Do you remember wearing orange, green, or white clothes and going to school to celebrate Independence Day? But do you know what is Independence Day? It is one of the most important days in a country’s history. India’s Independence day is celebrated on 15 August every year to mark the end of British rule in India in 1947.
This year, we will help you celebrate Indian Independence Day with more enthusiasm with a collection of our rhyming poems on Independence Day in English for kids. Sing along the poems and dance to celebrate your patriotism!
Children singing rhyming poems on Independence Day
1. Indian Independence Day
On this Independence Day,
We remember the years past.
We honour this very day
for our flag, old glory, has last.
On this Independence Day
two centuries ago, we
declared our independence
for justice and liberty.
Let us celebrate with joy and honesty
Happy Independence Day!!!
2. I Love My Country
With Himalayas in the north
Indian Ocean in the south
Arabian Sea in the west
Bay of Bengal in the east.
I love my nation
With developed culture
And beautiful sculpture
The people have no rest
To do their work best.
I love my nation
They give us rice in ration
They dress in latest fashion
They do many inventions
Which are about fiction.
I love my nation
With a number of hill station
Which are God’s creation
It gives us protection
And save us from tension.
My India – rhyming poem on independence day
3. My India
Our’s is a land of sages,
Known for bravery for ages.
None can with it compete,
Its culture none can beat.
Whatever caste or religion,
All live here in unison.
With rivers, sweet fountains,
it’s a land of high mountains.
Its green forests are pretty,
And are the source of prosperity.
Let’s for it work hard,
For its safety, be on guard.
– by APJ Abdul Kalam
4. Vande Mataram
Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
bright with orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving Mother of might,
Mother free.
Glory of moonlight dreams,
Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees,
Mother, giver of ease
Laughing low and sweet!
Mother I kiss thy feet,
Speaker sweet and low!
Mother, to thee I bow.
– by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
5. 15th August
Whenever the children see
There’s a flag in hands wee.
Moving all in a row
pretty discipline do they show
Patriotic at the heart
Move on they very fast
White, Saffran and green
A lot do the colours mean
Be dynamic, tells the wheel
For thy nation,
proud feel
May our flag fly aloft
For it’s valuable most.
6. Gitanjali 35
"Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been
broken up into fragments by
narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from
the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches
its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary
desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is lead forward by thee
into ever-widening thought and action-
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father,
let my country awake."
– by Rabindranath Tagore
Children celebrating Independence Day
Did you enjoy reading the rhyming poem on Independence Day? You can memorise the poems and recite them on the stage at the Independence Day celebration in your school. Everyone will be impressed by your patriotic spirit and will clap for you! Also, we have many more poems available on different occasions for you to read. So, head to our website and find your favourite poem to learn!
1. Why should children be taught a rhyming poem on Independence Day?
Learning a rhyming poem on Independence Day or participating in different activities will instil a spirit of patriotism in children. By reading patriotic poems, they will realise the importance of Indian Independence Day. They will get to know more about their country and also the sacrifices and struggles of the freedom fighters.
2. What activities can be organised for children on Independence Day?
Apart from making children recite their favourite rhyming poem on Independence Day, schools can organise a flag hoisting ceremony. Children can prepare a play on India’s freedom struggle. Students can also participate in a fancy dress competition where they are asked to dress up as famous Indian freedom fighters. A patriotic movie can also be screened for children.
3. Is 15 August Independence Day 77 or 78?
The answer to this question depends on how you count it. If you count the first Independence Day as the one that was celebrated on 15 August 1948, then this year is the 77th Independence Day. However, if you count the first Independence Day as the one that was celebrated on 15 August 1947, then this year is the 78th Independence Day.