Indian Independence Act (July 18, 1947), legislation passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom providing for the establishment of independent India and Pakistan. It came decades into a movement for Indian independence, but the rapid partition led to unprecedented population transfer and devastating communal violence.
On the day of independence, Jawaharlal Nehru gave his very famous Tryst with Destiny speech. The leader spoke about India getting it s independence on August 15, 1947, at the stroke of midnight hour . Why was August 15 and midnight chosen for granting country its long due freedom, let s find out.
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