifth year (initiative launched in 2022)
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day
- Dedication
- 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'
- Launched by
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism
- Launch venue
- New Delhi
- 'Vande Mataram' author
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (published in Anandamath)
Quotes
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism
“"This year’s campaign holds special significance as it coincides with the 150th anniversary of India’s National Song, “Vande Mataram,” bringing together the National Flag and the National Song in a unique celebration of patriotism."”
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