Indian independence movement
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The Indian independence movement was a series of political efforts from mid-1880s to 1947, that took place in the Indian subcontinent with the aim of ending British colonial rule.
Robert Clive with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey. Mir Jafar's betrayal of the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal in Plassey made the battle one of the main factors of British supremacy in the sub-continent.
The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun by Henry Singleton, c. 1800. After the defeat of Tipu Sultan of Mysore, most of South India was now either under the company's direct rule, or under its indirect political control.
Bahadur Shah Zafar was declared the "Emperor of Hindustan" during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Birsa Munda, leader of Munda rebellion (Ulgulan)
Independence Day (India)
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Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947. On this day the Indian Independence
The flag of India hoisted at the Red Fort in Delhi; hoisted flags are a common sight on Independence Day.
Jawaharlal Nehru delivering his speech, Tryst with Destiny, on the eve of India's first independence day.
Armed forces saluting the national flag
Parade on independence day