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Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands among children dressed in green, white, blue, and orange to represent the Indian flag during Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in Delhi. Indian Independence Movement Large crowd of people in white clothing marches in a parade with drums and an Indian flag during India's first Independence Day celebration in Bombay, August 15, 1947.
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How India Finally Won a 200-year Fight for Independence
In August 1947 British rule ended on the Indian subcontinent.
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Independence Day, India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (wearing red turban) surrounded by children after his...
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End of the British raj
Indians celebrating the first Independence Day in 1947.
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Schoolchildren waving flags on Independence Day in India.
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National anthem of India
The instrumental version of the national anthem of India.

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Indian Independence Movement
An interactive timeline of the key events of the Indian Independence Movement.
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Indian freedom fighters bingo
Click on the tiles to reveal the names of Indian freedom fighters.
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