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Vision of Indian Independence

The Expanding Vision of Indian Independence: New Objectives Added Since the 1920s

Introduction The early phase of the Indian national movement was primarily political in nature — its central goal was the attainment of Swaraj, or self-government, within the British Empire. However, as India moved into the 1920s, the vision of independence underwent a significant transformation. The experience of mass movements, exposure to global ideas, and the…

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British Imperial Power

Assessing the Role of British Imperial Power in Complicating the Process of Transfer of Power during the 1940s

Introduction The decade of the 1940s was one of the most turbulent and transformative phases in the history of modern India. It was the decade that witnessed the end of nearly two centuries of British colonial rule and the birth of two sovereign states — India and Pakistan. However, the process of this transfer of…

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