A defamation case filed against Sankaran Nair helped spotlight the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.

Seventy-five years ago today, India took its independence from the British Empire. The country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, called it a tryst with destiny. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

Indian schoolchildren wave Indian National flag during India's 72nd Independence Day celebrations. AFP/Getty Images. ... as it marks 75 years since it gained independence from the British Empire.

India marked its 75th anniversary of independence on Monday, looking back at the day that ended nearly 200 years of British colonial rule and reflecting on how far the nation has come since. At ...

India first observed Independence Day not on August 15, 1947, ... It took a World War to shake the British Empire’s foundation and eventually force its hand in giving India back to the Indians.

Questions like what happened in February 1946 which led to the last war of Independence - the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - were taken up by the panelists during the second virtual session of the ...

India’s struggle for independence resulted in a hard-fought victory that ousted British rule after over 200 years. However, the victory came with a painful partition that split the nation into ...

During the nearly two-century-long rule over India between 1757 and 1947, the British Empire exploited the country's resources, wealth, and people. The impact of colonial rule is felt to this day.