Gandhi's first Diwali after Independence

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1. 15 Aug 1947Background

   India gains independence as British India is partitioned into two states

   On 15 August 1947 British rule ended and India and Pakistan were created, as Partition set off mass migration and communal violence.

2. 1 Sept 1947Background

   Delhi riots in September 1947 send Muslims into refugee camps

   Communal violence in Delhi in September 1947 drove many Muslim residents into camps as Hindu and Sikh refugees arrived from West Pakistan.

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   12 Nov 1947

   Why Gandhi said no to celebrating independent India's first Diwali in 1947

   Three days before Diwali 1947, Gandhi rejected a refugee woman's idea of celebrating. Days later he spoke to Kurukshetra's camps on radio, his only Delhi studio visit.