Some astrologers considered August 15 inauspicious, but for Mountbatten, it was final. His hurrying Partition scarred the subcontinent. Gandhi tried healing but freedom came with a wound.

Astrologers, poets and politicians: How key figures saw India's Subh‐e-Azadi dawning on August 15

11 intellectuals write on the many meanings and consequences of patriotism, for the India of today and for the India of the past.

Understanding Independence: Celebrating the Indian spirit of inquiry and the freedom to do so

This year saw the 13th edition of ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’.

Why India's dance forms are the best celebration of its beauty and diversity

This Independence Day saw the 13th edition of ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’, the dance festival organised by the great Odissi dancer Ranjana Gauhar.

If the BJP leader wants to forge his own legacy, he must make the republic of hope the reality for all Indians and the republic of fear a fantasy for those who see fear lurk everywhere and hope nowhere.

Why Modi's India is not a republic of fear

The only two family members who managed to survive were his two daughters - Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana.

August 15: Why Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated by the army

The only two family members who managed to survive were his two daughters — Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana.

For many it has always had a political motif. But there is more to it.

Being independent in today's India

For many Indians, 'índependence' has always had a political ring. But there is so much more to this.

Top thinkers assess how far India has come, at 71, to give us the freedom to be who we are and the best we can be.

71 years of Independence: How free are we?

The real story behind Assam school hoisting national flag under water

The real story behind flooded Assam school hoisting national flag

There was a recurrent theme in all the pictures - bearded men in skull caps or checkered lungis or kurta and pajamas rolled up until their knees.

Why it's important to know Amir Khusrau's patriotism and his idea of India

What we can learn from Amir Khusrau's patriotism and his idea of India

Patriotism test for madrasas in Uttar Pradesh on Independence Day shows the rotten condition of our independent nation.

'The deprived and suffering Indians need to take a pledge on this Independence Day to launch an economic, political and social movement unitedly in a broadway.'

Read Tripura CM Manik Sarkar's Independence Day speech that was refused to air

The chief minister alleged that Doordarshan and All India Radio informed his office on August 14 that his speech would not be broadcast unless the content was changed.