Interesting facts about Indian Independence Day

15th August is an important day in the history of India. It was on this day that we bid adieu to our
colonial masters the British after a rule which lasted for 190 years from the Battle of Palassy. It was
on this day a new independent nation was born which would go on to become the largest democracy
in the world. Here are few interesting facts that We discovered on the Internet from hours of surfing
everyday
Why 15th August?