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Independent India at 60
Glimpses of history from the archives of The Hindu - I
MIDNIGHT, AUGUST 14-15, 1947: Jawaharlal Nehru is sworn in by Lord Mountbatten as independent India's first Prime Minister. The nation's leaders look on, but a notable absentee was Mahatma Gandhi who was in Calcutta and slept through the event.
June 7, 1947: Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten and his Adviser Lord Ismay, at a New Delhi conference where the Partition plan was disclosed. Jawaharlal Nehru is at left and M.A. Jinnah at right.
January 1942: The principal disciple seeks counsel from the Master at the AICC session in Wardha.
1948: Mahatma Gandhi's body lies in state in Birla House, New Delhi. He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic, Nathuram Godse.
January 31, 1950: Members of the Central Ministry, with President Rajendra Prasad at Government House, New Delhi. Seated from left are B.R. Ambedkar, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Sardar Baldev Singh, Abul Kalam Azad, (Prime Minister) Jawaharlal Nehru, the President, (Deputy Prime Minister) Vallabhbhai Patel, John Matthai, Jagjivan Ram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, and Shyama Prasad Mookherjee. Standing, from left, are Khurshed Lal, R.R.Diwakar, Mohanlal Saxena, N. Gopalswamy Ayyangar, N.V. Gadgil, K.C. Neogy, Jairamdas Daulatram, K. Santhanam, Satya Narayan Sinha and B.V. Keskar.
January 1948: A scene from Punjab in what has been termed history's biggest migration.
January 1950: India's first President, Rajendra Prasad, is being led to the "presidential chair" by Governor-General C. Rajagopalachari.
Independent India at 60
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