India independence day (1947): On this day our

On this day our first thoughts go to the architect of this freedom, the Father of our Nation, who, embodying the old spirit of India , held aloft the torch of freedom and lighted up the darkness that surrounded us. August 15, 1947 , is the most golden day in Indian history. On this day , India gained independence from nearly 200 years of British rule. This day is not just a national holiday, but the culmination of the dreams, struggles, and sacrifices of millions of Indians. Let’s look back at the morning of August 15, 1947 , when Indians breathed free air for the very first time. Declaration of Independence On February 20, 1947 , British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in Parliament that India ... On August 15, 1947 , India achieved independence from British rule, concluding nearly 200 years of colonial control. This historic transfer of power from British to Indian hands was a monumental event, but the selection of August 15 as the date for independence has a lesser-known backstory. The Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 30) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan. The Act received Royal Assent on 18 July 1947 and thus modern- day India and Pakistan, comprising west (modern day Pakistan) and east (modern day Bangladesh) regions, came into being on 15 August. [1][a] The legislature representatives of the Indian National Congress, [2] the Muslim League, [3 ...