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IN PHOTOS: From small flags to huge tricolours, Mumbai workshop prepares for Independence Day celebrations
Updated On: 03 August, 2026 09:02 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
With India preparing to celebrate Independence Day on August 15, 2026, workers at a flag-making workshop in Mumbai are busy producing the national flag in different sizes and designs. Pics/Ashish Raje


The workshop makes Indian national flag in various sizes and colours and also manufactures flags of different countries

Independence Day celebrations are held across India every year on August 15 to commemorate the country’s freedom from British rule in 1947

The day is marked by flag hoisting ceremonies, cultural programmes, patriotic events
Community celebrations and official functions

Government offices, schools and public institutions across the country organise programmes to mark the occasion

Flag makers and artisans play an important role in ensuring that the national symbol reaches citizens and institutions before major occasions
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