10 August 1947.
Just 5 days before Independence, the battle for India’s future was far from over. Jinnah was pressuring Jodhpur to join Pakistan. Sardar Patel intervened. Savarkar warned against the logic behind Partition.
From Lahore to Amritsar, Lyallpur, Alwar & Hapur, reports of communal violence kept pouring in. As 15 August drew closer, uncertainty, negotiations and bloodshed shaped every passing day. Episode 10 of #Those15Days.
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14 August 1947.
Gandhi walked past burnt Hindu homes in Calcutta. Jinnah and Mountbatten spoke in Karachi. In Srinagar, a Pakistan flag was pulled down from the Post Office. At midnight, Nehru declared India’s entry into a new age.
Freedom arrived with shankh dhwani, Partition, refugees and a warning from Gandhi that if communal hatred continued, the freedom we had won would not survive.
Episode 14 of #Those15Days
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