India Embraces Freedom
The British won the Second World War, but the Indians were now motivated against them. They were ruling India with the help of the Indian soldiers. At first, the Navy revolted in 1946, and then the railway and other government employees too struck work.
The British government was facing a lot of problems, so it decided to accede freedom to India.
Even during the process of leaving India, the British government continued to follow its policy of Divide and Rule. As a result, the country was divided into India and Pakistan. India gained independence on 15th August, 1947. However, this was a time of communal violence and millions of people lost their lives in riots. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India.
The march to freedom was long and hard, but the Indians had dreams of the better days ahead. At present, India is an established power in several fields including military, science and technology, space, economy and other fields.