Partition of India

Partition of India: "Mr Atlee described today the plan for India, and announced that the Government proposed to introduce legislation during the present session for the transfer of power this year. The plan leaves it up to Indians themselves to decide whether or not there should be partition

Response in India
This relief will be felt by the common man throughout India who in recent months has lived with the fear of communal strife New hope for India
In that country, as was to be expected from their nature, the proposals have aroused only mild enthusiasm
End of the Raj
Power handed over in India
In accordance with the grant of independence to India the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being at midnightLeading article: The end of an era
The British official in India was like the British climate, more than trying at times but very healthy to live with

Partition of India
Partition has brought sadness to many, and joy in the ceremonies which are taking place in many parts of India today is not unalloyed


Independence
India's first day of independence
For those who remember past periods of bitterness and hatred it marks a real transformation in the relations between the British and India peoplesIndependence ceremonies
It was a matter for deep thankfulness that her freedom had been effected by consent and in comparative peacefulness


The new republic
Leading article: The Indian republic
Under the new constitution which comes into force today, India is a sovereign democratic republicBirth of an Indian republic
The retiring Governor-General, will tomorrow morning read a"