Extraordinary photos: The birth and partition of India
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NEW INDIAN FLAG: Indian Mutiny Centenary - India this year celebrates the Centenary of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The Indians call it the “First war of Independence”. This AP-photo shows the new Indian flag, a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green, flying from the minaretted battlements of the historic red fort at Delhi, India on August 16,1947, after being hoisted by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,the first prime minister of India. (AP Photo)
NEW INDIAN FLAG: Indian Mutiny Centenary - India this year celebrates the Centenary of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The Indians call it the “First war of Independence”. This AP-photo shows the new Indian flag, a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green, flying from the minaretted battlements of the historic red fort at Delhi, India on August 16,1947, after being hoisted by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,the first prime minister of India. (AP Photo)
The Partition of India saw the carving up of the Indian subcontinent along sectarian lines, the massacre of millions and the rending asunder of a country into two, making it one of mankind’s greatest tragedies.
While India celebrated its much-awaited freedom on August 15, 1947, after being subjugated by the British for close to two centuries, no one could forget the enormous human cost that we paid for it.
On the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2016, we bring you some exceptional photos from that momentous era – from Partition to Freedom.
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