14. In India first railway was built between Mumbai and Thane in 1852 and the first passenger train ran between the two stations, covering a distance of 34 km, on April 16, 1853.
21. Last Viceroy of Independent India Lord Mountbatten salutes the Indian national flag hosted at India Gate as Lady Edwina (second right) and India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) looks on, during Independence Day celebrations, in New Delhi.
22. TRAIN TO PAKISTAN ; India 1947. Trains packed with refugees - Hindus and Sikhs headed for India , and Muslims headed for Pakistan - were convenient targets for gangs of killers on both sides of the border.
23. A Library being divided at the time of partition. Heart trembles to see this sight and it is tough to imagine the state of the nation at the moment when people needed to hold hands
24. 1948: The news of Gandhi's assassination hits the streets. A stunned crowd gathers in Calcutta.
25. 1948: Crowds in New Delhi wait for a glimpse of Gandhi's funeral procession.