Aniket Raj
At the time of India's independence, the country did not have a national anthem. Although Rabindranath Tagore composed 'Jana Gana Mana' in 1911, it was officially recognized as the national anthem on January 24, 1950.
Hindi was chosen as the official language of the Union of India on September 14, 1949. The Indian Constitution later declared Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language in 1950.
Lord Mountbatten was instructed by the British Parliament to transfer power by June 30, 1948. However, he decided to move the date up to August 15, 1947, as it coincided with the second anniversary of Japan's surrender to the Allied forces.
Mahatma Gandhi did not join the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. Instead, he was in Kolkata, fasting to stop the violence that had erupted due to the partition.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed 'Vande Mataram,' India's national song, as part of his novel Anandamath in 1882. It was officially adopted as the national song on January 24, 1950.
The first unofficial flag of India was raised on August 7, 1906, at Parsee Bagan Square in Calcutta (now Kolkata). The flag had three horizontal stripes of red, yellow, and green, with the words 'Vande Mataram' written in the center.