The 90 Year Transfer of Power from the British to Indians ft. Pragati | Jist

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The transfer of power from the British to Indians did not happen in a single day. The 15 August 1947 independence of India was the final stage of a much longer political and constitutional process. For decades, British governments introduced reforms that gradually increased Indian participation in governance, from legislative councils and elections to Indian ministers taking charge of important departments. In this episode of Jist’s Once Upon A Time, we trace the 90-year journey of power transfer from British rule to Indian leadership. From the reforms after the First World War and the Government of India Act 1919 to the Cripps Mission, Wavell Plan, Cabinet Mission, Interim Government, Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947, we explore how power slowly moved from British institutions to Indian hands. How did Britain transfer power to India? Why did earlier plans fail? What changed in 1947? And why did the process of building an independent Indian state continue eve

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