Lord Mountbatten swears in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of free India at the ceremony held at 8.30 AM on August 15, 1947

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Indian Independence Day Celebration in Delhi - 15 August 1947

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Lord Mountbatten addressing the Independence Day session of the Constituent Assembly of India - August 15, 1947

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Independence of Pakistan and India - August 14-15 1947

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Mass migration during independence of India in 1947 Part - 12

These photographs are taken in 1947 during the period of independence of India and Pakistan by the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. These photographs are collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.

Mass migration during independence of India in 1947 Part - 11

These photographs are taken in 1947 during the period of independence of India and Pakistan by the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. These photographs are collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.

Mass migration during independence of India in 1947 Part - 10

These photographs are taken in 1947 during the period of independence of India and Pakistan by the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. These photographs are collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.

Mass migration during independence of India in 1947 Part - 9

These photographs are taken in 1947 during the period of independence of India and Pakistan by the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. These photographs are collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.

Mass migration during independence of India in 1947 Part - 8

These photographs are taken in 1947 during the period of independence of India and Pakistan by the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. These photographs are collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.