Independence & Partition · 18–23 February 1946
Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
Ratings of the Royal Indian Navy in Bombay rose against poor conditions and racism. The revolt spread to 78 ships and shore stations, with strikes in the city.
Causes
- Racial discrimination and bad food
- Inspiration from the INA trials
Consequences
- Surrender after appeals by Patel and Jinnah
- British realised Indian armed forces could no longer be relied on
Significance
One of the clearest signs that British rule had become impossible to sustain.
People
Sources
- Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition (Orient BlackSwan, 2004)
- Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885–1947 (Macmillan, 1983)