India's Independence Day

(15 August1947)

The day whenIndia woke up to freedom back in 1947 was a day of great celebration. A country got rid of her foreign yoke and became a sovereign nation; she celebrated her sovereignty on this day - the triumph of numerous martyred souls. It was a day of fulfillment; it was the day of a new beginning, a birth of a nation.

On the stroke ofmidnight, a country came into life again as the British handed over the governance of India to the Indian leaders. The long and difficult struggle had borne fruit at last, though the happiness was marred by the fact that the country was divided into India and Pakistan and the violent communal riots had left the countries permanently scarred. That was the price thatIndia paid for her dearly bought freedom. The British government declared the country independent and left for their own shores.

Onthe 15th of August, 1947,India became completely independent. It was on this historic date that Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime Minister ofIndia, unfurled the Indian tricolor on the ramparts the magnificent Red Fort, symbolically marking the end of the British colonial rule.    

Taken from:

http://123independenceday.com/indian/independence/day/

Also see:

http://www.indiausa-sc.org/sii.htm

www.salivahana.com/Independence.htm

www.wolverton-mountain.com/articles/indias.htm