The partition of India was carried out under the Mountbatten Plan, also known as the June 3 Plan. Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, proposed the division of British India into two independent dominions—India and Pakistan. The plan included the partition ...
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On August 15, 1947, while the rest of India celebrated independence, Mahatma Gandhi was in Kolkata (then Calcutta). He was on a mission to quell the horrific communal riots that had broken out following the announcement of partition. Instead of ...
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar did not support the Quit India Movement of 1942. At the time, he was serving as the Labour Member in the Viceroy’s Executive Council. He believed that the movement was “irresponsible” and “untimely,” especially during World War ...
While the phrase “Inquilab Zindabad” (Long Live the Revolution) was originally coined by the poet and leader Hasrat Mohani, it was Bhagat Singh who popularized it as a powerful political slogan. He famously raised it after throwing non-lethal bombs into ...
Mahatma Gandhi served as the President of the Indian National Congress exactly once. He presided over the 39th annual session of the Congress held at Belgaum (now Belagavi, Karnataka) in December 1924. This was a critical session where he successfully ...