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Celebrate like it’s 1947! Five ways to mark Independence Day 2025 in Mumbai
Updated On: 10 August, 2025 11:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Junisha Dama
This August 15, rediscover Mumbai’s Independence Day spirit the way its people did in 1947. From using public transport to festive gatherings, heritage cafés to freedom landmarks, here’s how to relive the city’s first hours of freedom in 2025
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Say it with the Tricolour. File pic/Aditi Haralkar
Rise and remember
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Start your day at August Kranti Maidan (formerly known as Gowalia Tank) in Grant Road West, where Mahatma Gandhi delivered the historic “Quit India” speech on August 8, 1942. In 1947, crowds thronged this maidan with cheers and music. Today, it’s quieter; yet standing on that ground, you can still feel its revolutionary pulse.
Walk the Freedom Mile
File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
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