From the archive record
Archival footage of this very Indian tradition, dating back to Independence. This footage was shot in the later 1990's, we believe. ndian Navy, Airforce and Police congent parade on Independence day at Red Fort in Delhi. Independence Day, observed annually on 15 August is a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an Independence Movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displace