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Why August 15 was chosen as India's Independence Day?
Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India ... the British was by June 30, 1948. But it was preponed by 14 months, in what can be described as an act of desperation. It all began with ...
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Republic Day: Who Was the First Chief Guest and Where Was the Parade Held? Interesting Facts about India’s First R-Day
New Delhi: India gained freedom from British rule in 1947 ... was declared a sovereign republic by the country’s first Governor-General, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari on January 26, 1950, at ...