The three years of dominion status though, were crucial in the ultimate creation of a democratic republic. The chequered route to dominion statusThe road to dominion status though, was not a smooth one. Lord Mountbatten addressing the Independence Day session of the Constituent Assembly on August 15, 1947. The fruits of dominion statusThough short-lived, the dominion status of India, was in fact instrumental in the shaping of the republic. But the unique feature of the dominion status of India, unlike most other dominions of the British government, lay in its ephemerality.

Source: Indian Express August 15, 2020 03:16 UTC