Independence Day (India) subcontinent into India and Pakistan. At the 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress, the "Purna Swaraj" declaration, or "Declaration of the Independence of India" was promulgated, and 15 August was declared as Independence Day. The Congress called on people to pledge themselves to civil disobedience and "to carry out the Congress instructions issued from time to time" until India attained complete independence. Celebration of such an Independence Day was envisioned to stoke nationalistic fervour among Indian citizens, and to force the British government to consider granting independence. The Congress observed 26 January as the Independence Day between 1930
MS Independence of the Seas Fall and Winter months and Southampton, England during the Spring and Summer months. "Independence of the Seas" is the third of the "Freedom"-class vessels. In October 2009, , the first ship in the , displaced the "Freedom" class as the world's largest passenger ship. "Independence of the Seas" generally sails from Port Everglades, Florida during the winter and Southampton, England during the summer. Between 2010 and 2012, "Independence of the Seas" sailed from Southampton year-round. From fall 2014 to spring 2016, "Independence of the Seas" sailed from Port Everglades, Florida year-round offering Eastern and Western Caribbean sailings. Since 2016, "Independence