Story of Independence Day
Independence day : The story of India's Independence Independence Day in India is celebrated annually on August 15. It marks the end of British rule in 1947, brought about by the Indian Independence Act of July 18 of that year. On this historic day, India gained its freedom and became an independent nation. The provisions of the Indian Independence Act transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, which came into effect on August 15, 1947. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi to commemorate this momentous occasion. Since then, on each subsequent Independence Day, the incumbent Prime Minister customarily raises the flag and delivers an address to the nation. The story of India's Independence British Raj in India : The East India Company, which was established in 1600 and first focused on trading, was where the history of British India starts. Th...