Our country got independence from british rule on 15 august 1947. This was the historic day when india got independence from british rule and the tricolor waved with pride all over the country. On 15 august 1947, amid the celebration of India's independence, a historic ceremony was organized at india gate in Delhi, in which lakhs of people participated. During this, an interesting and surprising story is associated with Lord Mountbatten's 17-year-old daughter pamela Mountbatten. Let's know...
Mountbatten's daughter got stuck in the crowd
According to the book 'Freedom at Midnight' by historians Dominic Lapierre and Larry Collins, the flag hoisting ceremony was to be held at 5 pm in the open ground near india Gate. Mountbatten and his advisors had estimated that about 30,000 people would come, but on that day more than 5 lakh people came to witness independence. pamela Mountbatten was also present in this huge crowd, who had reached the ceremony with two of her father's employees. The crowd was so huge that it became difficult for pamela to reach the stage. She got stuck in the huge crowd of people about a hundred yards before the stage. It was becoming difficult for her to even stand firmly.
Jawaharlal Nehru said such a thing
Then jawaharlal nehru saw pamela stuck in the crowd and shouted, 'Come to the stage by jumping over the people.' pamela replied that she was wearing high-heeled sandals, due to which this was not possible. Nehru said, 'Take off your sandals.' pamela felt that removing her sandals would be indecent, but Nehru insisted, 'Don't talk like a naive child, take off your sandals and come by stepping over people.'
Pamela reached the stage by stepping over people
Finally, on Nehru's insistence, pamela took off her sandals and moved towards the stage by stepping on the shoulders and heads of the people sitting in the crowd. During this time, instead of getting angry, people were laughing and helping her. This scene reflects the spirit of that day, unity and enthusiasm in the celebration of independence, where people were happily helping pamela to reach the stage.
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