Britain had set June 1948 as its exit date. Mountbatten pulled it forward to a day that marked a wartime triumph, even as an astrologer warned of a curse.
The World War 2 link that decided August 15 as India’s independence date — and the astrologer who tried to stop it
Britain had set June 1948 as its exit date. Mountbatten pulled it forward to a day that marked a wartime triumph, even as an astrologer warned of a curse….
Lok Darpan
