India did not have a government, prime minister or a president when it initially became independent.
The national anthem of India was recognized in 1950.
Jammu and Kashmir, Mysore and Hyderabad were few of princely states that became part of India after independence.
Goa became a part of of India in 1961.
Mahatma Gandhi was not present during the first celebration of Independence Day and took part in hunger strike instead.
Lord Mountbatten chose 15th August as the date of Indian independence as it coincided with the date of Japan’s surrendering to the Allied Forces after World War II.
5 other countries celebrate Independence Day on 15th August including North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Congo, Bahrain and Liechtenstein.
The border between India and Pakistan was drawn by British lawyer Sir Cyrill Radcliffe,
The national flag of India, is based on the Swaraj Flag, which was developed by a freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya, who was a farmer from Machilipatnam.
The first variant of the national flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya in 1921.
Our country got its name ‘India’ from the River Indus.