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Why does India celebrate Independance Day?

They hindus didnt want the sub-continent to be divided so why celebrate the day it was divided??

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    What you want and what you get are two different things.The country that gained independance from britain(india)is now 5 different nations India celebrates her indepedance as a free country

  • 1 decade ago

    August 15, 2006 is the 59th anniversary of the day the Indian Independence Act went into effect. The British began taking over India in the late 1700s, and on this day, they formally transferred power to Indian nationals. The celebration is for that. Gandhi was the only powerful Indian leader who wanted a united India. The others refused to agree, and it looked like the whole quest for independence would become bogged down with endless political negotiations while civil wars raged. The only answer the majority of leaders could agree with, was to provide independent control for both Muslims and Hindus by immediately dividing the land & creating Pakistan and India. The separation of other countries (e.g. Bangladesh) out of the original boundaries, came later.

    Source(s): Encyclopedia Britannica, CIA World Fact Book, and others.
  • 1 decade ago

    The Indian Independence Day marks the anniversary of the date that India gained her independence from the British crown.

  • 1 decade ago

    But we still got independence from British rule!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    They wanted to remain in dependence

  • 1 decade ago

    because [Haathi kay daant khane kay aur ,aur dikhane kay aur]

    i hope that the Indian's will clearly understand this

  • 1 decade ago

    Panditji is right

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    if you get a chance to eat over there.. any reason is good

  • hmmm
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    we got freedom from the "BRITISH RULE".

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I dont know ????????????????????????????????????

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