Title: India from crown rule to republic, 1945-1949
Description: Independent India's first years were marked with turbulent events - partition, a massive exchange of population with Pakistan, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and the integration of over 500 princely states to form a united nation. This collection identifies the key issues, individuals, and events in the history of the Subcontinent between 1945 and 1949, and places them in the context of the complex and dynamic regional strategic, political, and economic processes that have fashioned India in the postwar period.
Subjects: Sources, History, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Ethnic conflict, Hinduism, Islam, Muslims, Political activity, India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
Places: India, United States, Great Britain
People: Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948)
Time periods: British occupation, 1765-1947, 1765-1947