Independence Day 2022: Who can understand the meaning of independence better than India. After being a slave to the British for many years, when India got independence, this day was recorded in golden letters in the pages of history. Getting freedom was not easy. Many brave sons and daughters of India sacrificed their lives for the country. There was a struggle for independence for years. From Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi to Mangal Pandey and from Mahatma Gandhi to Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, thousands of freedom fighters spent their lives fulfilling the dream of independent India. The country finally became independent on 15 August 1947. The first Prime Minister of India hoisted the flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort. On the completion of 75 years of independence, there was a lot of change in the country but if not changed then the tradition of celebrating independence. The flag hoisting is done every year on 15th August from the Red Fort. We were not there in the era of slave India, but we can only imagine what the view would be like at that time. If you want to know what was the view of the time of independence, then here are some rare pictures of 1947. Also there are some more pictures, from which you will know how much India has changed since independence.
In a picture here is Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, who is preparing for the transfer of power by meeting with the leaders of India. This picture is from 11 days before India’s independence. In the second picture, the Prime Minister of independent India is holding a cabinet meeting. He is accompanied by the Home Minister and the Defense Minister.
In this picture, the first Prime Minister of independent India Jawaharlal Nehru and the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi are seen. In the first picture, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is going on a horse. He is going to attend the Congress Working Committee meeting held after India’s independence. During that time the security of the Prime Minister was not like today. In the second picture is PM Modi, for whose protection there is SPG, bullet proof vehicle.
In this picture, on one side, the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is addressing the Constituent Assembly on the evening of August 14. This was the first address to independent India. In the second picture, the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi is hoisting the flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15.
The view and meaning of both these pictures are the same, just the time is different. The first picture is of hoisting the tricolor after India’s independence. Indians have participated in large numbers in the celebration of independence. People are saluting the tricolor. On the first morning of India’s independence, people reached India Gate in large numbers and celebrated independence. The second picture is from many years after independence. People have come to celebrate independence on Independence Day. There is a parade and flag hoisting in front of the Red Fort.