as the newly independent state of india was born, its first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru, was fullrld sleeps, india will awake to life and freedom. his vision was of a democratic, secular state in which poverty and inequality were gradually reduced. amolak swani was 17 at the time. she lived through the horrors and only narrowly escaped with her life, hidden with a fruit truck and disguised in a burkha. now 87, she's been recording her memories for her grandson rishi and also reflecting on modern india and nehru's legacy. translation: all the dreams that he showed us, they've not been fulfilled. we thought that after independence, all sorts of things would happen. we are still better off, but there are many poor people. there is still so much poverty in india. there has been major economic growth in india, but nehru's vision of a more equal society hasn't happened yet. one thing endures, the political mistrust between india and pakistan, a hostility that some born many years after partition can't understand. we are the same people. we probably eat similar food. we speak in a simila

as the newly independent state of india was born, its first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru, was fullsecular state in which poverty and inequality were gradually reduced. amolak swani was 17 at the time. she lived through the horrors and only narrowly escaped with her life, hidden with a fruit truck and disguised in a burkha. now 87, she‘s been recording her memories for her grandson rishi and reflecting on modern india and nehru‘s india. translation: all the dreams that he showed us, they‘ve not been fulfilled. we thought that after independence, all sorts of things would happen. we are still better off but there are many poor people. there is still so much poverty in india. there has been major economic growth in india by nehru‘s vision of a more equal society hasn‘t happened yet. one thing endures, the political mistrust between india and pakistan, a hostility that some born many years after partition can‘t understand. we are the same people. we probably eat similar food. we speak in a similar tongue. we mightjust worship different gods but that doesn‘t make us any different. but h

gathered to hear the announcement in the capital new delhi and greet their first prime minister jawaharlal nehru. a man chosen by his mentor mahatma gandhi. hello. while across the new border in karachi mohammed ali jinnah was sworn in as the governor general of another new state and muhammad ali jinnah. laws hommage to the bus stop pakistan. the partition of hindu majority india and muslim majority pakistan sparked a mass migration. as over ten million muslims hindus and sikhs rush to get on the right side of the dividing line. among them was a twelve year old boy named so hinder nas chopra. now eighty one chopra still thinks of the pakistani village is hindu family left behind laveen and average was very good. and you start to miss holiday. you start to think about. but does it like over there. that and we started dream about it. i still dream unload at and then i'm gonna give you pick your own religious you're mowing in my head. chopra's family was one of the lucky ones. around one million people died in the sectarian violence triggered by ththe partition. as violence rape and murder became c

it is where the country's first leader, jawaharlal nehru, oversaw the lowering of the union jack at thest 1947. unlike the founding leader, narendra modi has been sourcing suggestions for topics for his speech through unofficial mobile phone app. —— through an official mobile phone app. a verdict has been reached in the court case between an american dj and the us singer taylor swift. jurors at a federal court in denver agreed that david mueller had groped her at an event in 2013. the bbc‘s peter bowes has been looking at some of the background to the case. it goes back to 2013, when it is said to have happened, he sued her a couple of years later because he lost his job. he said this was his dream job and she had ruined his career. she countersued in his part of the lawsuit was thrown out, it by a judge who said that a connection could not be made between taylor swift and him losing hisjob. the jury swift and him losing hisjob. the jury agreed that, yes, she was, and told the dj to pay $1 in damages. that is just $1 in damages, told the dj to pay $1 in damages. that isjust $1 in damage

it is where the country's first leader, jawaharlal nehru, oversaw the lowering of the union flag at the the bbc‘s sanjoy majumder is in delhi, and has been telling me more about prime minister modi's speech. he has been making reference, of course, to the freedom fighters who delivered india its long—awaited independence 70 years ago. he's also talked about building a new india, an india that is prosperous, that is progressive, and that is also technologically advanced. and at the same time he made a reference to a tragic event that took place last week, when more than 60 children, many of them newborn babies, died in hospital in the north indian town of gorakhpur. it's a reminder that, despite india's very considerable achievements over these past 70 years, the country still has a distance to go in sometimes delivering the most basic needs to its people. it's exactly 70 years ago, on 15 august 1947, that the british union jack was lowered one last time from that historic red fort, to be replaced by the indian flag, and a lot has changed in india over these past 70 years. it's now a $10

as the newly independent state of india was born, its first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru, was fullorld sleeps, india will awake to life and freedom. his vision was of a democratic, secular state in which poverty and inequality were gradually reduced. amolak swani was 17 at the time. she lived through the horrors and only narrowly escaped with her life, hidden with a fruit truck and disguised in a burkha. now 87, she's been recording her memories for her grandson rishi and also reflecting on modern india and nehru's legacy. translation: all the dreams that he showed us, they've not been fulfilled. we thought that after independence, all sorts of things would happen. we are still better off, but there are many poor people. there is still so much poverty in india. there has been major economic growth in india, but nehru's vision of a more equal society hasn't happened yet. one thing endures, the political mistrust between india and pakistan, a hostility that some born many years after partition can't understand. we are the same people. we probably eat similar food. we speak in a simil