Towards freedom 1939-1947
Negotiations 1944-47: Rajaji formula to the Mountbatten Plan
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- C. Rajagopalachari's formula 1944 accepting plebiscite in Muslim-majority districts; Gandhi-Jinnah talks fail; Bhulabhai Desai and Liaquat Ali Khan pact January 1945 on parity in an interim government
- Wavell Plan June 1945: Indianised Executive Council with Hindu-Muslim parity; Simla conference fails on League's claim to nominate all Muslims
- Cabinet Mission (Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps, Alexander) May 1946: rejects Pakistan, proposes a federal union limited to defence, foreign affairs and communications, three groups of provinces, constituent assembly elected by provincial assemblies, interim government
- Congress and League readings of grouping, League's Direct Action Day 16 August 1946 and the Calcutta killings, Noakhali and Bihar, interim government 2 September 1946 with League joining in October
- Attlee's 20 February 1947 deadline of June 1948, Mountbatten's 3 June Plan: partition, provincial choice, referendum in NWFP and Sylhet, boundary commissions, advance to 15 August 1947
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 24 Post-War National Scenario
- ch. 25 Independence with Partition
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XII History
- ch. 7 Last Phase of Indian National Movement
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 12 Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, pp. 1-29 (printed 316-344)
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 8: The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, Fig. 18 and Fig. 20 captions, p. 16 (printed 108)
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, Towards Independence and Partition, p. 17 (printed 109)
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 37 Freedom and Partition, pp. 487-504
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 4. Quit India, p. 19 (printed 304)