India is celebrating its 70th Independence day today (August 15, 2016). The country became independent from British colonialism on this day in 1947.
Background:
On the 15th day of August, 1947, India’s freedom
struggles finally found closure. British Raj, or as all know it, the British
colonial rule in India ended on this day.
Why 15th August was chosen?
Based on Mountbatten’s inputs the Indian
Independence Bill was introduced in the British House of Commons on July 4,
1947 and passed within a fortnight. It provided for the end of the British rule
in India, on August 15, 1947, and the establishment of the Dominions of India
and Pakistan, which were allowed to secede from the British Commonwealth.The date was chosen by Lord Mountbatten himself because he had considered this date to be lucky. It was on this day during the World War II, that the Japanese Army surrendered to the allies.
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