After two centuries of the British rule, India won its independence. In the year 1947 Indian independence was gained and the British Raj was overthrown.
The first mutiny began in 1857, when Indian soldiers were ridiculed for their religion. Muslim soldiers were made to pull off the skin of their rifles that were wrapped in pig skin. As the pig was a taboo in their religion they were highly offended by this process.
A few incidents of oppression led to the birth of freedom fighters across the county. As the Raj feared the oppression would lead to a struggle, they began the divide and rule policy. Freedom fighters were martyred but that did not reduce the strength of the struggle, infact it only boosted it.
Brave men like Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandrashekar Azad were a few who fought for the Indian independence. Then there was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The man who advocated the non-violence movement. So no shootouts or behind the back killings. Everything was done peacefully and it forced the British to come into conversations. Gandhi and the independence of India are directly related. His principles and values of life were thrown open for the country to observe and follow.
He initiated the concept of a flag for India, and even helped in making Jawaharlal Nehru the first Prime Minister. It was on 15th August 1947 that the British flag was unfurled and the Indian tri-colour was raised to the sky. Since that day every year 15th August is celebrated as the Indian independence day and is a declared national holiday.
From movies to songs on the radio to literature in the newspaper, mentions of how India got independence are expressed and every Indian breathes in attentively. The freedom struggle is studied by children in school and students in college. So they too realize the importance of being free and living in a free world unlike that of the Raj.
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