Two governors - general held office in India between independence and its transformation into a republic : Lord Mountbatten of Burma ( 1947 -- 48 ) and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari ( 1948 -- 50 ) .
The office of Viceroy was abolished on Indian independence .
Two governors - general held office in Indian between independence and Indian 's transformation into a republic : Lord Mountbatten of Burma ( 1947 -- 48 ) and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari ( 1948 -- 50 ) .
The office of Viceroy was abolished on Indian independence .