India First Independence Day: Know the unheard stories and historical moments of Independence Day before 15 August 1947. How was the first morning atmosphere of independence, people’s feelings and celebrations, read.
15 August Independence Day 2025: 15 August 1947 is the date that every Indian’s heart is filled with pride. It was not just a day of the calendar, but the fruit of centuries of fighting, sacrifice and sacrifice. When the clock played twelve at midnight, a new India was born. The whole country was immersed in joy, but there was also a pain of partition. The atmosphere of that day was not only of celebration, but also of emotions, expectations and uncertainties. Know how Delhi, village-town, newspaper, leaders and common people were living on that historic morning.
Delhi’s first morning after India’s independence: confluence of happiness and restlessness
The night before the first morning of independence was very special for Delhi. The last day of the British Raj was over and the new India was starting. There was a strange silence in the capital, as if people stopped breathing and waiting for a big moment. At 12 o’clock at night, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave the historic speech “Tryst with Destiny” in the Constituent Assembly, in which he said- When the whole world is sleeping, India will wake up towards life and freedom. This speech was narrated live on the radio and millions of people were listening to it by putting ears with radio in their respective homes.
On the morning of India’s independence, when the first shout filled with Red Fort
As soon as dawn, Pandit Nehru hoisted the tricolor on the ramparts of the Red Fort. Thousands of people were present there, who had gathered hours ago to see this moment with their eyes. As soon as the tricolor waves, the crowd echoed in the crowd, people were touching the ground and putting them on the forehead, sweets were being distributed and some people wept emotionally.
Pain of partition between India’s independence celebration
Although August 15 was a happy day, the deep pain of partition was also hidden behind this happiness. After the formation of Pakistan, riots were erupted in Punjab and Bengal. Crowds of refugees gathered in cities like Delhi, Lahore and Amritsar. All India Radio journalist Khurshid Anwar wrote in his report- On one side the tricolor was waving on the streets of Delhi and on the other hand trains were coming full of corpses. Mahatma Gandhi was not in Delhi that day. He was sitting on a fast to prevent communal violence in Noakhali, Kolkata. He said- This freedom is incomplete, if it does not have humanity.
Mixed feelings were thronging the minds of the people of India
There were different types of reactions in the villages and towns. Somewhere the lamps were lit, folk songs were sung and the flag was hoisted. At the same time, there was an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the border areas. Sardar Balbir Singh of Lucknow wrote in his diary- We were proud that we are free now, but there was also fear in the mind that now what will be our future.
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Press and newspapers role first morning of independence
The role of the press was very important that day. Newspapers published special editions, speeches and pictures of leaders and brought the news of independence from door to door. Newspapers like ‘Azad Hind’, ‘National Herald’ and ‘Janseva’ introduced it as a mass-fasting, but also highlighted the tragedy of partition. 15 August 1947 was not just a celebration day, but it was the date in which happiness and tears, expectations and fear were present together. This was the day when India took the first breath in the air of independence and also took responsibility for its future.
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