Facts About Indian Independence Day
- There were a variety of variations of our new national flag. Pingali Venkayya rendered the version you know today at Bezwada, in 1921.
- Only the village and construction industries in Khadi have the license to manufacture or supply our national flag.
- On our first Independence Day we didn’t have a National Anthem.
- It’s hard to believe this one but Mahatama Gandhi wasn’t part of the first celebration of Independence Day.
- Lord Mountbatten was forced to attend both India and Pakistan’s Independence Day, which is why he put forward the Independence Day of Pakistan to 14 August.
- Lord Mountbatten chose the Independence Day of India on 15 August as it celebrated the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers.
- South Korea, the Republic of Congo, Liechtenstein and India celebrate their Independence Day.
- Before India became independent, Goa had been a Portuguese province. In 1961 it became a member of the Indian Union.
- Our first President, Jawaharlal Nehru was an emblem of style. He’d featured in a Vogue Magazine case.
- Hindi is not India’s national language. It was chosen as the first official language of India, and so was proclaimed in 1949.
- 560 princely states became a part of the Indian union following Independence.
- Hyderabad was the last state in the Indian Union to become part of.
- British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe sketched the boundary between India and Pakistan.
- Sikkim became the final and 22nd State to join the Indian union in 1975. Previous to that, Sikkim had become an Indian protectorate.
On 15 August 1947, India achieved independence from the British Raj, making it an important day in history. India is truly a secular and diverse country, living in harmony with different religions, languages, castes, and creed. We have all read out the struggle and sacrifice for independence of our freedom fighters. But there are some fascinating things about the day of Indian Independence that we do not know about. Here’s a list of a few which might surprise you.
- In 1600 the British East India Company entered India to export products such as tea, cotton, and silk as a trading business. Gradually it went on to become the country’s political ruler.
- The date of August 15′ was selected by Lord Mountbatten, Last Viceroy and First Governor General of India, as it was the same day in 1945 that Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces at the end of World War 2.
- The 15th of August is observed as an Independence Day not only in India but also in five other nations-North Korea, South Korea, Liechtenstein and the Republic of Congo.
- After the country’s independence Mahatma Gandhi had intentions to dissolve the Indian National Congress. In a draft resolution a day before his death he said that the INC has maintained its use since the target was achieved. He wrote: although divided into two, India has achieved political independence by means conceived by the Indian National Congress, it has survived its use as a propaganda tool and as a legislative machine in its present shape and form. These are Facts About Indian Independence
- We all know the fact that India’s First Prime Minister was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Yet the first choice wasn’t always his. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had the majority of the votes but Nehru did not want to play anyone second in command. Mahatma Gandhi had a soft spot for Nehru that he asked Sardar Patel to quit.
- India’s first Premier, Jawaharlal Nehru, was regarded as an icon of global style. His famous Nehru jacket won him a spot in magazine Vogue.
- During Independence India had no National Anthem. Rabindranath Tagore published Jana Gana Mana in 1911, and was formally adopted in 1950.
- On behalf of all Indian women, Hansa Mehta represented the Parliament of Free India.
- In 1947 Indian rupee was Re 1= $1. Now Rs 64.08= $1.
- By rule,’ khadi’ is the only material to be used to construct the flag. The Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission has the right to create the flag and to delegate it to regional groups. Flying a flag made of any other substance is punishable by statute by imprisonment for three years and a fine.
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