[Tales from our Archives] The Sinister Plot of Qazi Mohammed Essa and Other Stories from 1947
Firsthand accounts of the situation on the ground on the eve of India's independence including the sinister role played by Qazi Muhammad Essa.
ON JUNE 3, 1947, Louis Mountbatten stood behind the mike and made the historical announcement on behalf of the British government: England was quitting India. Mohandas Gandhi’s botched Quit India Movement five years ago was now touted as a great success. Of course, the Congress Party was quick to pocket the full…