10 Rare Pictures Of The British Rule In India

Sagar Puri
Apr 03, 2023

'Simon Go Back'

Congress launches 'Quit India' movement. A demonstration in Madras, calling for a boycott of the Simon Commission. The demonstrators are carrying black banners with the slogan 'Simon Go Back'.

Bhagat Singh

One of the biggest reason for our freedom, Bhagat Singh in his last days during jail in 1927.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian nationalist who fought the British during the Second World War.

Chauri Chaura Incident

Followers of Mahatma Gandhi, in 1922, burned down a police station at Chauri Chaura which claimed the lives of 23 Police officers.

'Wreck The Slave Constitution'

The Congress Party's general strike in Bombay in protest against the Constitutional reforms introduced in April. Cyclists carry placards which read 'Wreck This Slave Constitution'.

Protest Against Britishers

A section of the huge crowd which attended the Muslim League Direct Action Day meeting in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in protest against British Cabinet negotiations on India.

Rebel Against Britishers

One of the Bengalis who had tried to assassinate the Governor of Bengal, Sir John Anderson, being carried away from the scene of the incident.

Mahatma Gandhi With Viscount Mountbatten

Viscount Mountbatten, the new Viceroy of India and his wife Edwina invite Mahatma Gandhi to the Viceroy's house in Delhi, 31st March 1947.

Tear Gas Bombs

In this August 10, 1942 picture, demonstrators lying on the ground to avoid clouds of tear gas released by the police when they refused to disperse after protesting against the arrest of Gandhi.

Two Sepoys Of The 31st Native Infantry

In 1858, India comes under direct rule of the British crown after a failed Indian mutiny. Two sepoys of the 31st Native Infantry, who were hanged at Lucknow, 1857.

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