Republic Day

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Across
  1. 5. – Captain cool behind India’s World Cup glory (7).
  2. 6. – First PM who loved roses (5).
  3. 8. – Martyr who wore a hat and sparked revolution (11).
  4. 9. – Ace shuttler who smashed global records (8).
  5. 10. – Historic Delhi site for Independence Day speech (7).
  6. 14. – Three shades that wave high (8).
  7. 15. – Eternal flame for fallen heroes (14).
  8. 16. – Film that cheered women’s hockey team (11).
Down
  1. 1. – Song saluting the motherland (12).
  2. 2. – Movie that paints youth in patriotic hues (13).
  3. 3. – Tune that starts every official Indian ceremony (12).
  4. 4. – India’s supreme law book (12).
  5. 7. – Wheel of law with 24 spokes (12).
  6. 8. – Where nations draw the line (6).
  7. 11. – Gift earned on 15th August 1947 (7).
  8. 12. – Urdu word meaning consent (4).
  9. 13. – Stick and ball game that’s India’s pride (6).