Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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1937: In India the Congress Party, which favoured...
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1937
In India the Congress Party
, which favoured independence from Britain and was largely backed by Hindus, swept to power in elections, even in some Muslim-majority areas.
Ali, Tariq. “Bitter Chill of Winter”. London Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2001, pp. 18-27.
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15 February 1942: Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese...
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15 February 1942
Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese forces.
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
78, 81
Ali, Tariq. “Bitter Chill of Winter”. London Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2001, pp. 18-27.
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1 April 1947: Mahatma Gandhi suggested, remarkably for...
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1 April 1947
Mahatma Gandhi
suggested, remarkably for a devout Hindu
, that the first Prime Minister of an independent (and united) India should be the MuslimMuhammad Ali Jinnah
(who after Partition became first premier of Pakistan).
Vedantam, Shankar. “Lost recording of Gandhi uncovered”. Guardian Weekly, 15 Aug. 2008, p. 30.
