Independence Day celebrations

Children, holding tricolours, take part in a skating-rally to celebrate the 72nd Independence Day, in Noida on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

People stand near a fountain as they celebrate the 72nd Independence Day, in New Delhi on on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Students perform a folk dance to commemorate the 72nd Independence Day celebrations, in Gurugram on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)

A view of illuminated India Gate in tricolour to commemorate the 72nd Independence Day, in New Delhi on on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with children during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, in New Delhi on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, in New Delhi on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)