Mountbatten Yojana 1947
When pakistan and india attained independence at midnight on the night of 1415 august 1947 mountbatten remained in new delhi for 10 months serving as the first governor general of an independ ent india until june 1948.
Mountbatten yojana 1947. L b b b i. Ub l i. Indian independence day 2020. The name is a direct anglicisation of the german battenberg literally batten mountain a small town in hesse.
Lord mountbatten on june 3 1947 put forward his plan which outlined the steps for the. Ub 3 1947 the mountbatten plan 3 june 1947 july 22 2015 january 23 2016 admin 3020 views 3 comments. A 1947 e. On 15 august india celebrates 74th independence day with full enthusiasm.
O. On march 27 1947 muslim league observed pakistan day which resulted in riots massacre and atrocitiesthe interim government which was in existence since 2 september 1946 had failed in controlling the riots and later uselessness of opposition of demand for a separate pakistan by the. Mountbatten brought forward the date of the partition from june 1948 to 15 august 1947. The mountbatten plan in hindi.
Upon his arrival lord mountbatten immediately began the procedure to transfer the power. In 1947 lord mountbatten was appointed viceroy of india and charged with overseeing the countrys transition to india and the couple moved to delhi. It is an important topic from upsc gs is view. The mountbatten family is a british dynasty originating as a cadet branch of the german princely battenberg familythe name was adopted during world war i by members of the battenberg family residing in the united kingdom due to rising anti german sentiment amongst the british public.