Lord Wavell

Lord Wavell (1943-47)

1. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in Singapore (1943).

2. C. Rajagopalachari Formula was proposed to pave the way for the Congress and the Muslim League to work together in the Central Legislature (1944).

3. Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference (1945). Congress was represented by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

4. The Second World War ended in August 1945.

5. Royal Indian Navy (RIN) mutiny (1946) in Karachi, Bombay and Cochin.

6. Interim government was formed (September 2, 1946) with Jawaharlal Nehru as the Vice- Chairman.

7. Prime Minister of Britian, Clement Atlee, announced independence of India by June 1948 (February 20, 1947).

8. Cabinet Mission (1946) came to India with Lord Alexander, Sir Stafford Cripps and Lord Pethick Lawrence as members. It proposed the formation a Constitution Assembly for India.

9. The elections to the Constitution Assembly were held in 1946.

10. On 16th August, 1946, Muslim league observed ‘Direct action day’. It turned out to be violent...