About this archive

The Swaraj Archive is a study guide to India's freedom struggle for school and college students. It begins in 1847, a decade before the Revolt of 1857, so that the annexations and the Doctrine of Lapse that led to the uprising are part of the story. It ends with independence and partition in August 1947.

Every event follows the same pattern: date, summary, causes, consequences, significance and sources. This keeps the guide consistent as it grows. Content is summarised from standard works. See Sources.

Who wrote this

Compiled by Gyana Swain. Corrections and suggestions are welcome.

Coming next

Quizzes for each era, an interactive map, a regional section on Odisha (Veer Surendra Sai, Madhusudan Das, the 1936 province), a primary-source archive, and Hindi and Odia translations.