Why there was no India on 14th August 1947?

[Pakistan Space Agency]

But there definitely was Pakistan, Alhamdu'lillah.

I've always thought of India as the leftover from the Divine Creation of Pakistan.

Happy Independence Day

Why did the British Empire not free the Indian Gremlins until Pakistan came into existence first?

Why did the Indians still wanted to remain part of the British Empire when Pakistan was already an independent state?

 

[masterchief_mirza]

They want to always be younger and more youthful looking than Pakistan.

 

[hussain0216]

It feels great being separated from that communal shithole in India

14th August must be celebrated with full fervour

We may have our problems but we are a sovereign state for our own people

 

[pikkuboss]

Happy independence day to Pakistani Bros. Let's keep this debate of "Who is father & who is son" aside for today and tomorrow. Thank you. Today is the day we collectively curse the cruel Brits, not curse each other.

 

[Imran Khan]

man its vey simple
lord Mountbatten can not be in delhi and karachi same time so he select to go karachi on 13 and have ceremony on 14 aug and in delhi on 15 aug . why too much jokes and fuss on it . letter lord Mountbatten have job in delhi too he did right .

 

[Shantanu_Left]

They want to always be younger and more youthful looking than Pakistan.

 

[Shantanu_Left]

It feels great being separated from that communal shithole in India

But, we want you back. How else will our Akhand Bharat vision be complete....maybe in another 50 years.

(p.s. - it's an inside joke I have with some posters here. Don't get carried away).

 

[Vapnope]

How come there was no India on 14th August?
Actually Quaid e azam took oath at 15th August and announced the creation of Pakistan. The moment Pakistan came into being was the moment India came into being. You divide a land into two pieces, both sides become independent that same moment. This was a political decision later on to celebrate Independence at 14th instead of 15th August. I am not even sure why this is even a debate.

 

[Shantanu_Left]

How come there was no India on 14th August?
Actually Quaid e azam took oath at 15th August and announced the creation of Pakistan. The moment Pakistan came into being was the moment India came into being. You divide a land into two pieces, both sides become independent that same moment. This was a political decision later on to celebrate Independence at 14th instead of 15th August. I am not even sure why this is even a debate.

Amid the communal riots and widespread unrest, both Jinnah and Nehru had a discussion to keep their celebrations one day apart as they didn't want that anniversary to be remembered as a day of Partition, even symbolically. That is why every subcontinental remembers their "Independence Day," very few remember it as a day of Partition.

I guess Nehru-Jinnah had a bit of "pahle aap, pahle aap" but eventually agreed on Pakistan taking August 14, and India the day after.

EDIT: let us remember the Radcliffe map was only finalized on August 11, and it was ratified in UK parliament within 1-2 days.

Both Congress and Muslim League had exactly two hours to study the map, and raise any objections. Which never happened of course.

Cyril Radcliffe quietly left via ship from Bombay's Gateway of India on the night of August 14 itself, just a few hours before Nehru unfurled the Indian flag at Red Fort, Delhi. He had burned all his research papers.

The whole Partition business was done so fast...the British took 150 years to study India, and ruled the place for 200 years. But they left the country like within days. Probably because they feared being the targets of mob frenzy.

 

[uk29]

There was no india in 14th August 1947 when pakistani flag was raised in karachi , Pakistani subcontinent , part of british pakRaj, located above pakistani ocean ... And in pakistani tectonic plate

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

Why did the Indians still wanted to remain part of the British Empire when Pakistan was already an independent state?

Not just that..their first governor general was gay lord mount baten himself..
https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/18/prin...h-lust-for-young-boys-fbi-files-say-10590798/
lord mount baten enjoyed govenorship

 

[Vapnope]

Amid the communal riots and widespread unrest, both Jinnah and Nehru had a discussion to keep their celebrations one day apart as they didn't want that anniversary to be remembered as a day of Partition, even symbolically. That is why every subcontinental remembers their "Independence Day," very few remember it as a day of Partition.

I guess Nehru-Jinnah had a bit of "pahle aap, pahle aap" but eventually agreed on Pakistan taking August 14, and India the day after.

EDIT: let us remember the Radcliffe map was only finalized on August 11, and it was ratified in UK parliament within 1-2 days.

Both Congress and Muslim League had exactly two hours to study the map, and raise any objections. Which never happened of course.

Cyril Radcliffe quietly left via ship from Bombay's Gateway of India on the night of August 14 itself, just a few hours before Nehru unfurled the Indian flag at Red Fort, Delhi. He had burned all his research papers.

The whole Partition business was done so fast...the British took 150 years to study India, and ruled the place for 200 years. But they left the country like within days. Probably because they feared being the targets of mob frenzy.

Pakistan used to celebrate independence day at 15th till 57/58.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1199235

 

[Joe Shearer]

Don't get carried away

In a stretcher or a gurney? (that's an inside joke; don't fly off the handle).

 

[Joe Shearer]

How come there was no India on 14th August?
Actually Quaid e azam took oath at 15th August and announced the creation of Pakistan. The moment Pakistan came into being was the moment India came into being. You divide a land into two pieces, both sides become independent that same moment. This was a political decision later on to celebrate Independence at 14th instead of 15th August. I am not even sure why this is even a debate.

There you go, pouring cold water on that ardour and passion!

Legally and constitutionally, after the date had been set by the British, it was always 15th August, irrespective of what the hysterical ones in this discussion might want to think.

 

[Joe Shearer]

the British took 150 years to study India, and ruled the place for 200 years.

The British ruled for 90 years, from 1st November 1858 until 15th August 1947. There were various intermediate stages before that, but all those related to a joint-stock company, the British company called the East India Company.

Between Company and Crown, the British took from January 1613 to August 1947 to 'study' India, 335 years and months, and they made a real hash of it. We are still struggling with the ham-handed British attempts to understand a wholly alien culture and civilisation; that struggle includes the juvenile delinquency of some of the posts in this thread (you don't want to know which those are; knowing will hurt your feelings).