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Slide1: August 15, 1947 –
Down memory lane
First I-Day Celebration
Slide2: People throng in to participate in India's first Independence Day celebrations at
Raisina Hill in New Delhi in August, 1947.
Slide6: Troops are seen presenting arms as the first Governor General of India Lord Mountbatten and Lady Edwina as they drive in state to the Constitution Hall, now Parliament House, to attend the flag hoisting ceremony on the first Independence day of India on August 15, 1947.
Slide7: Governor General Lord Mountbatten salutes India's National flag as Edwina Mountbatten, second right, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, right, look on during India's first Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi in August 1947. 1st Speech of Nehru on I-Day
The Indian flag flutters in the Red Fort.: The Indian flag flutters in the Red Fort.