The making of Indian constitution

THE MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

However, August 15 was not the first choice to mark India's
independence. The story behind the date is interesting in many fields.
On 29.12.1929, Jawaharlal Nehru called for a meeting of the INC in
Lahore, where the National flag was unfurled, and a call for Purna
Swaraj was made (complete self-rule). On that day the Congress set
January 26, 1930 as the day of Indian Independence. This was
celebrated for 17years straight until the time August 15, 1947 was
declared as the day India achieved freedom from the British and
celebrated its independence. While August 15 heralded freedom from
British oppression for India, it signified something entirely different for
the British a triumph that made them a super power in the world. It was
World War l, and on August 6 and 9, 1945, American forces dropped
nuclear bombs on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two
incidents that shook the world. The date January 26 (initially declared as
a day of Independence) was however, not forgotten. It wOuld later herald
another important event that would change the history of India.