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Excerpt: A New History of India by R Mukherjee, S Punja and T Sinclair

This extract from a new book, that presents India’s history from its origins to the 21st century, looks at the period of political unrest leading up to independence

Jawaharlal Nehru Addressing the Midnight Session of the constituent Assembly of India on 15 August 1947. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 07, 2023 07:17 PM IST
ByRudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobhita Punja, Toby Sinclair

The Mahatma’s Bengal connection

Bengalis have a complicated response to MK Gandhi. Some hold him responsible for the Partition; others question his treatment of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan in February 1940.(National Gandhi Museum)
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 09:43 PM IST
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