India gained independence from the British Raj after 200 years of colonial rule. On 15 August 1947, the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly. And Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, delivered his famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech in The Parliament, on the eve of India’s Independence, towards midnight on 15 August 1947. But while we read […]