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Archive - Indian Independence Day 

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On August 15th India will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its independence from the British Empire. With The India Independence Act of 1947 the British Parliament partitioned what was known as British India into two new nations: Pakistan and India. Pakistan was to be a Muslim-majority nation, while India would be secular. The newly drawn borders caused violent revolts that led to hundreds of thousands of casualties and displaced millions of people, especially in areas along the hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line. Decades later, the relationship between the two nations remains tense.... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Punjab. Kurukshetra. A refugee camp for 300.000 people.... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Kashmir. Jammu. 1948. Militia women. 
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INDIA. Delhi. Government House. 1948.
The MOUNTBATTEN and Jawaharlal... 
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INDIA. North India. Kuinkshaha. 1947. Muslim refugee train from... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Punjab. Kurukshetra. A refugee camp for 300.000 people.... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Gujarat. Baroda (Vadodara). 1948. An elephant fight during... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI dictates a message, just... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. GANDHI leaving Meherauli, a Moslem shrine.... 

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INDIA. Jaipur. 1948. 
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INDIA. Kashmir. The Hazrat Bal. 1947. 
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INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948.
Mahdum Shah Ziarat mosque. Friday... 

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INDIA. Kashmir. Jammu. 1948. Muslim refugees on the terrace of... 
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INDIA. Kashmir. Jammu. 1948. After the "National Conference"... 

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INDIA. Punjab. Kurukshetra. A refugee camp for 300.000 people.... 

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INDIA. Gujarat. Vadodara. 1948. Festivities for the 39th birthday... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Gujarat. Baroda (Vadodara). 1948. Festivities for the... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. GANDHI (center, back) leaving Meherauli,... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. The Minister of the Interior,... 

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INDIA. Rajasthan. Jaipur. 1948. The Maharadjah of Baria arrives... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Government House. 1948.
Left to right: Lord MOUNTBATTEN,... 

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INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948. Muslim women on the slopes of... 

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INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. July 1948. Sheik ABDULLAH, Prime minister... 

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PAKISTAN. Lahore. 1948. Women's camp. 
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