WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -“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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mountbatten decided to advance the date to August 15, 1947. He justified it by saying that he did not want bloodshed or riots. Mountbatten chose August 15 as the date of the Indian independence to also mark the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -It also marks the anniversary of the partition of the subcontinent into two countries, India and Pakistan, which occurred at midnight on August 14–15, 1947.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947. The act created two new independent dominions; India and Pakistan. Pakistan was split into Pakistan and East Pakistan which is now Bangladesh. The Bengal and Punjab provinces were partitioned between the two new countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -India And Pakistan Partition-[August 14, 1947] This Day in History. What happened? On 14th August 1947, India was partitioned off into India (comprising the Hindu-majority areas) and Pakistan (comprising the Muslim-majority areas).