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The Revolutionary movement for Indian Independence was part of the Indian independence movement comprising the actions of violent underground revolutionary factions. Groups believing in armed revolution against the ruling British fall into this category, as opposed to the generally peaceful civil disobedience movement spearheaded by Mahatma ...
The category Revolutionary movement for Indian independence lists articles concerning a less-highlighted aspect of Indian independence movement - the underground revolutionary factions.The revolutionary groups were concentrated in Bengal, Punjab and Maharastra. More groups were scattered around India.
A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid and later the Tebhaga movement. Subramania Bharati: A writer and activist who created many patriotic and nationalistic songs during the independence movement. Sukhdev Thapar: A revolutionary, he was a senior member of HSRA and participated in several actions before his execution.
Under the Government of India Act 1858, the East India Company's territory was transferred to the British government. [49] At the apex of the new system was a Cabinet minister , the Secretary of State for India , who was to be formally advised by a statutory council ; [ 50 ] the Governor-General of India (Viceroy) was made responsible to him ...
The raiders were members of revolutionary Indian Republican Army, who favoured armed uprisings as a means to achieve India's independence from British colonial rule. They were inspired by the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and led by Surya Sen. However, they were ideologically influenced more by the Communists in Soviet Union. Many of these ...
[7] [6] Kuala Lumpur fell on 11 January 1942 with 3,500 Indian prisoners of war, and Singapore on 15 February with 85,000 British troops, of whom 45,000 were Indians. Mohan Singh asked for volunteers who would form the Ajad Hind Fauj (literally translates to Free India Army) to fight for Indian independence from the British rule. For him, the ...
The case attracted interest of the people towards Comintern plan to bring about violent revolution in India. "Pages of newspapers daily splashed sensational communist plans and people for the first time learned such a large scale about communism and its doctrines and the aims of the Communist International in India". [52]
13 February – New Delhi becomes the capital of India. 27 February – Chandrasekhar Azad martyrdom in an encounter with the British in Allahabad. 4 March – British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate. 23 March – Independent India leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government.