Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

A rare picture of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mountbatten at India Gate on 16 August 1947

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

A rare pic of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Pinglani Venkaya, the man who made our Tiranga

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Mahatma Gandhi with Pakistan's first Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

A picture of Lord and Lady Mountbatten with Mahatma Gandhi taken in New Delhi in 1947.

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru delivers his famous “tryst with destiny” speech on August 15, 1947 at Parliament House, New Delhi.

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru taking the oath as the first Prime Minister of India

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

A refugee train on its way to Punjab in 1947

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

The body of Mahatma Gandhi in state at Birla House in New Delhi.

Independence Day special: Rare pics from the past

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was the architect of India’s Constitution, the largest written constitution in the world.