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Revolutionary Nationalism, INA and Naval Uprising

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Revolutionary Nationalism, INA and Naval Uprising

BPSC demand

Separate revolutionary actions, INA events and the 1946 naval uprising by year, organisation, leader and place. Do not attribute every revolutionary event to the INA or Subhas Bose.

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Core facts

TopicSafe clue
Kakori1925; associated with Hindustan Republican Association.
Bhagat SinghHSRA; Saunders case (1928) and Assembly bomb episode (1929) with Batukeshwar Dutt.
Chittagong1930 armoury raid; Surya Sen.
INA/Azad HindINA was first formed under Mohan Singh in 1942; Subhas Chandra Bose led its later revival in 1943.
Rani of Jhansi RegimentINA women’s regiment, led by Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan (Lakshmi Sahgal).
RIN uprising18 February 1946 began at HMIS Talwar, Bombay; ratings protested poor food and conditions; it ended on 24 February.

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