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Today India celebrates six decades of independence from British rule. For a long time it was viewed by many as a backward country, known mostly for its poverty and spiritualism. Times have changed, the economy is booming, and the country has been reborn. We look back over some of the key events of the last 60 years.

The division of British India was poorly planned and brutally carried out, as fear and revenge attacks led to a bloody sectarian ‘cleansing’

A s we celebrate the Indian Independence Day on August 15, it will be interesting to recall the scene from the first Independence Day cele...

Partition Of India (Indian Partition) Rare Photos | Rare & Old Vintage Photos (1947) Partition Of India (Indian Partition) Rare Photo...

Here’s the thing about lessons: they’re often forgotten. They fade away into corners of our mind, they get all jumbled up and we remember only the whole. In this Independence Day special issue, we take you back in time – through artefacts, photographs and documents – to some historic moments that led to freedom at the stroke of midnight. | Latest News India

A news bureau map from August 1947, pre-Partition, attempts to represent the complexities of the situation

The end of British rule saw the country divided into two independent states - Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan

Why India and Pakistan divided? - Know reasons behind the Hindu Muslim separation that led to the senseless riots of 1946 and the partition of India in 1947.

This lesson introduces students to the philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s views. After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal life and contemporary society.

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