As India turns 70 this Independence Day, we take you through the history of independent India. From Mahatma Gandhi's call for "do or die" to the Partition of India - the biggest mass migration in human history, a quick flashback.
India-Pak Partition: The Biggest Mass Migration In Human History
Published On: August 12, 2016 | Duration: 0 min, 30 sec
Over half a million people were killed in hostile clashes in both India and Pakistan after Cyril Radcliffe drew the lines on the map to divide British India. The religious exodus was the biggest mass migration in human history.
Quit India Movement: Mahatma Gandhi's 'Do or Die' Call
In 1942, in a fiery speech in Mumbai, Mahatma Gandhi gave a 'do or die' call to the people of India in a final push to make the British quit. Following the start of Quit India Movement, many Congress leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were jailed for sedition along with Mahatma Gandhi.
'Tryst With Destiny': Jawaharlal Nehru's Independence Day Speech
"At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to light and freedom," was famously said by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, to the country's constituent assembly and millions of radio listeners on the eve of India's independence in August 1947.
India Turns 70, Tales of Patriotism Passed On To Next Generations
As India turns 70 this Independence Day, we bring to you the colours of celebrations across the country.
Lord Mountbatten: The Architect of India's Partition
Lord Mountbatten was the last India's viceroy and was the architect behind the partition of India and Pakistan. He was the last British representative before India's Independence Act was passed and the power was shifted.
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