midnight of August 14-15 but Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15. Ironic but interestingly‚ Pakistan first independence day was celebrated as August 15 and later on it became August 14. Another reason was that British Viceroy Mountbatten‚ who chose August 15 symbolizing the surrender of Japan to Allies two years ago as the date‚ preferred to transfer power to Pakistan on August 14 so he could attend the ceremony in Karachi and be in New Delhi the next day to oversee
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on 26 January each year as Republic Day.[6] It follows the Parliamentary System of government with a Constitutional head. Background [edit] Main article: Indian independence movement The major portion of the Indian subcontinent was under British colonial rule from 1857 to 1947. The impact of economic‚ political and social exploitation during this period helped the gradual rise of the Indian independence movement
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personality and a great heart. His name is Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. I choose him as my hero because I really admire him. I admire his style‚ his personality and what he did for the Muslims of our country. He gave Muslims their freedom from the British Empire that was ruling at that time. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born on Dec. 25th‚ 1876‚ to a prominent mercantile family in Karachi. He was educated at the Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam and the Christian Mission School. Jinnah joined the Lincoln’s
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or for bad cannot occur without pain examines the causes of partition most effectively. Not only was it the end of colonial rule‚ resulting into a power struggle between Hindus and Muslims (with Muslims having ruled over India for centuries before British and the Hindu dominated Congress gaining power after them) but‚ it also marked the end of feudalism which is very significant as in it brings to light the power struggle that occurred amongst Hindus and Muslims themselves. A society based on class
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students for the bar. In 1895‚ at the age of 19‚ he was called to the bar. While in London Jinnah suffered two severe bereavements--the deaths of his wife and his mother. Nevertheless‚ he completed his formal studies and also made a study of the British political system‚ frequently visiting the House of Commons. He was greatly influenced by the liberalism of William E. Gladstone‚ who had become prime minister for the fourth time in 1892‚ the year of Jinnah’s arrival in London. Jinnah also took a
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Abolition of Sati : 1829 The Practice of Sati was first banned in Goa in 1515 by the Portuguese‚ but it was not that much prevalent there. This evil practice was banned by the Dutch and French also in Chinsura and Pondicherry respectively. The British permitted it initially but the practice of Sati was first formally banned in city of Calcutta in 1798‚ but it continued in the surrounding areas. The Bengal Presidency started collecting facts and figures on the practice of Sati in 1813. The data showed
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Very few Indians can be compared with Netaji Subhas. He was born in a rich and aristocratic Bengalee family in Orissa. He became a member of the Indian Civil Service. That was probably the highest ambition of most of the Indian students during the British rule in India. But Netaji Subhas was not satisfied with this. He did not like the life of luxury and pleasure. He chose the difficult path of serving his motherland. He took the vow of freeing his beloved motherland from the bondage of foreign rule
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traveled all over India and delivered speeches on welfare of youth‚ dignity of labor‚ women’s emancipation and nationalism. In 1916‚ she took up the cause of the indigo workers of Champaran in the western district of Bihar. In March 1919‚ the British government passed the Rowlatt Act by which the possession of seditious documents was deemed illegal. Mahatma Gandhi organized the Non-Cooperation Movement to protest and Naidu was the first to join the movement. Besides‚ Sarojini Naidu also actively
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my grandma‚ which gave me more of a cultural feel on how to answer this question. Towards the end of Britain’s 190 year rule over India‚ unavoidable issues began rising. These issues would be the reasons of Independence from Britain. Once the British began to see that their reign is coming to its end‚ they decided that they would first split the Hindus and Muslims before allowing India to gain its independence. So rose the issue of Partition. Though Hindus and Muslims had once lived peacefully
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nor the reliability of native forces for continuing to control an increasingly restless India‚[2][3] decided to end British rule of India‚ and in early 1947 Britain announced its intention of transferring power no later than June 1948. As independence approached‚ the violence between Hindus and Muslims in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal continued unabated. With the British army unprepared for the potential for increased violence‚ the new viceroy‚ Louis Mountbatten‚ advanced the date for the
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