History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947)This Is To Keep The Younger Generation Fully Informed About The Aspirations Of The Freedom Fighters Whose Ceaseless Struggle Brought The Final Glory Of Independence. The Book Provides An Outline On The Most Crucial Period Of Indian History By Incorporating The Fruits Of Recent Researches Both Indian And Foreign On This Subject. In The Revised Edition Special Attention Has Been Focussed On The Contributions Of South India And North-Eastern India To The Struggle For Freedom. Bose-Gandhi Controversy Assumes A New Dimension In The Light Of Recent Unpublished Thesis. The Additional Features Of The Book Are That It Provides Biographical Data Of Prominent Personalities, Chronological List Of Congress Sessions With Dates, Venues And Presidents And Chronological List Of Important Events.The Book Will Not Only Serve The Requirements Of Students Ranging From Secondary To Undergraduate Level But Also The Candidates Appearing In The Civil Services Examination (Both Preliminary And Final) And Other Examinations Of Central And State Civil Services. |
Contents
Nascent Nationalism | 21 |
The Politics of the Associations | 47 |
Cripps Mission | 279 |
Quit India Movement and the I N A | 294 |
Towards Freedom | 308 |
Conclusion | 345 |
The Indian National Congress | 356 |
Congress Sessions | 368 |
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379 | |
Maps Two | 387 |
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399 | |
Common terms and phrases
agitation All-India Allahabad April arrested Attlee August Aurobindo Azad became Bihar Bombay Bose Boycott Britain British Government British rule Cabinet Mission Calcutta Churchill Civil Disobedience co-operation Conference Congress leaders Congress President Congress Socialist Party Constituent Assembly constitution Cripps Dadabhai Naoroji December declared Delhi demand Dominion Status East Bengal elected Extremists February freedom Gandhi Ghose Gokhale Government of India Governor gress Harijan Hindu Home Rule League Hume independence Indian Association Indian National Congress Indian politics indigo Jawaharlal Nehru Jinnah June Khan Khilafat Labour Lahore Lajpat Rai Legislative Council legislatures Lord Lucknow M.N. Roy Madras March ment Moderates Motilal Nehru Mountbatten Muslim League Mutiny nationalist non-cooperation non-violent November organisation Pakistan Patel peasants Prasad provinces Punjab Quit India Rammohan Rash Behari Bose reforms resolution revolt revolutionary Satyagraha Secretary self-government separate electorates Session Singh Society struggle Surendranath Banerjea Swadeshi Movement Swaraj Party Swarajists Tilak tion Viceroy Wavell wrote