Field notes

Independence Day 2025 with the children, 15 August

Children and volunteers at an HNP Independence Day event decorated with flags

The trust’s folder for 15 August holds ten photographs, all from 15 August 2025.

Dates in this post are the dates in the file names of the photographs on the volunteers’ phones.

The hall

Strings of saffron, white and green flags hang across a hall painted in pale green. A backdrop carries the trust’s emblem. A tricolour flies on a pole in one picture.

The children and the sweets

Children in school uniform sit on the floor in rows. A table in front holds trays of sweets and snacks. Volunteers and two guests in white stand behind the table and hand a packet and a small flag to each child. In the group photograph the children hold their flags.

Why a national day matters to these children

The annual report says the trust works to promote humanity, brotherhood and harmony through cultural activity, and lists Independence Day and Republic Day among its events. For a child who lives in a home, a festival is often watched from outside. A hall, a flag and a packet of sweets bring the child inside.

See the culture programs page for the other events. The trust number is 97036 30893 (call and PhonePe).