80th Independence Day: 25 Surprising Facts About India’s Independence That Will Change How You See August 15th
Posted on August 14, 2026 by Kanchan Bains
British rule in India formally ended on August 15, 1947. That’s the whole reason for the date. The Indian Independence Act named it the day two new countries, India and Pakistan, came into being, and the handover was nowhere near as tidy as the flag ceremonies make it look. Partition happened at the same time, […]