Proud Indian. Happy Independence Day. A gold bandhani skirt, white lace crop top, and green blazer, twirling in the empty avenue leading up to India Gate at sunrise.

Roopsi Bansal twirling in a gold bandhani skirt, white lace crop top, and green blazer, with India Gate in Delhi glowing in the morning sun behind her

India Gate was built in memory of more than 80,000 Indian soldiers killed in World War I, its design echoing the Arc de Triomphe — a fitting monument to stand in front of on this day of all days.

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