Independence Day 2021: 11 iconic photos of India’s freedom struggle
August 15, 2021 will mark India's 75th Independence Day . The Indian Independence movement began during war I and was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. On 15 Assumption , 1947, India got its freedom, ending an almost 200-year British rule. Here are some iconic pictures from the years India was fighting for its freedom.
In this August 10, 1942, picture, demonstrators are lying on the bottom to avoid clouds of tear gas released by the police once they refused to disperse after protesting against the arrest of Gandhi and other National Congress leaders. (Image Credits: News 18)
The mutiny of 1857 was a revolution of sorts. The image shows a scene from the battle at Cawnpore (Kanpur) where a whole British garrison, including women and youngsters , was exhausted . (Image Credits: News 18)
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