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Synopsis With this volume we entre into the era of Indian freedom movement from where freedom fighters after Lahore Congress drafted a pledge on "Indian Independence Day" to be celebrated with discipline in each town of the country. This pledge enshrined the fact, the freedom from foreign rule was the utmost right of the Indian people and any oppressive government was liable to change. It stated that British Rule in India has not only deprived the India people of their freedom but has exploited Indian masses and has also ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually with demand of "Purna Swaraj" carried till the historic day 15 Aug. 1947, the final goal of complete freedom was achieved but not without many irreparable losses like sacrifices of many martyrs and the tragedy of partition that Indian people faced. Thus the end of one hundred fifty years of British Rule in India. The volume has been weaved into twenty seven comprehensive chapters on Congress, mass movements and independence. They have deep bearing on Lahore Congress, 1929, Dandi march, the Satyagraha, civil disobedience movement, Gandhi-Irwin pact, role of women, mass movement, Government of India Act, 1935, ministries in provinces, the Satyagraha, Cripp's mission, 1942, Quit India movement, the last phase, the new year in eastern command, the Bihar police rebellion, partition as practical politics, the United Provinces, divide and quit, the announcement of the 3 June 1947, United Provinces in trouble, the Meo rising, eastern command in June, new issues, eastern command on the eve of liberty, more troops for Calcutta, liberty and the army, the constitution of 1949.