Vinod K. Chopra Lecturer in English. G.(G)S.S.S.Hamirpur, Distt. Hamirpur (H.P.). India 177 001 The independence of India on 15 August 1947 was undoubtedly a red letter day in the history of the sub-continent as it was on this day that the shackles of the British slavery were broken giving way to long cherished dream of…