An Italian Physician, Gemelli Careri visited India in 1695 AD during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and accounted the military organization and administration of Mughal empire at that time.
The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress during the Lahore session on 26th December 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of that session. It was decided that 26th January 1930 would be celebrated as ‘Independence Day’.