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Lord Mountbatten and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru photographed during the Independence Day Celebrations at India Gate, New Delhi on August 15, 1947. (HT Photo)
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Jawahar Lal Nehru, delivers his famous "tryst with destiny" speech on 15 August, 1947 at Parliament House in New Delhi. N/B B/W
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In this picture taken 17 August 1945, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the SS Georgic bound for Britain on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. (AFP Photo)
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In this picture taken on 15 August 1947, crowds of revellers gather to celebrate independence from Britain around Rasina Hill in New Delhi. (AFP Photo)
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One of the bazars of Delhi decorated with national flag on August 15 1947. (PIB)
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In the presence of washington diplomats and high ranking US Army and Navy officers, ambassador Asaf ali hoists the Indian flag at the Indian embassy in cermonies marking the Country's independence from British rule. (ACME)
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Rajendra Prasad receiving Lord Mountbatten when he called in the President. (HT Photo)
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In this picture taken 17 August 1945, Governor General Lord Louis Mountbatten (C) delivers an address to soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment on the quayside in Mumbai, as they prepare to embark on the SS Georgic bound for Britain, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. (AFP Photo)
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In this handout picture taken 15 August 1947, British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten rides in a carriage alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten prior to witnessing the raising of the Indian tricolour for the first time at India Gate in New Delhi. (AFP Photo)
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