INDEPENDENCE

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Exactly at 00.02 hr sixty-three years back , this was the day which the whole of India was waiting for. Yes, the independence of our country.
After many struggles , compromises , loss of lives , slavery under the Britishers , this was the day when freedom was born to the whole of India. This was all a result of the struggle of few great people who devoted their whole life for the sake of their country. I feel proud to bow myself to the people , who could even be compared to gods, for all their work they have done. I guess it is a time that we remember the freedom strugglers, without whom we may never have got our freedom. Mahatma Gandhi, Rani Lakshmi Bai , Sardar Vallabhai Pattel, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Baghat Singh, Nehru and many more. But there are many more unsung heroes who have dedicated their lives for the freedom struggle.
The main factor which got India its Independence is the Quit India movement. With all the patience and waiting for years long with sacrifice, it was the end of the wait. No more any Indian could withstand. It was when the Quit India Movement started. Gandhi said, "this is open rebellion." The country was willing to court risks for the freedom that was to be won. The movement was launched on August 8, 1942 in Bombay. Gandhi declared: "I want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had. You may take it from me that I am not going to strike a bargain with the Viceroy for ministers and the like… Here is the mantra, a short one, that I give you… Do or die. We shall either free India or die in the attempt." From 1942 onwards it was quite clear that the countdown to an independent India had begun.
This was when the Britishers started loosing their power. There was all emotional ties between India and the Britishers. The Indians asked the British to pack and leave the country immediately. Mountbatten was entrusted with the responsibility of transferring power to the Indians and the British leaving the country.

That picture was taken when Mountbatten swears Nehru in as Prime Minister of India on aug 15 1947

This was the period where even bad times happened. On Aug 14 1947,at 23.58hr it was when Pakistan got its freedom by separating itself from India. This was all due to clash between the Hindus and Muslims which became furious at the end. Accusations of siding with the Muslims and giving Pakistan away too easily, dogged Gandhi since the day the state of Pakistan was declared. Following an announcement on August 17, 1947 Pakistan became the other independent state. And Bangaldesh too became independent on the eastern side of India. Gandhi, the father of the nation, did not join in the celebrations that followed. He was elsewhere working in riot torn areas, praying for peace. For him independence was tinged with sadness and disappointment. He was ready to withdraw from active politics. On January 30, 1948, a Hindu fundamentalist called Nathu Ram Godse shot the Mahatma. India lost the man who, along with so many others, had taught it to dream of independence, and to throw a bridge between that dream and reality .


Inspite of all the sacrifice , dedication , devotion , hard work by those great people to get our freedom ,we still remain depending on others and being dominated .


Even after our independence we still have a question in our hearts
. “Did we really get our freedom back..?! to everyone equally in a country of democracy..!? ” Its not a question to be just spoke of , but to be an issue which each and every Indian must look into.