Aug. 15, 1947: Mountbatten swears Nehru in as Prime Minister of India
Ghandhiji Addressing people
Packed Trains of 'Refugee Special' in 1947
TRAIN TO PAKISTAN ; India 1947. Trains packed with refugees - Hindus and Sikhs headed for India , and Muslims headed for Pakistan - were convenient targets for gangs of killers on both sides of the border. Inadequately protected 'Refugee Specials' were typically stopped, and the occupants butchered, several times in the course of the journey.
The dead Punjab , 1947
Mountbatten arrives at Delhi airport; received by Nehru and Liaquat Ali. March 25, 1947
1948: The news of Gandhi's assassination hits the streets. A stunned crowd gathers in Calcutta.
Wuzeer Khans Mosque,
from the Quadrangle. Lahore
1948: Crowds in New Delhi wait for a glimpse of Gandhi's funeral procession
The Maharajah of Bharatpore
A Library being divided at the time of partition. Heart trembles to see this sight and it is tough to imagine the state of the nation at the moment when people needed to hold hands.
1971: Indira Gandhi reviews the troops, in the context of militaryand diplomatic preparations for the Bangladesh War.
Unpartitioned INDIA
The TAJ
Near View of the gate of the Hooseinabad - Lucknow
Packed Trains of 'Refugee Special' in 1947 
