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INDIAN HISTORY
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14th August 1948
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14th August 1947
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12 August 1930
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 15 August 1947 India became independent from the British Empire following the Independence Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and his message of nonviolent resistance. The handover of power was overseen by Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -India got its Independence on 15 August 1947.
Detailed explanation-3: -People stormed out in the streets before midnight to breathe in the air of Independence after 200 years of British rule. India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave the famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech on the midnight of August 14-15, 1947.
Detailed explanation-4: -From history.com, THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 15, 1947, India and Pakistan win independence: “The Indian Independence Bill, which carves the independent nations of India and Pakistan out of the former Mogul Empire, comes into force at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947. More items