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Independence Day (India)
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Independence Day (India)
Independence Day
, observed annually on 15 August, is a
national holiday
in
India
commemorating the nation's independence from the
British Empire
on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an
Independence Movement
noted for largely
nonviolent resistance
and
civil disobedience
led by the
Indian National Congress
(INC). Independence coincided with the
partition of India
, in which the
British Indian Empire
was divided along religious lines into the
Dominions
of
India
and
Pakistan
; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to sectarian violence. On 15 August 1947,
Jawaharlal Nehru
, who had become the first
Prime Minister of India
that day, raised the
Indian national flag
above the
Lahori Gate
of the
Red Fort
in Delhi. On each subsequent Independence Day, the prime minister has raised the flag and given a speech.
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