Partition and poverty: the fractured India British left behind

India's Independence Day marks the day the country became free from British rule, and this year is the 80th celebration.

But when freedom came, the country had many very big problems.

Millions of people had to leave their homes and move between India and Pakistan.

Many people were hurt or lost their lives during this time, which is called the Partition.

The country was also very poor, and most people did not have enough food or money.

Most people could not read or write, especially girls and women.

The new leaders, like Sardar Patel, had to bring together hundreds of small kingdoms to form India.

Even small things like trains, roads, and offices had to be shared between India and Pakistan.

It took many years for India to recover from all these challenges.

Today, people remember how hard those early days were for the new nation.