Srinagar, 12 August (H.S.): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign has evolved into a festival of people’s consciousness and a tradition of national love, calling upon people to keep the spirit of the Tricolour high not only on rooftops but also in their thoughts, character and actions.

Addressing the Tiranga Mahotsav celebrations at Botanical Garden Srinagar after flagging off the Tiranga Yatra from SKICC, Sinha said the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, launched in 2022, aims to revive the respect and emotional connection of every Indian with the Tricolour.

“When the Tiranga waves across millions of homes, it is not just the flag that waves, but the hearts of 140 crore Indians are united by the same feeling, the same faith and the same resolve,” he said.

Sinha said the campaign had become a festival of people’s consciousness and a tradition of national love, connecting every Indian with their motherland in a deeper way.

“It is our good fortune that along with Har Ghar Tiranga, we are also celebrating the 150 glorious years of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s Vande Mataram. I believe that if the Tiranga is the soul of our nation, then Vande Mataram is the immortal voice of that soul,” he said.

“When the foreign power tried to crush our self-confidence, this was the song that echoed in the voices of countless patriots,” Sinha said, adding that the commemoration of 150 years of Vande Mataram was not merely about honouring the song but paying homage to the awakening of national consciousness and the spirit of self-confidence, courage and self-respect.

“I believe that Vande Mataram is the immortal voice of our culture. It is the embodiment of our unity,” he said.

Congratulating the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their participation in the Vande Mataram campaign, Sinha said their efforts had become a source of inspiration for the entire nation.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar