Britain had weakened after the two world wars and began thinking of ending its rule in India.
Gandhi staunchly advocated a noncooperation, nonviolent method of protest, after which the civil disobedience movement took place.Īfter relentlessly long campaigns for independence, India’s struggle paid off. The Indian independence movement began during World War I and it was led by renowned leader Mahatma Gandhi. The British Empire’s rule started in India in 1757, followed by the English East India Company gaining control over the entire country by winning the Battle of Plassey. Indian Independence Day 2021 will be observed throughout India with parades, flag hoisting events and cultural setups. In some ways this became a custom and on each subsequent Indian Independence Day, the sitting Prime Minister raised the countries flag and gives an address to the nation. On 15th August 1947, the Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru lifted the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate in Delhi. Join in the celebration of what Nehru called India’s “Tryst with Destiny.” Despite the expansive British Empire on which it was said, “the sun never sets,” ragtag groups of liberation fighters and brilliant strategists soundly defeated the British with strong, tactical mobilizing and the persistence that comes from centuries of oppression. Indian Independence Day, on August 15, reminds us of the long, hard-fought battle for liberation against British domination championed by leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. You may have seen the movie, “Gandhi,” but you may not know the real story.
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