India’s Long Road to Independence

Topics

• Independence movement

  • Reform and political organisation
  • National Congress and early debates
  • Swadeshi and revolutionary activity
  • Home Rule
  • Gandhian mass movements
  • Civil Disobedience
  • World War II and the INA
  • Quit India
  • Partition and independence

Learning objectives

1. Place major developments on a timeline and compare different forms of participation in the freedom struggle.