opinion

India, ought to celebrate December 30, as True Independence Day

Ryan Baidya suggests December 30, 1943, should be India’s true Independence Day. On this date, Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Government declared sovereignty by raising the flag in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This date signifies genuine political freedom, contrasting with the partial independence of August 15, 1947.