Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, at the Constituent Assembly after India was declared a free country.
Governor Rajagopalachari at the Government House in West Bengal.
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, the then prime minister of erstwhile Bombay delivers a speech at Gowalia Tank during the first Independence Day gathering. Kher later became the first chief minister of Bombay State.
The first Independence Day Celebration in erstwhile Bombay city.
A large number of people took to the streets of Bombay in joy to celebrate the taste of freedom, on August 15, 1947.
Lord Mountbatten and wife Edwina pose with Indian children on eve of India's Independence.
Bombay Home Guard Receives Colours as B G Kher Salutes — Independence Day 1947.
First Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru started the tradition of addressing the nation from Delhi's Red Fort. His first address, however, was on August 16, 1947, a day after the official handover of power. He famously called himself the Pradhan Sevak during this speech.
Streets Of Calcutta burst with joy in a jubilant celebration as the British left India for good.