8 things about Independence Day celebrations in school every 90s kid can relate to

India is all set to celebrate its 76th Independence Day on August 15. As kids, we all celebrated Independence Day at school. And that probably was the last time we celebrated the day with full enthusiasm.

90s kids have attended long morning assemblies followed by a 3-4 hour long Independence day functions. Almost every year the schedule of the Independence Day function was repeated with almost same kind of activities.

If you too miss those golden days, then it is time to feel nostalgic. Here are some Independence Day memories that every 90s kid can relate to:

1. A dance performance on Des Rangila song: An Independence Day celebration at school is incomplete without a dance performance on the evergreen song Des Rangila.

Kids dressed in saffron-white-green colours with ribbons tied on their hands never missed a single move.

2. The saffron-white-green dress code: School authorities used to casually announce the dress code for Independence Day. This was usually followed by hours spent convincing mothers to buy dresses for their kids.

White kurta with a colourful dupatta or complete saffron, white and green outfits are the two common choices. Well, not just the students, the school staff also followed the dress code.

3. Tricolour on cheeks, hands, forehand and everywhere: We all are familiar with Camel poster colours that every kid owned back then. The bottles of orange, white and green colours were used till the last drop to make flags on cheeks, forehead and hands.

Tricolour bands and headbands were also a common sight.

4. A child dressed as Mahatma Gandhi: Other than Desh Rangila, another constant of every Independence Day was a school kid dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, who was supposed to deliver a speech on the freedom fight.

5. Two ladoos packed in a brown envelope: Ladoos packed in a brown envelope were better than any sweet or chocolate at that time. Each student was supposed to get only two ladoos.

6. Plastic flags: Every shop is over-loaded with those small plastic Indian flags. Whether required or not, every 90s kid bought at least one of those flags. People also used to stick them on cars, doors of houses, bags and everywhere possible.

7. Flag hoisting followed by march-past with plenty of vitamin D: On a bright sunny day in August, the long (very long) Independence Day function used to start with flag hoisting.

Kids standing house-wise (red, yellow, green and blue) then used to march in straight lines with full enthusiasm.

8. Watching patriotic movies: Movies like Border, Soldier, Tirangaa, Lagaan, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and many more were telecast on on 15 August. In the 90s and early 2000s, it was one of the best ways to spend the day off with family.

Would you like to add a few more to this list? Let us know in the comments section.