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[ It's a conversation between the father & a son. Father being a enthusiast of Economic & Political History, son a curious listener. It's a typical conversation, where, sometime, father would go on without pause. And son wouldn't ask for a break. It's a story of seven Decades of India, where son is witness to only two.]   PART 2 It was sunny day. Father was still occupied with Prajavaani and son wanted conversation to begin. For son, yesterday's crisp political history has invigorated a new taste towards understanding what went into making of India. His young mind was demanding more raw stories so that he could construct a narrative of his own. However, to build an inclusive nation such that, aspirations & dreams of none are left behind, was a challenging task. And those who took the responsibility knew how insurmountable it was. Though it was challenging, spirit of new freedom was enough for them to lay the road ahead for India. Son, said father, how do

 [ It's a conversation between the father & a son. Father being a enthusiast of Economic & Political History, son a curious listener. It's a typical conversation, where, sometime, father would go on without pause. And son wouldn't ask for a break. It's a story of seven Decades of India, where son is witness to only two.] PART 1 He tries to recall, it's hard for him to recall everything vividly of that day. It was black & white, he says, and over the years, now, it is just shade of grey. We knew very little of the announcement, we had no source for news, radio, we couldn't afford, newspaper somewhere, largely, it was just word of mouth.  News of Britain willing to grant full self government to British India at the least by 30 June, 1948 was never heard, if we knew it was the case than believe me our joy would have had no bound, a spark in his eyes says it all. However, Mountbatten said to have advanced the date to 15 August 1947, reason being, he fear