History of Modern India Part 4 Nehru had one task left before the end of the day. He had to hoist the Indian flag in Princes Park near India Gate, Delhi. But it proved a difficult task. The Indian government thought the people would disperse after the oath-taking ceremony. They were expecting a small crowd …
History of Modern India Part 3 It showed that the religious identity might demolish secularism in the future. Vande Mataram is the essential part of the Hindutva ideology of the Indian nationalist parties. So, these two anthems were sung in the Indian Parliament that night. Nehru took the podium at 11:55 pm.The parliamentarians rang their …
History of Modern India Part 2 However another dramatic change took place before that. India’s secular leader Nehru performed Hindu rituals before independence. He attended Hindu rites. How did this happen? 2 Hindu Pandits visited Nehru’s home in Delhi on the evening of August 14. It is unclear who did invite them? Nehru joined them …
History of Modern India Part 1 At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment… which comes but rarely… when we step out from the old to new… a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance… These are the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first …