IIT Bombay celebrates Independence Day

IIT Bombay celebrated Independence Day at the Main Building on August 15, 2022. The celebration began with the hoisting of the national flag by the Institute's Director Prof.Subhasis Chaudhuri at 9.30 a.m. Later he addressed the gathering. The entire programme was broadcast live on YouTube Channel. Students also participated in a cultural programme on the occasion.

As part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav (75 years of India's Independence), IIT Bombay had arranged Akhand Deep (Lighting of lamp) in remembrance of martyrs of the Indian Freedom Struggle in the Main Building during August 13-15, 2022. Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri and Registrar Mr. Ganesh Bhorkade lit the Akhand Deep at 10 am on August 13, 2022 in presence of other Institute employees.

On the occasion, the Institute has also made arrangements to showcase films on National War Memorial and "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day" (August 14) at the same venue for three days.

IIT Bombay is extremely glad to have recreated the Dandi Memorial on campus. 24 murals of Gandhiji and Satyagrahis have been placed at the lawn facing the Main Building. IIT Bombay is proud to have been associated with this monument of national importance located in Gujarat, with the coordinated efforts of a number of faculties, who extended their valuable engineering, technology and design contributions to building this memorial as a tribute to the 1930 Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi and 80 of his fellow Satyagrahis. These 24 narrative murals depict the various events and stories from the historic 1930 Salt March.