From movement to government: the Congress in the United Provinces, 1937-42/
Visalakshi Menon.
- New Delhi ; Sage Publications, 2003.
- 363 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
- Sage series in modern Indian history, 4. .
Series Editors' Preface 11 List of Maps 14 List of Abbreviations 15 Acknowledgements 17 Introduction 21 One:The Background: Revival of the Congress 34 Organization inthe UP 1934-35:Picking Up Old Threads, 36 Adding New Ones • 1936-37:The Lucknow Congress and 49 the Election Campaign February-July 1937: Consolidating 63 the Election Gains
Two: The Working of the Congress Ministry Release of Political Prisoners The United Provinces Tenancy Act Debt, Rent and Market Regulations Welfare Measures:Literacy,Rural Development and Prohibition Labour and the Ministry The Ministry and the Communal Problem Conclusion
8 From Movement to Govemme11t Three: The Mushrooming of Mass Organizations 133 The Released Political Prisoners 135 Youth Leagues 138 Students' Organizations 144 The Volunteer Movement 152 Four: An Amicable Existence: The UP Congress 161 Socialist Party, 1937-39 Nature of the Organization 162 Organizational Work 169 Relations with the Congress and 181 the Communists Conclusion 191 Five: The Agrarian Angle: The UP Kisan Sangh 193 The Backdrop 193 A District-wise Analysis 212 Elements of Sectarianism 225 Six: The Fabric of the Congress Organization: 231 The UPCC, 1937-39 Building a Grass Roots Organization 231 Differences within the UPCC 234 Coping with Increased Numbers 244 Muslim Representation in the UP Congress 248 Conclusion 254 Sevel).: Congress and the War: A Return to Gandhi? 256 The Ministries Resign 262 Gandhi's Meeting with UP Congressmen 267 Reviving the Volunteer Movement 269 The Ramgarh Session of the Congress 271 Formation of Satyagraha Samitis 273 Revival of Revolutionary Terrorist Activity 277
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The Worsening War Situation Conclusion
Eight: Gathering Momentum: From Individual to 11All Out Satyagraha",1940-42 Gandhi's Individual Satyagraha Towards Quit India
Conclusion 332 Glossary 337 Bibliography 339 Index 348 About the Author 364
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