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When India became independent in August 1947, it faced a series of very great challenges:
a. 8 million refugees had come into the country from what was now Pakistan. Homes and jobs had to be found for these people.
b. The problem of the princely states, almost 500 of them, each ruled by a Maharaja or a Nawab, each of whom had to be persuaded to join the new nation.
c. Challenges faced by the refugees and the princely states had to be addressed immediately.