{"id":12920,"date":"2026-08-16T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T08:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12920"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T08:37:57","slug":"feeding-my-friends-pm-modis-quiet-independence-day-morning-with-cows-peacocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12920","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Feeding my friends\u2019: PM Modi\u2019s quiet Independence Day morning with cows, peacocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133272192,imgsize-169506,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Feeding my friends\u2019: PM Modi\u2019s quiet Independence Day morning with cows, peacocks\" title=\"PM Modi shares his morning routine\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"PM Modi shares his morning routine\">PM Modi shares his morning routine<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a glimpse of his morning routine, posting a video of himself feeding cows and peacocks before leaving for the Red Fort for India&#8217;s 80th Independence Day celebrations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on Instagram, Modi said feeding the animals was part of his daily routine and that they appeared to realise he was leaving earlier than usual for the Independence Day programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cFeeding my friends every morning is a daily routine. Yesterday morning, they somehow realised I&#8217;m leaving early, so they came to meet me as I was leaving for the Red Fort,\u201d Modi wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The video showed the Prime Minister spending time with the animals at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence before departing for the historic monument. <!-- -->He was dressed in his traditional attire for the Independence Day celebrations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cSpecial, as always!\u201d Modi said at the end of his post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The PM has also been increasingly active on Instagram in recent days, sharing selfie-style videos, personal reflections, GR and glimpses of his daily routine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The social media post offered a personal glimpse of the Prime Minister&#8217;s morning ahead of the formal Independence Day programme, which included the flag-hoisting ceremony and his address to the nation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Modi later reached the Red Fort, where he hoisted the national flag from the ramparts as part of the 80th Independence Day celebrations. The ceremony was accompanied by a 21-gun salute using indigenous 105 mm Light Field Guns.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>In his address, Modi outlined his government&#8217;s priorities for India&#8217;s development, with a focus on youth, manufacturing, technology, innovation and self-reliance. He also highlighted India&#8217;s energy transition and plans to expand nuclear power capacity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Prime Minister spoke about strengthening domestic manufacturing and reducing dependence on external sources, while highlighting sectors including defence, food processing, connectivity, green and blue economy and technology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Youth development also featured prominently in his address, with Modi announcing measures linked to artificial intelligence training, innovation and competitive examinations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>He also stressed the goal of building a Viksit Bharat by 2047, when India will mark 100 years of independence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The Independence Day programme additionally featured a rendition of Vande Mataram, with the national song completing 150 years this year.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/feeding-my-friends-pm-modis-quiet-independence-day-morning-with-cows-peacocks\/articleshow\/133272185.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi shares his morning routine NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a glimpse of his morning routine, posting a video of himself feeding cows and peacocks before leaving for the Red Fort for India&#8217;s 80th Independence Day celebrations.In a post on Instagram, Modi said feeding the animals was part of his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"PM Modi shares his morning routine NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a glimpse of his morning routine, posting a video of himself feeding cows and peacocks before leaving for the Red Fort for India&#8217;s 80th Independence Day celebrations.In a post on Instagram, Modi said feeding the animals was part of his [&hellip;]","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36 \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":2,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg",400,225,false],"medium":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg",300,169,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pm-modis-quiet-morning-with-cows-peacocks-before-red-fort-address-on-independence-day.jpg",150,84,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/author\/admin"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-31\">\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36 \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}