Original ‘India News’ Newspaper on 10 Years of IndependenceDate of publication: 17 August 1957 Place: LondonSet of 8 consecutive pages This exclusively curated lot is an interesting collectible; an extensive “progress report” of India, after 10 years of independence. Released exactly 100 years after the revolt of 1857, the series charts the growth India saw after becoming a sovereign, independent nation. It contains texts of the President’s address to the nation, as well as those of Prime Minister Nehru and the Indian High Commissioner in London, Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.Notable in the newspaper are 2 complete pages dedicated to the leaders of the nation, as well as remarkable achievements and developments between 1947 and 1957. The introduction of new coins or “Naya Paisa”, establishing several new factories viz. fertiliser plants, cable factories, railway coach factory etc have also been covered. Pictures of people in line at polling booths are unique additions, and the most important ones too – India established a moral high ground when she embraced democracy at the onset, even if it meant slower economic growth.All the landmark events of one decade of independence have been commemorated. The Last Governor General of India, Pt. Nehru’s swearing in ceremony on the midnight of Aug 15, the swearing in ceremony of Maharaja of Jaipur, as part of Rajasthan’s accession to India, and the signing of constitution by the then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad are some of them. Also notable are the reports on the initiatives undertaken by the Govt of India, brief expositions on landmark bills and reports on the growth in core sectors.