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The 26 pages that link to Indian independence, each with the reason it gives.

• Indian National CongressRelated: Congress led the new government after decades of campaigning for independence.

• Archaeological Survey of IndiaRelated: Independence transformed the Survey from a colonial institution into a national agency.

• Quit India MovementRelated: Quit India strengthened the political demand Britain ultimately had to address, though independence came five years later.

• KeralaNarrower topic: Independence preceded the princely-state integration and boundary changes that created Kerala.

• Indian English literatureRelated: Independence changed the political setting and concerns of writing in English.

• Salt MarchRelated: The Salt March strengthened the longer struggle that ultimately ended colonial rule.

• Hyderabad StateRelated: Independence ended British paramountcy and forced Hyderabad to choose its political future.

• GujaratNarrower topic: Independence began the political transition through which Gujarat’s princely territories entered India.

• Pather PanchaliNarrower topic: The film’s production and release belonged to India’s early postcolonial cultural moment.

• George VIRelated: The independence of India and Pakistan transformed the empire during his reign.

• Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardNarrower topic: The award belongs to a cultural infrastructure built after independence.

• Indian Air ForceRelated: Independence transformed the air force from a colonial service into a national one.

• Indian Institutes of TechnologyNarrower topic: The IIT system emerged amid the new country's nation-building priorities.

• Andaman and Nicobar IslandsNarrower topic: The islands became part of independent India after British rule ended.

• Assassination of Mahatma GandhiRelated: The assassination came only months after independence, during the upheaval of state-building.

• Baroda StateRelated: Independence created the political setting for Baroda’s integration.

• Indian EnglishRelated: Independence changed English from a colonial language into a contested resource of national public life.

• Indian rupeeRelated: Independence made the rupee the currency of a sovereign Indian state.

• Mir Osman Ali KhanRelated: Independence ended British paramountcy, forcing Hyderabad to decide its political future.

• National Library of IndiaRelated: Independence preceded the library’s reconstitution as a national institution.

• RourkelaRelated: The new state’s development program set the context for building a public-sector steel city.

• Britain and the Marshall PlanRelated: Britain lost its largest debtor and market while keeping costly overseas obligations.

• Annexation of GoaRelated: Independence left Portuguese enclaves as colonial territories within the subcontinent.

• Law of IndiaRelated: Independence transformed colonial governance into a sovereign legal order.

• National Museum of IndiaRelated: The museum opened soon after independence, when national institutions were being established.

• Press Trust of IndiaRelated: PTI was established in the transition to an independent Indian media system.