15 Unseen Pictures Of India, Before And After It Became Independent
Sometime in the year 1947, Mahatama Gandhi and Lord Mountbatten have a conversation regarding Indian independence
June 1947: Father of the nation Mahatama Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru talk at a refugee camp in Hardiwar
March 24, 1947: Lord Mountbatten is sworn in as the first Governor General of Independent India
August 8, 1947: Politician Madan Mohan Malviya sits in a political meeting at New Delhi
Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru at a meeting in Shimla, in 1946. This was the first time Jinnah demanded the creation of an all-Islamic state, Pakistan
August 15, 1947: C Rajagopalachari takes the oath of first Governor General of the independent India
December 1947: India’s last viceroy Lord Mountbatten with the Maharaja of Jaipur in New Delhi
August 15, 1947: Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia, descendant of the Scindia dynasty, addresses a gathering on India's first Independence Day
Sometime in 1947, refugees from East Pakistan arrive barefoot in India during the partition. This shot speaks volumes about their grief
Sometime in the year 1950, a train full of refugees arrives at Ambala, Punjab
January 1948: C Rajgopalachari and Dr. Rajendra Prasad have a conversation as Sardar Vallabhai Patel watches
Sometime in the 40s, veteran Congress leaders Sarojini Naidu and Maualana Azad come out from a party session in Bombay
During the partition, refugees try to flee in a boat from East Pakistan, trying to enter West Bengal
August 1942: A group photo of the supporters of the Quit India movement
Sometime in 1942, Pandit Nehru interacts with participants of the Quit India movement