Kishan Reddy Backs Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 Drive
Synopsis
Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy has backed PM Modi's Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 drive, calling on Indians to hoist the national flag from 9 to 17 August and upload a selfie at harghartiranga.com, also marking 150 years of Vande Mataram.
Key Takeaways
Kishan Reddy , Union Coal and Mines Minister and BJP Telangana president, endorsed the Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign on 10 August 2026 .
PM Narendra Modi has invited citizens to hoist the national flag as part of the annual campaign.
The campaign window runs from 9 to 17 August 2026 , covering Independence Day.
Citizens can participate by hoisting the flag and uploading a #SelfieWithTiranga at harghartiranga.com .
The Har Ghar Tiranga initiative was first launched in 2022 during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of independence.
The post also marks 150 years of Vande Mataram , linking the flag campaign to the national song's anniversary.
Every year, around the week of 15 August, a familiar call rises across India — raise the flag, share the moment, own the moment. This year, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy amplified that call on Monday, 10 August 2026, throwing his weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to the nation to participate in Har Ghar Tiranga 2026.
Reddy's post traces the Tiranga's journey from its constitutional birth to its place in living memory: 'Adopted on 22nd July 1947, the Tiranga became the symbol of independent India. From its first hoisting at the Red Fort to the countless flags proudly raised across the country today, its journey remains woven into our history.'
From Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to the 2026 Edition
The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign was first launched in 2022 as a centrepiece of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations marking 75 years of independence. The premise was simple and deliberately mass-scale: every household hoists the national flag, photographs the moment, and uploads it to the government portal harghartiranga.com. What began as a one-time milestone event has since become an annual Independence Day ritual, combining physical civic participation with a digital footprint.
In its 2026 edition, the campaign runs from 9th to 17th August — a nine-day window bracketing Independence Day. Citizens are invited to hoist the flag and share a #SelfieWithTiranga on the official portal, turning a private act of patriotism into a visible, collective declaration.
Vande Mataram at 150 — A Second Thread in the Campaign
Reddy weaves a second cultural strand into his appeal: the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, the national song composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The pairing is deliberate — flag and song, symbol and voice, two pillars of India's national identity invoked together to give the annual campaign added historical weight this year.
As BJP's Telangana state president, Reddy's amplification of the campaign also carries a state-level signal, mobilising party cadres and supporters in Telangana around a nationally visible patriotic exercise ahead of Independence Day.
The flag that the Constituent Assembly adopted on 22 July 1947 — deep saffron, white, and India green, with the Ashoka Chakra at its centre — will, if the campaign lands as intended, flutter from millions of homes between 9 and 17 August 2026. That is the scale the government is reaching for. Whether participation numbers match the ambition will show up in the selfie count at harghartiranga.com.
Point of View
And Reddy's post illustrates how the BJP uses Independence Day as a recurring platform to fuse civic nationalism with digital mass participation. Layering the Vande Mataram anniversary on top of the flag campaign signals an intent to make 2026 feel historically weightier than a routine repeat. For Reddy specifically, the amplification doubles as an organisational cue to the BJP's Telangana unit ahead of a politically sensitive period in the state. The broader pattern — minister-level endorsements cascading down from the PM's original call — reflects a coordinated top-down communications architecture that the party has refined over successive Independence Day cycles.
NationPress
10 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 and when does it run?
Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 is a Government of India campaign urging every household to hoist the national tricolour. It runs from 9 to 17 August 2026 , covering Independence Day on 15 August.
How do I participate in Har Ghar Tiranga and upload a selfie?
Hoist the national flag at your home, take a photo, and upload it as a #SelfieWithTiranga on the official portal at harghartiranga.com .
When was the Indian national flag adopted?
The Indian national flag — the Tiranga — was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947 , weeks before independence on 15 August 1947.
When was Har Ghar Tiranga first launched?
The campaign was first launched in 2022 as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the government's celebration of 75 years of Indian independence .
What is the significance of Vande Mataram in the 2026 campaign?
The 2026 campaign coincides with what is being marked as the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram , India's national song composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, adding a cultural milestone to the Independence Day celebrations.
