Indian flag replaced British flag on August 15, 1947 as India got independence
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The newsreel announcing India's independence to US audiences on August 15, 1947
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Last Viceroy of Independent India Lord Mountbatten salutes the Indian national flag hosted at India Gate as Lady Edwina (second right) and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) looks on, during Independence Day celebrations, in NEW DELHI.
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Crowd of revellers gather to celebrate Independence from Britain around Rasina Hill in New Delhi on 15 August 1947.
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At the stroke of midnight on August 14, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the new nation through his speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’
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Original Speech : Tryst with Destiny’
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Father of the Nation’ was assassinated on January 30, 1948
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Eyewitness: Mahatma Gandhi Assassination
Mahatma gandhi Funeral Cremation
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Indira Gandhi moved in along with her sons Rajiv and Sanjay with father Jawaharlal Nehru and became his close confidante
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In 1964 a towering figure of Indian politics Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru passed away
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In 1962, border dispute between India and China resulted in the Sino- Indian war in which India was defeated
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In the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, India routed Pakistan
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1971 India-Pakistan War; Indian Victory; Bangladesh Created
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Simla Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan that aimed to maintain LoC and that the two nations would settle their differences through bilateral negotiations
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The Simla Agreement-1
The Simla Agreement-2
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