Mahatma Gandhi wanted to visit Noakhali - now in Bangladesh - as it had turned into a macabre centre of communal violence. WHAT DID GANDHI DO 70 YEARS AGOOn August 15, the day of Independence, Mahatma Gandhi observed 24-hour-fast, offered prayers, and spun khadi yarn. There are seven entries in the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi for the Independence Day on 15 August 1947. The first entry is about a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi to his friend and British reformer Agatha Harrison. "My way of celebrating great events, such as today's, is to thank God for it and, therefore, to pray," Mahatma Gandhi wrote.

Source: India Today August 15, 2017 03:52 UTC