partition

  • lahore resolution

    The resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India passed in the annual session of the All India Muslim League held in Lahore on 22–24 March 1940 is a landmark document of Pakistan's history. ... It is landmark document in history of Pakistan.
  • cripps proposal 1942

    Cripps Mission. The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. ... Cripps discussed the proposals, which he had drafted himself with the Indian leaders, and published them.
  • quit india movment 1942

    The Quit India Movement (translated into several Indian languages as the Leave India Movement), also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.
  • jinnah gandhi talks 1944

    Gandhi-Jinnah talks of 1944
    As the Allies saw more victories, the attitude of British administration towards Congress softened. ... After his release Gandhi proposed talks with Jinnah on his two-nation theory and negotiating on issue of partition. The CR formula acted as the basis for the negotiations.
  • cabinet misson plan 1946

    The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with the defense, foreign affairs and communications. It provided that all the members of the Interim cabinet would be Indians and there would be minimum interference by the Viceroy
  • direct action day 1946

    Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India. The day also marked the start of what is known as The Week of the Long Knives.
  • independence day

    india pakistan got independence