![]() The Quit India movement is launched in 1942. ![]() The second world war and whether Indians will participate is contentious, with most in the Congress wanting to tie to independence finds detailed discussion. Considerable part of the coverage is the period in the early 1940s when Maulana Azad was the President of the Indian National Congress. The book covers the period in the late 1930s and 40s leading up to the freedom of India. The main issue with the book though is that it has a “I know best” tone right through the entire book with blame laid on others –Patel, Jinnah, Nehru & Gandhiji. The book is right on most aspects including the fact that partition was not progress towards peace. There is certainly material critical of other leaders (especially Sardar Patel towards the end of the book) though the treatment is fairly mature. I remember, many years back, when the complete version of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s book was released, it had aroused a lot of curiosity as there was new content which he had authorized for release only after 30 years.
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