[Photograph: taqumi on Flickr] Although it doesn't have the ancient pedigree that the Ethiopian coffee ceremony has, caffÃ¨ corretto (or espresso corretto) also fulfills a significant cultural need shared not only by its Italian originators, but just about also anybody else with a lust for life: Hair of the dog.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India, drafted by a committee headed by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, on 26 November 1949. India became a sovereign, democratic, republic after its constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.n 1974, India tested its first nuclear weapon in the desert of Rajasthan. Meanwhile, in the Indian protectorate of Sikkim, a referendum was held that resulted in a vote to formally join India and depose the Chogyal. On 26 April 1975, Sikkim formally became India's 22nd state.
In February of 1947, the British government announced that India would be granted independence by June 1948. Viceroy for India Lord Louis Mountbatten pleaded with the Hindu and Muslim leadership to agree to form a united country, but they could not.Only Gandhi supported Mountbatten's position.rains full of refugees were set upon by militants from both sides, and all the passengers massacred. On August 14, 1947, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was founded. The following day, the Republic of India was established to the south.