"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom....."

Muslim refugees sit on the roof of an overcrowded coach railway train near New Delhi in trying to flee India. Millions of Muslims migrated from India to Pakistan. Hindus living for generations in what was to become Pakistan had to flee their homes overnight.

Junagadh was a princely state of British India, located in what is now Gujarat. In the independence and partition of British India of 1947, the 552 princely states were given a choice to either join the new Dominion of India or the newly formed state of Pakistan. Junagadh joins the Dominion of India on 9 Nov

On 15th August 1947 India got freedom from British rule. In that year of freedom, India Post issued three beautiful stamps. The stamps were issued on 21st November 1947. The second stamp depicts the AÅ›okan lions capital. 

On 15th August 1947 India got freedom from British rule. In that year of freedom, India Post issued three beautiful stamps. The first stamp of Independent  India shows the new Indian Flag. It was meant for foreign correspondence.