Independence Day (India)

E32405

commemorative event national holiday public holiday

Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Independence Day of India	5
Indian Independence Day	3
Independence Day (India) canonical	2
Independence of India	1
Swatantrata Diwas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day (India)
Context triple: [Republic Day (India), relatedTo, Independence Day (India)]

A. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
B. Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
C. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
D. Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
E. Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day (India)
Target entity description: Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.

A. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
B. Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
C. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
D. Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
E. Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative event ⓘ national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding	Red Fort ⓘ
celebratedOn	15 August every year ⓘ
commemorates	Indian independence from British rule ⓘ end of British colonial rule in India ⓘ transfer of power in 1947 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dateObserved	15 August ⓘ
flagHoistingBy	Prime Minister of India ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasTheme	national unity ⓘ patriotism ⓘ remembrance of freedom fighters ⓘ
includesEvent	21-gun salute ⓘ Prime Minister's address to the nation ⓘ cultural programs ⓘ flag hoisting ceremony ⓘ flag hoisting in educational institutions ⓘ flag hoisting in government offices ⓘ kite flying ⓘ parades ⓘ patriotic songs ⓘ school celebrations ⓘ
legalStatus	national holiday ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation	Red Fort, Old Delhi ⓘ linked to: Red Fort
mediaCoverage	live television broadcast ⓘ online streaming ⓘ radio broadcast ⓘ
observedBy	Government of India ⓘ Indian diaspora ⓘ citizens of India ⓘ
primaryVenue	Red Fort, Delhi ⓘ linked to: Red Fort
relatedMovement	Indian independence movement ⓘ Quit India Movement ⓘ linked to: Quit India movement
relatedTo	British Raj ⓘ linked to: British India Dominion of India ⓘ Gandhi Jayanti ⓘ Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ Indian National Congress ⓘ Mountbatten Plan ⓘ linked to: Partition of India Partition of India ⓘ Republic Day (India) ⓘ linked to: Republic Day
significance	marks the birth of India as a sovereign nation ⓘ marks the end of British Raj ⓘ marks the independence of India ⓘ
symbol	Ashoka Chakra ⓘ Indian national flag ⓘ linked to: Tiranga (Indian national flag) tricolour ⓘ
typeOfCelebration	patriotic celebration ⓘ
yearFirstObserved	1947 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic Day (India) → relatedTo → Independence Day (India) ⓘ

subject linked to: Republic Day

Jana Gana Mana → associatedWith → Independence Day of India ⓘ