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. On this day the Indian Independence Act 1947 came into effect, transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly.

Mar 20, 2025 · Independence Day marks the end of British rule in 1947, brought about by the Indian Independence Act of July 18 that year, and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation following the long struggle of the Indian Independence Movement.

Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India and raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi in honour of the celebrations. These photos show the...

Aug 15, 2024 · India proudly marks its Independence Day every year on August 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Delhi’s Red Fort on Thursday and hoisted the national flag to observe 78 years of India’s freedom from the British.

Aug 15, 2017 · How India Celebrated Its First Independence Day 70 Years Ago 5 minute read Jawaharlal Nehru presenting the national flag of India during a meeting of the constituent assembly on July 30, 1947.

India’s independence from England was the result of many generations of resistance, culminating in a series of large-scale independence movements from 1919 to the early 1940s led by Mahatma Gandhi.

August 15, 1947 marked a glorious day in history, while it also changed the geography of India as we knew it back then. From independent India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, delivering his Independence Day speech, to Indians being able to say “Vande Mataram” without any restrictions, the day marked several firsts in ...

Dec 26, 2023 · As a major turning point in its history, India is preparing to celebrate its Independence Day on August 15, 2024. This day marks the nation's dramatic anniversary of its release from nearly two centuries of British colonial domination.

Aug 9, 2023 · The first India's Independence Day was unofficially celebrated on 26 January 1930, when the Indian National Congress (INC) declared Purna Swaraj, or complete self-rule, as its goal.

On 26 January 1930, India celebrated first independence india after the declaration of Purna Swaraj. The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed 'Purna Swaraj' at its Lahore session. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president …