Gandhiji marked the independence day on 15 August 1947 with a 24-hour fast because:   (1) It was his moral and spiritual way to celebrate the independence day (2) The freedom he had struggled so long for had come at an unacceptable price, with a nation divided and Hindus and Muslims at each other's throats (3) It was for self-purification (4) It was a part of Satyagraha

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As it happened, Mahatma Gandhi was not present at the festivities in the capital on 15 August 1947. He was in Calcutta, but he did not attend any function or hoist a flag there either. Gandhiji marked the day with a 24-hour fast. The freedom he had struggled so long for had come at an unacceptable price, with a nation divided and Hindus and Muslims at each other’s throats.