Description:INDIA'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (PAPERBACK) India's Struggle for Independence is a detailed take on the Indian independence struggle. The book holds facts that are primarily from researched and oral sources. It is the first major book on the struggle and is written in a very concise manner.The Indian independence movement was a massive one that spanned the entire length of the country. Major and minor revolts sprang across the subcontinent and countless revolutionaries fought together to drive the British out – either through brute force or through non violent means. India's Struggle for Independence is a book that speaks volumes of Bipan Chandra's perseverance, because it covers the entire sequence of events comprehensively.Based on legitimate oral and written sources, the book takes readers on an enthralling journey down a country's path to complete freedom. The timeless tale of the Revolt of 1857 that was stirred up by Mangal Pandey and Rani Lakshmi Bai, Subash Chandra Bose's aggressive tactics and charisma, Gandhi's noncooperation and civil disobedience movements, and the final moments of the British Raj all come alive through the course of this book in vivid detail.Ideal for history buffs, India's Struggle for Independence is one of the most detailed and accurate accounts in the literary scene.TABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgementsA Note on StyleIntroduction1. The First Major Challenge: The Revolt of 18572. Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings3. Peasant Movements and Uprisings after 18574. Foundation of the Congress: The Myth5. Foundation of the Indian National Congress: The Reality6. Socio-Religious Reforms and the National Awakening7. An Economic Critique of Colonialism8. The Fight to Secure Press Freedom9. Propaganda in the Legislatures10. The Swadeshi Movement-1903-190811. The Split in the Congress and the Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism12. World War I and Indian Nationalism: The Ghadar13. The Home Rule Movement and Its Fallout14. Gandhiji's Early Career and Activism15. The Non-Cooperation Movement—I920-192216. Peasant Movements and Nationalism in the 1920s17. The Indian Working Class and the National Movement18. The Struggles for Gurdwara Reform and Temple Entry12. The Years of Stagnation—Svvarajists,No-Changers and Gandhiji13. Bhagat Singh, Surya Sen and the Revolutionary Terrorists14. The Gathering Storm-1927-1929