{"id":7422,"date":"2026-08-15T11:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arshaworld.org\/avs\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:07:37","slug":"freedom-is-a-responsibility-bharat-independence-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arshaworld.org\/avs\/freedom-is-a-responsibility-bharat-independence-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Is a Responsibility &#8211; Bharat Independence Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 15, 1947 gave Bharat political freedom. But freedom carries a responsibility &#8211; to know our history, understand our civilization &amp; culture, preserve our knowledge traditions and pass them on to the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this Independence Day message, Aarsha Vidya Samajam reflects on Bharat&#8217;s long civilizational and cultural journey, the importance of intellectual independence and the need to study and understand Bharatiya Samskriti and Sanatana Dharma from authentic sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AVS presents education, practice, promotion, teaching and protection as the five core responsibilities towards Sanatana Dharma &#8211; Adhyayana, Anushthana, Prachaarana, Adhyapana and Samrakshana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Independence Day, let us remember the sacrifices that gave us political freedom &#8211; and take responsibility for preserving the knowledge, civilization and culture we inherited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Freedom Is a Responsibility | Bharat Independence Day 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHw-n8EDATU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Study. 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