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Clement Attlee, the then Prime Minister of the British
finally declared that India would be granted Inde-pendence.
When news of this broke out, major politi-cal
parties and communities, especially the Sikhs, the
Congress and the Muslim League started negotiating.

In 1947, The Muslim League launched Direct Action
Day. Its purpose was the convey that an undivided
India would no longer be possible.

On June 3rd, 1947, Lord Mountbatten, the last British
Governor General in India announced the partitioning
of India into a secular India and a Muslim Pakistan.

On August 15th, 1947, at
the stroke of midnight,
India was declared an
independent nation.
On August 14th, 1947,
Pakistan was declared
as a separate nation
with Muhammed Ali
Jinnah as its leader.

While there were widespread celebrations across the
country, this joyous period was also scarred with vio-lent
clashes between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. At
least 500,000 thousand people were said to have
been killed during this period and many women were
abducted. Around 11 million Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs
crossed borders.

In the midst of all this confusion and bloodshed, Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru requested Lord Mountbat-ten
to continue as the Governor General until the next
year, when he would be replaced by Rajagopalachari.

The year following independence, Mahatma Gandhi
was assassinated. The entire nation mourned his
death. Two years following Gandhi's death, the consti-tution
of India was drafter, and on 26th January, 1950,
the Republic of India was proclaimed. Dr. Rajendra
Prasad became the first President of India, taking
over the reigns from Rajagopalchari.

After decades of conflict, India finally tasted freedom.
Even though India was free from the British, it
retained some of its influence, especially in the
educational system, the use of English Language, the
printing press, cricket, etc.

Ever since India came into being, it has been a mix of
diverse cultures and societies. India's history has
always been rich and interesting. It produced some of
the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. In the
last half century, India has grown at a staggering rate
that has brought it prominence on the world stage.

Many people predicted that India would break into
smaller countries because of its cultural diversity.
However, with all its problems, India has remained a
sovereign country, one that is democratic and unique
because of its cultural diversity. The constitution of
India was drafted by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, which was
adopted when India became a Republic on January
26, 1950.

The state of Goa still remained under Portuguese
rule, even after Independence. However, on
December 19, 1961, it was annexed to India when the
Indian Army, backed by the Air Force, ended the
Portuguese rule. India fought its first war against
China in 1962, which resulted in India's defeat, as they
were not prepared for such wars. However, in 1965,
India emerged victorious in the war against Pakistan.
India then went on to win the second Indo-Pak War in
1971. The result of this war was the creation of
Bangladesh out of East Pakistan.

On May 18, 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test
at Pokharan, Rajasthan, initiated by the then Prime
Minister, Indira Gandhi. Since them many more
scientific milestones have been achieved, like for
example the Chandrayaan-1 space mission. India has
also become a major hub in the field of Information
Technology (IT) with a large number of foreign
corporations setting up base in India.

India has also produced world-class scientists, doctors,
engineers, journalists and sports-persons who have all
excelled in their individual fields. Today, India, against
all odds with over a billion people, stands as the largest
democracy in the world.

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India is fast catching up with the modern western
world with tall buildings and huge malls. India is at third
place, just after China and USA, whereas mobile
phone users are confirmed. Bollywood, India's film in-dustry,
produce almost about a 1000 films in a year,
and has already surpassed Hollywood. India is poised to
become one of the most fascinating and most visited
countries of the world.

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