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  1. 4 days ago · Independence Day in India occurs on August 15 of every year. It celebrates the date in 1947 when the Indian Independence Act came into effect, which established India and Pakistan as separate countries, no longer under British imperialist rule. (In Pakistan, Independence Day is celebrated on August 14th.)

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  2. Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect.

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  4. India on Sunday celebrated its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, with the usual pride to mark its freedom from British rule. The Indian Independence movement began during World War I...

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  5. The independence of British India resulted in two sovereign states: India and Pakistan. This book analyses two important dimensions of the Partition -- timing and causation. The essays by prominent scholars study the long- and short-term causes of the Partition, beginning with the elections of 1936-37 and the subsequent formation of Congress ...

  6. Aug 14, 2023 · August 15th, 1947, is the day when the Indian Independence Act was implemented, granting India its freedom from British rule. This day was chosen as it signified the end of British colonial control and the beginning of a new era for India.

  7. Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect.

  8. Aug 11, 2023 · Independence Day 2023 | How do some of the earliest books on India describe the land, its people and culture? The digital library of former Attorney General K.K. Venugopal has almost 1,900...

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