On 15th August, 2015, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi delivered a speech at Red Fort as the nation celebrated on the occasion of 69th anniversary of India's independence from British rule.

The speech focused on measures his "Team India" had rolled out to include millions of poor Indians in the banking and insurance systems, policies for workers and farmers and successes in the fights against inflation and corruption.

The Indian prime minister sought to shed an image that he governs for big business, vowing to help the poor. His aim was to bolster popularity rather than tackling setbacks to his economic reform plans.

Premier Modi warned that corruption was eating away at India "like a termite" and he pledged his commitment to eradicating graft and poverty.

Below are some of the moments from across India as they celebrate this historic day: