PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ today; here's all you need to know

Several other groups are expected to join IT along the way. Patel will lead the first 75kms. In the 'Mahotsav', besides the ministry of culture, other ministries, too, are expected to participate and perform in events and programmes, which will be held every week. Indian embassies abroad, too, will organise programmes to mark the historic 75th year since India gained independence.

At least 16 monuments identified by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will organise celebrations Friday onwards to mark the special occasion. The programmes will include glimpses of India's cultural richness and the first of 16 events will begin at Delhi's Qila Rai Pithora.

Among other monuments where the celebrations will take place are Gwalior Fort in Gwalior, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Bhubaneswari Temple in Aizawl, Aga Khan Palace Building in Mumbai and Konark Sun Temple in Odisha.

According to a report in Mint, sites in Lucknow, Jhansi, Patna, Varanasi, Sankaram, Amravati and Jaipur are also among the places that will organise programmes and events in honour of India's 75 years of independence.