Watch in pics, the first morning that dawned on independent India

New Delhi: India got independence after a tumultous struggle against British rule on 15 August, 1947.As the dawn of freedom broke over the Indian horizon, there were millions of families who had been displaced because of Partition. In Delhi, people were both jubilant and sad - jubilant over the dawn of freedom, and sad over the vivisection of the Indian mainland. Let's have a look at some rare unseen pictures when India woke up to an Independent morning: Very first morning of independent India – 16 August 1947 In this handout picture taken 15 August 1947, British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten rides in a carriage alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten prior to witnessing the raising of the Indian tricolour for the first time at India Gate in New Delhi. In this handout picture taken 15 August 1947, British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten (C) gestures as he rides in a carriage alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten prior to witnessing the raising of the Indian tri-colour. Crowds in New Delhi watching a motorcade on Independence Day. British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten gestures alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as they witnesses the raising of the Indian tricolour for the first time at India Gate in New Delhi. Crowds throng New Delhi to watch Independence Day function Crowds at New Delhi watching unfurling of tricolour on Independence Day Lord Louis Mountbatten addresses India's Constituent Assembly on August 15th, 1947, to announce independence. Jawaharlal Nehru salutes as he is sworn in as India's first Prime Minister at an August 15th, 1947