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Bengaluru's Freedom Habba to Feature Grand Parade, Vidhana Soudha Tours

Bengaluru's Freedom Habba to Feature Grand Parade, Vidhana Soudha Tours
‘Freedom Habba’ to showcase capital’s cultural diversity on I- Day · thehansindia.com

Every year on August 15, India celebrates Independence Day to remember when the country became free.

This year, the city of Bengaluru is doing something new and special.

It is holding a big celebration called the Freedom Habba, which means 'Freedom Festival.'

For the very first time, there will be a grand parade with music, dancing, and colorful shows featuring India's culture.

People from many parts of India, speaking different languages, will join the parade to show how different traditions can come together.

Children will get a special chance to visit the Vidhana Soudha, the big government building where leaders make decisions, something that has never happened before.

There will also be fun activities for kids, like games, stories, and art, plus a museum about India's freedom story.

The festival will last all day, from 11 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night, and will end with fireworks.

The minister who planned it hopes every child who visits will remember this special day forever.

Key facts

Event
Freedom Habba
Date
August 15 (Independence Day)
Time
11 am to 10 pm
Location
In front of the Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
Announced by
Krishna Byre Gowda, Bengaluru development minister
Parade contingents
Nearly 40
Soul Sante stalls
More than 120
Theme message
Namma Ooru, Nimma Ooru, Nammellara Bengaluru

Quotes

Krishna Byre Gowda

Bengaluru Development Minister

“We are opening the doors of the Vidhana Soudha to our children. I want every child who walks through those doors on August 15 to go home with a memory that lasts a lifetime. Democracy must not remain something children only read about in textbooks. They should experience it in the very institution where it comes alive.”
indianexpress.com thehansindia.com
“For decades, Independence Day has largely been a ceremony that citizens watch. We want to transform it into a festival that citizens create together. Freedom Habba is not a government event to observe; it is Bengaluru’s festival to celebrate, build and own together.”
indianexpress.com thehansindia.com

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