About the Book: History That India Ignored
Who truly set India free from British rule? While historians often credit
Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Party, its important to remember that until
1930, their demand was limited to Home Rule or Dominion Status. It was
revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, whose sacrifice compelled Congress to finally
declare complete independence as Indias goal. Their martyrdom, along with the
fierce resistance of the Indian National Army (INA), shook the very foundations
of British rule. Even British Prime Minister Clement Attlee later admitted that
Gandhis influence was 'minimal—it was the INAs uprising, the naval mutinies, and
the rebellion within the armed forces