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The World War 2 link that decided August 15 as India's independence date — and the astrologer who tried to stop it

Hindustan Times · Published 1h ago
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.

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