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History Today: Why August 15 was picked as India’s Independence Day
Published on: Aug. 15, 2025, 7:46 a.m. | Source: Firstpost
India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15 each year, remembering the day in 1947 when the country gained freedom from British rule after nearly 200 years. Louis Mountbatten, the last British governor-general of India, was authorised to hand over power by June 30, 1948. However, he moved the date forward and chose August 15, 1947, as the day British rule would end
