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We have extracted select articles including those written by V.K. Krishna Menon, T.T. Krishnamachari and C.V. Raman.

August 14, 2015 09:02 pm | Updated August 10, 2022 01:34 pm IST

On the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day, The Hindu presents to you the historic day of India's liberation from imperial rule through our edition dated August 15, 1947. You can leaf through the pages and experience history in the making as our readers experienced it that day. We have extracted select articles by the likes of V.K. Krishna Menon, T.T. Krishnamachari and C.V. Raman for you to read into the thoughts of the great minds of that era. You can click on the red marker on highlighted articles and proceed to the full story.

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