New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- India is all set to celebrate the 79th Independence Day on Friday this year. On this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag at Red Fort in New Delhi.

It will be PM Modi's 12th consecutive address to the country, and his second since returning to power for the third consecutive term.

India attained Independence from the British colonial rule on 15 August 1947 after over two centuries, in which several revolutionaries laid their live for the freedom of the country.

Among the few revolutionaries include Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sukhdev, Rajguru and others.

However, India is not the only country to celebrate its independence on 15 August....