<P> Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August , as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation 's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947 , the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly . India still retained King George VI as head of state until its transition to full republican constitution . India attained independence following the Independence Movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress ( INC ) . Independence coincided with the partition of India , in which the British India was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan ; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties , and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to religious violence . On 15 August 1947 , the Prime Minister , Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi . On each subsequent Independence Day , the prime minister customarily raises the flag and gives an address to the nation . </P>
<P> Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August , as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation 's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947 , the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly . India still retained King George VI as head of state until its transition to full republican constitution . India attained independence following the Independence Movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress ( INC ) . Independence coincided with the partition of India , in which the British India was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan ; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties , and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to religious violence . On 15 August 1947 , the Prime Minister , Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi . On each subsequent Independence Day , the prime minister customarily raises the flag and gives an address to the nation . </P>
when did india get independence from british rule
when did india get independence from british rule
15 August 1947
15 August 1947