Towards Freedom: Documents on the Movement for Independence in India 1945 (Towards Freedom Series) - Hardcover

Part of the Towards Freedom series, this volume edited by Bimal Prasad contains documents related to the year 1945. One the one hand, the 1945 volume discusses the various conciliation moves-Desai Liyaqat Pact, Sapru Committee, Wavell Pan and Simla Conference; on the other, military and civil resistance-Indian National Army and the States Peoples' and Workers'-Peasants' Movements. It contains detailed information on the INA Trials and the related mass upsurge. Towards the end, there is also a section on economic issues, foreign relations and language policy-thoughts shaping 'New India'.

Bimal Prasad is Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya is Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.