Today, Indians celebrate 70 years of independence from the British rule. The celebrations have been kick-started in the national capital by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who addressed the nation after unfurling the tricolour around 7 30 AM, with thousands of soldiers and officers of India's armed forces in attendance. On this day, let's take a look at 70 iconic institutions that helped make India what it is today. Click for detailed stories of the journey and evolution of each of the following institutions listed below (in no particular order). 1) Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport2) Film and Television Institute of India3) Indira Gandhi National Open University4) Zee TV5) Titan6) Tata Institute of Social Sciences7) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research8) Tata Consultancy Services9) Tata steel10) Steel Authority of India11) Reliance Polyester12) Punjab Agricultural University13) Power Grid Corporation of India14) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research15) ONGC16) State Bank of India17) The Oberoi18)NTPC19) National School of Drama20) National Institute of Fashion Technology21) National Institute of Design22) National Defence Academy23) National Highways Authority of India24) Mumbai-Pune Expressway25) Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India26) Maruti27) Mahindra and Mahindra28) Larsen and Tourbo29) Konkan Railway30) Khadi31) Kendriya Vidyalaya31) The Taj Group32) Jawaharlal Nehru University33) Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya34) India Tourism Development Corporation35) India Tobacco Company36) Indian Space Research Organisation37) Indian Railway Catering and Ticket Corporation38) Infosys39) Indigo40) Indian Oil41) India Post42) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur43) Indian Institute of Science44) Indian Institute of Management45) Hindustan Unilever46) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited47) Hindalco Industries48) Hero cycles49) HDFC 50) Grasim Industries51) Godrej52) GMR Group53) Fabindia 54) Election Commission of India56) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation57) Cochin shipyard Ltd58) Centre for Development of Telematics59) Bombay Stock Exchange60) Bharat Heavy Electricals61) Bhakhra-Nangal Dam62) Bharti Airtel63) BCCI64) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre65) Balaji Telefilms66) Apollo Hospitals 67) Amul 68) All India Institute of Medical Sciences69) Agni Missile Department70) Aadhaar|| ALSO READ |||| Doklam: Ceremonial Independence Day meeting between India, China armies unlikely |||| Recap of 70 years of independent India |||| Bihar's Purnea continues Independence Day tradition of hoisting tricolour at midnight |||| India's most decorated sporting heroes in the modern era ||

Source: India Today August 15, 2017 02:26 UTC