It is the 69th Independence Day for India. But are we really Independent? Based on this view, we asked netizens to post their varied views on social media websites using the hashtag #FreedomForMe. We waded through the lot and selected the most creative ones. Here goes:

The stuff from Facebook:

#FreedomForMe To let go of tinted, foggy specs of communal vision. To blend in the saffron and green. That’s what independence means to me. @scoopwhoopnews #selfie #independenceday #August15

Posted by Anuja Jaiman on Thursday, August 13, 2015

#FreedomForMe is to click such silly pictures. Because I can.

Posted by Rhema Mukti Baxter on Friday, August 14, 2015

For me, freedom is not just celebrating Independence Day every year; its about being free and Indian at Heart 🙂 #freedomforme #indian #independenceday #scoopwhoop #instadiary #freedom #tricolor

Posted by Sneha Mitra on Friday, August 14, 2015

The brightest tweets:

Thank you for being such good sports. Here’s to keeping our freedom intact!

Feature image source: Reuters