On August 15, India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day as the tricolour will be unfurled from the Red Fort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It provided for the end of the British rule in India, on August 15, 1947, and India became a free nation with the bifurcation of India and Pakistan. But do you really know why we celebrate our independence from the British Raj on August 15 and why our forefathers chose this day as the country's Independence Day? Initially, January 26 was picked as Independence Day which was later changed to August 15. How British rule started in IndiaIn 1757 the British Rule began in India, preceded by the victory of the East India Company at the Battle of Plassey and acquired control over the country.

Source: dna August 10, 2021 06:33 UTC