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An Interim Government was in office in India from 2 September 1946 till August 1947. A unique coalition of the Congress, Muslim League, and others, it presided over a time of transition. Overshadowed by Partition, this last government of British India attempted to govern and left legacies. This book recovers the Interim Government, its personalities and their body of work, and reaffirms the 'continuity and change' paradigm of post-1945 India.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Before Partition: At the Centre
- 1. Interim Government under Wavell
- 2. Interim Government under Mountbatten
- Part II. Beneath Partition: Personnel and Processes
- 3. Departments at the Centre
- 4. Indian Civil Service under the Interim Government
- 5. Projecting and Planning Independent India in Interim India
- Part III. Beside Partition: Among the Provinces
- 6. Bihar: The Mutinous Police
- 7. Bombay: The Scare of Scarcity
- 8. Central Provinces and Berar: Hindu Communalism
- 9. Madras: The Communist Spectre
- 10. Orissa: Development amidst Destruction
- 11. United Province: Congress Raj
- Conclusion: Beyond Partition, 1947-51
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
About the author
Rakesh Ankit teaches history and international politics, Loughborough University, Leicester, UK.
