 At the 1929 <unk> session of the Indian National Congress , the <unk> <unk> declaration , or " Declaration of the Independence of India " was promulgated , and 26 January was declared as Independence Day . The Congress called on people to pledge themselves to civil disobedience and " to carry out the Congress instructions issued from time to time " until India attained complete independence . Celebration of such an Independence Day was envisioned to <unk> nationalistic fervour among Indian citizens , and to force the British government to consider granting independence . 
