Peace In Their Time

Episode 229 - A Fading Crown Jewel


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The struggle for India never truly stopped during the 1930s, although the resistance to the British Raj was hardly ever as straight-forward as it is portrayed in the West. Bouts of open protests and resistance marked the first half of the decade, but the second half saw the opening up of political offices across the country. This result in a rush for power that stabilized the Raj, but only just. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

  1. Sarkar, Sumit Modern India 1885-1947 Macmillan India Ltd 1983
  2. Brown, Judith Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy Oxford University Press 1994
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