Alipore Bomb Case, 1908 A conspiracy was hatched there to kill Douglas Kingsford, notorious for his cruel ways of dealing with the Swadeshi agitators. Two young revolutionaries’ were entrusted with the task of carrying out the killing. Khudiram Bose 18-year-old Prafulla Chaki 19-year-old On 30 April 1908, they mistakenly threw a bomb on a carriage […]
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Radical Movements in India Revolutionary Extremism In Bengal, revolutionary terrorism had developed even earlier; around the 1870s, when the Akharas or gymnasiums were setup in various places to develop what Swami Vivekananda had described as strong muscles and nerves of steel. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel, Anandmath was widely read by the revolutionaries in Bengal. The
Mountbatten Plan Lord Mountbatten was sent as Viceroy to India with the specific task of transfer of power. On 3 June 1947 the Mountbatten Plan was announced so it is also called as June 3rd Plan. proposals Power would be transferred on the basis of dominion status to India and Pakistan. Princely states would have
Cabinet Mission In Britain, the Labour Party had won a landslide victory and Clement Atlee became the Prime Minister. He sent a Cabinet Mission comprising Pethick Lawrence, Sir Strafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander in March 1946. Proposals of mission Rejected the demand for Pakistan. It provided for a Federal government with control over defence, communications
Wavel Plan and Shimla Conference: The Wavell Plan was announced on 14 June 1945. It provided for an interim government, with an equal number of Hindus and Muslims in the Viceroy’s Executive Council. All portfolios, except war portfolio, was to be held by Indian ministers. For Shimla talk British released congress leaders Nehru, Sardar Patel
Royal Indian Navy Revolt B.C. Dutt, a rating in the HMIS Talwar was arrested for scribbling ‘Quit India’ on the panel of the ship. Dutt’s arrest served as the trigger for the on February 18, 1946. The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted at Bombay in February 1946. HMIS Hindustan of Karachi and other naval ratings
Quit India Movement The Indian National Congress met at Wardha on July 1 4, 1942. The meeting resolved to launch a mass civil disobedience movement. C. Rajagopalachari and Bhulabhai Desai who had reservations against launching a movement at that time resigned from the Congress Working Committee. Nehru, despite being among those who did not want
Lahore Resolution The resolution of Muslim League at Lahore was distinct. A. K. Fazlul Huq presented the historical Lahore resolution on March 23, 1940. The resolution text, unanimously approved by the Subject Committee, accepted the concept of a united homeland for Muslims and recommended the creation of an independent Muslim state. Cripps Mission Bose was the
August Offer In August 1940 Viceroy Linlithgow made some offers to satisfy Congress. Dominion Status after War is promised without specific time period. A committee would be setup for making of new constitution. Indian would be appointed in War council of Viceroy. Congress totally rejected it because of unspecified time for dominion status but it
Resignation of Congress Ministries In 1939 the Second World War broke out Viceroy of India Linlithgow immediately announced that India was also at war. The colonial government of India entered the War on behalf of the Allies without consulting the Congress ministries so the Congress ministries resigned in protest. The Muslim League celebrated the end
