August is the most important month in Indian calender of events. It was in August 1765 that Emperor Shah Alam granted the Dewani of several states to the East India Co,pany, thereby laying the foundation for the British Empire.
In August 1858, the British Government took over administration from the hands of the company. The Government's representative in India was given the title of Viceroy.
Sri Aurobindo's series of articles in Indu Prakash in August 1893 signalled a radical change in the congress's policy ultimately making the paper the hereald of independance Bande Mataram, the great nationalist newspaper, was born in August 1906. The British Government made what is famous as the "August Offer" on August 8, 1940 to enable India "to make the fullest possible contribution to worlld struggle against tyranny and aggression."
On August 9, Gandhiji gave the historic call "QUIT INDIA" to the British and "Do or Die" to the Indians but British representation followed.
August is memorable to all Indians because our country became independant at midnight of August 14,1947. The speech made by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru still rings in our earls." At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."
On August 7, 1906, a tricolour flag was hoisted in Calcutta on the occasion of the boycot day. People were protesting the partition of Bengal. On August 22, 1907, Bhikkaji Cama told the participants of an International Forum:" I call upon you, gentlemen, to rise and salute this flag of Indian Independance."
On August 22, 1604, the hold book of Sikhs, Adigrandh Saheb was installed in the Golden temple in Amritsar. On August 4, 1967 the world's largest and tallest masonry dam, Nagarjuna Sagar was commissioned in Andhra Pradesh.
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