To celebrate 75 years of freedom, or Azadi ka Mahotsav, there is a real push by the government to get citizens to fly the tricolour on August 15, or a few days before that. Flying the tricolour is part of the many celebrations already on or starting, as August 15 comes around the corner.

The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, encouraging people to bring the tiranga home, is to make people feel a personal connect too, with the national flag. The BMC has also decided to distribute 50 lakh national flags to Mumbaikars and institutions. Ward officers are supposed to distribute 35 lakh flags to households and the rest to several institutions.