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The Lahore resolution (1940)
The Lahore resolution commonly known as the pakistan resolution, was a political resolution, or statement drafted between 22nd to 24th March 1940, by the 25-member working committee of the all India Muslim league. It was a resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India. -
The cripps proposals(1942)
Cripps Mission was sent by the British Government in March 1942 to India with key objective to secure Indian cooperation and support for British War Efforts. Headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, this mission sought to negotiate an agreement with Indian leaders. -
The Quit India Movement (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. -
The Jinnah-Gandhi Talks(1944)
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. Gandhi and Jinnah met in September 1944 to ease the deadlock. Gandhi offered the CR formula as his proposal to Jinnah. -
The elections (1945-1946)
General elections were held in British India in December 1945 to elect members of the Central Legislative Assembly and the Council of State. The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 59 of the 102 elected seats. The Muslim League won all Muslim constituencies, but failed to win any other seats. -
WW2 comes to an end(1945)
World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945. -
The cabinet mission plan (1946)
The Cabinet Mission came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence. -
Direct action day(1946)
a general strike on 16 August, terming it as Direct Action Day, to assert its demand for a separate Muslim homeland. Against a backdrop of communal tension, the protest triggered massive riots in Calcutta.More than 4,000 people lost their lives and 100,000 residents were left homeless in Calcutta within 72 hours.This violence sparked off further religious riots in the surrounding regions. These events sowed the seeds for the eventual Partition of India. -
The independence act(1947)
The 1947 Indian Independence Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan. -
INDEPENDENCE(1947)
the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947.