The event symbolizing the end of the British Raj in India is the transfer of power on August 15, 1947, when India became an independent nation. This momentous transition followed a long struggle for independence led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, amid growing nationalist sentiments against British colonial rule. The end of the British Raj marked the dissolution of colonial governance and the emergence of India as a sovereign nation. However, this period also witnessed the painful partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan, leading to significant communal violence and displacement of populations.