Abstract

World War II had shaken the bases capitalist yoke. The ever shining sun of British ascendency was on the verge of sinking. The two-edged sword of technological advancement and Machiavellian tactics of statecraft was no more paved her way in the eastern awakening society. British were facing failure in every sphere of politics in the subcontinent. The growing monstrous menace of the communist yoke at the western border and even inside insurgency of workers in India compel the British to transfer power to Hindu bourgeoisie .The capitalist Hindu bourgeoisie incarnated in a socialist garb was the lost ray of hope for the British. All these were possible in united India according to the then tank thank of British, while truncated moth-eaten Pakistan was not perceived as a strong bulwark against communist assault. Although the latter progress in the political history Pakistan has proven the opposite side of the portrayed arena. The purpose of this study is to explore the real cause of British favoritism of Congress and their tendency toward Hindu bourgeoisie. This paper attempts to answer those questions by objectively examining and analyzing the major events of the decade preceding the partition, unquestionably the most critical period to the understanding of the causes of partition.

Highlights

  • The age of renaissance in Europe reinvigorated the imperialistic designs of European nations

  • Due to succumbed nature of British to Congress, this was the compulsion of Muslim league to reject the cabinet mission plan

  • The imposition of 25% tax on those businessmen whose income is greater than one lac of rupees shaken the Hindu bourgeoisie, which was the source of income of Congress

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Summary

Introduction

The age of renaissance in Europe reinvigorated the imperialistic designs of European nations. Having strong human and material resources the French failed to compete for the British in India, the queen of the ocean had controlled overall sea routes. Late in this race, the British become successful in subjugating the European on one hand and the Indian on the other. Successful theirs efforts were in getting such men lacking. In the last decade of British rule 1937 to 1947 the sense of selfrule in Indian when reaching to the zenith of character during World War – II the British decided to transfer power to the Indian at last [1]

Problem in Power Transfer
Cabinet Mission Plan
Main Theme of the Article
Review of Literature
Methodology
Objectives
Discussion
British Noninvolvement in Constitution Making
Polarization of Indian Masses
The Last Ray of Hope Was also Slipping into Irredeemable Spectrum
Dreadful Sectarianism-Cum-Communism Nightmare for British
The Huge Work Load of Partition Was Tackled in Game Race Like Hurry
One Two or Super Governor General
5.10. Neo-colonialism Instead of Imperialism
Conclusion

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