The British Parliament had already passed the Indian Independence Act on 15th July 1947 , which would come into effect in a few hours, marking a historic change. This day was the final chapter of British rule in India and the last day for the British Indian Army’s orders. Who Was The Busiest? The busiest individuals were Lord Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru. Mountbatten, tasked with transferring power to Pakistan and India , oversaw every ceremonial and administrative step, monitored Nehru ... In the silence of the midnight on August 15, 1947 , India awoke to freedom. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s words still give the goosebumps: “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom”. His words became immortal in India’s history. Indian Independence Day , celebrated on August 15th every year, marks the day when India gained freedom from British colonial rule in 1947 . It’s a national holiday that commemorates the sacrifices and struggles of India ’s freedom fighters. 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.
