August 15, 1947, inauspicious said astrologers. Nehru found a solution

India Today · Avinash Kateel · 2026-08-14 01:30 UTC

Lord Mountbatten the last British Viceroy to India fixed August 15 for the transfer of power to Indians but seers objected to the date as inauspicious Jawaharlal Nehru the to-be first Indian Prime Minister found a middle path And that039s why India got freedom at midnight

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