a.e. (George Russell) 156 a.p.a. 41, 183
A. p .I. 13, 40-I, 69, 108, 129-30, 132, 173, 177-8, 242
ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN
D’s first meeting with him 135 attends Wavell’s second conference at Simla 226 meets Jinnah 248
reveals past and future plans to D at Kabul 437
ABDULLAH, SHEIKH
endorses accession of Kashmir to India 270
contacted by Mrs. Loy Henderson 318 comment by Vijayalakshmi Pandit 378 released from jail 409 prepares to declare for independence and is arrested 410 future plans 411 Abell, Sir George 246 Acharya, Tanka Prasad 360 Adams, Sherman 344 Adenauer, Chancellor K. 319, 354 Adyar 103
AGA KHAN
leads “All-India Muhameddan Deputation” to Minto 50 heads meeting of All-Parties Muslim Conference (1929) 129, 137 alludes to Pakistan in letter to Fazli 169 attends meeting of All-India Muslim Conference (1936) 172 mentioned: 155, 160-1, 191, 194 Ahmed, Fakhruddin Ali 457 Ahmed, Kabiruddin 145 Ahmed, Sir Sultan 231 Aiyar, Sir Sivaswamy 105 Aiyer, Sir Ramaswami (C.P.) 241 Ajmal Khan, Hakim 71, 78, 96, 107, 124 Akali 112-13 Aksai Chin 360-1 Ali, Asaf 88-9, 205, 231 Ali Brothers 69, 78, 91 Ali, Fazli 326-7, 328 Ali Iman, Sir 53, 60, 142, 160 Ali, Chaudhri Mohammed 232 Ali, Mohammed 69, 78, 92, 109-10, 114,
116
Ali, Shaukat 69, 129 Ali Zaheer 231
All-India Muslim Conference 137, 169, 172 All-India Spinners Association 117
All-India Village Industries Association 165, 168, 178, 276
All-Parties Conference Jan 14, 1922 100 All-Parties Convention 128, 155 All-Parties Muslim Conference 129, 137, * 45
Allen, George 318, 419 Alsop, Stewart 297
Amanullah (ex-King of Agfhanistan) 65,
Ambedkar, Bhim Rao 127, 163, 236, 333
Amery, Leopold 196, 253
Amrit Kaur 159, 215, 273
Anand, Harinder 457
Anand Bhavan no
Anderson, Robert 352
Andhra Pradesh Committee 203
Andrews, Rev. Charles 66
Annadurai, C. N. 411
ANSARI, DR. M. A.
appointed General Secretary of Congress 76-8
signs statement conceding sincerity of British Government 133 Jinnah criticises Gandhi's failure to get him nominated for R.T.C. 155 helps revive Swaraj Party 164 mentioned: 124-5, 138, 160, 161, 276 Arcot, Prince 66 Aruna Asaf Ali 207 Asquith, H. H. 64 Astor, David 429 Astor, Lord 296 Atlantic Charter 200
ATTLEE, CLEMENT, EARL
visits India as member of Simon Commission, reveals to D his puzzle 131 receives D in London, discusses Tory plan 152
dissects Reforms Bill in House of Commons to show its anti-Congress bias 167-8
sends Cabinet Mission to Delhi (1946) 225
announces Britain s intention to leave India 234
summons Mountbatten to London 246 approves change of date of Independence 247
attempts to somehow maintain a united India 255
mentioned: 221, 289 Auchinleck, Sir Claude 217-19, 250
Aur (D’s birthplace) 24-5, 32 Aurobindo, Sri 61
Ayub Khan, Mohd. 376, 396-9, 418, 421-2, 434 . 447,451
Ayyangar, Gopalaswami 102-3, 349 - 5 °, 377
Azad Hind Govt. 128
AZAD, MAULANA ABDUL KALAM
makes his debut as Congressman 89 arrested (1921) for participation in noncooperation movement 94 presides over special Congress session at Delhi (1924) after release 107 supports Gandhi’s nomination of Jawaharlal for Congress Presidentship 134
elected Congress President (1940) 193 questioned by Gandhi about drinking liquor 215
relinquishes presidentship to Jawaharlal Nehru, 227
blames Jawaharlal for visiting N.W.F.P. and playing into anti-Congress hands 248
advocates deferment of adult franchise 272
discloses sharp clash between NehruPat el 277
agrees to meet D every Sunday morning 3 ° 3-4
cautions Nehru on China 320 condemns Nehru’s broadcast on Fazl Ali report on Linguistic States 327 differs with Nehru, backs Prasad for reelection as President 333 prophecy about his death comes true 374-5 ...
revises his opinion of Nehru 377-8 mentioned: 124, 165, 181, 194, 202, 226, 229, 239, 274, 324, 329, 360-70 Azad Memorial Lectures 223
B and K (Bulganin and Khrushchev) 324-5
Bahadur Singh, I. J. 458
Baig, M. R. A. 415
Bajaj, Jamnalal 76
Bajpai, Girija Shankar 90, 212, 382
Bakshi, Ghulam Mohd. 378, 411
BALDEV SINGH
attends talks at London (1946) 205, 233 joins Interim Government, 231 meets deputation regarding refugees 270 takes firm line on Nizam 285 makes crucial air dash to Kashmir Valley; thereafter retires Bucher, appoints Cariappa C-in-C 287 mentioned: 281, 286
BALDWIN, STANLEY
Irwin’s faith in him 152 Discusses India’s freedom with D 153-4 mentioned: 175 “Ballot Box” Revolution 105 Bandung 318,341, 414
Bannerjea, Surendranath 42, 54, 65, 114 Bansal, G. L. 458 Baptist Church 444
Bapu (M. K. Gandhi) 118, 176, 239, 254
Bardoli 93, 100, 126, 134
Bardoloi, Gopinath 243
Baroda Maharaja 241
Barve, S. G. 457
Basu, Bhupendra Nath 57
Basu, Jyoti 457
Beg, Mirza Afzal 412
Benn, Wedgwood 133, 152
Besant, Dr. Annie 98, 103, 133
Bhabha, C. H. 231
Bhagat Ram 35
Bhagat Singh 132, 147
Bharatpur Maharaja 282-4
Bhave, Vinoba 278, 408
Bhide, M. R. 281
Bhilai 312
Bhopal, Nawab of 160, 241-2
Bhore, Sir Joseph 140
Bhutto, Z. A. 398-9
Birdwood, Sir William 143
Birkenhead, Lord 101, 117, 120, 127
Birla, G. D. 209, 301, 303, 339-40
Birla House 202, 276, 278
Birla, R. D. 339
Black, Eugene 417, 420-1
Blackett, Sir Basil 120, 125
Bolte, Premier of Victoria 340
Bomb explosion in Central Assembly 132
Bomb hits Viceroy’s train 134
Bomdi La 364
Boothalingam, S. 457
Bose, Sarat Chandra 231
BOSE, SUBHAS CHANDRA
arrested on charge of encouraging terrorism 116
joins Independence League as a Secretary 127
leads procession as Commander of Congress volunteers in honour of Motilal 128
rejects Ramsay Macdonald’s offer of Dominion status and stands out for full independence 133 waves black flags at Gandhi 147 rivalry with Nehru at Karachi Congress Session 148
opposes acceptance of ministerial offices ( 1937 ) 177
open struggle for leadership with Nehru 192
commended by Gandhi as a true patriot 239
receives D before final incarceration and escape to Berlin; regards war as India’s opportunity to wrest freedom 256-7
mentioned: 224, 303
BOWLES, CHESTER
appointed U.S. Ambassador to India, sells idea of community development
and provides healing touch 315 and 318
sums up Nehru era 379 fails to impress Kennedy 419 second assignment in India 420 Boyle, Sir Edward 429 Brahma Jeet (see under J) 344 Brezhnev 435 Brioni 326
British Parliament 459-60
Bucher, General 286-7
Buck, Sir Edward 42, 47, 52, 66, 75, 95
-DUlganm 322-3
Bundy, William McGeorge 423, 425-6 Bunker, Ellsworth 419 Burnham, Lord 131 Butler, Sir Harcourt 81, 144
Camp David 355 Campbell, Sir Ronald 212 Cape Town Agreement 170 Cariappa, General K. M. 287 Caroe, Sir Olaf 245-6, 248 Casey, Richard 340 Castro, Fidel 435
Central Assembly 102, 104, 106, 118, 132, i 35j 167, 198, 219 Central Reserve Police 412 Centre-State Relations 412 Chagla, M. C. 384, 418 Chaliha, B. P. 443, 457 Chancellor of Chamber of Princes 193 Chaplin, Charlie 167 Charan Singh 457 Chaudhri, J. N. 393-6 Chauri Chaura 100-1 Chaudhri, Nirad 448 Chaudhury, Sachin 421, 445 CHAVAN, YASHWANTRAO B.
goes underground in Quit India Movement (1942) 207
Nehru confides to him about Menon 364 provides leadership in Indo-Pak war 393-5
backs Indira Gandhi for election as Prime Minister in 1966 and again in 1 9 6 7 4 0 3-6
attends Indo-Pak summit at Tashkent,
CHELMSFORD, LORD
mint report on Constitutional Reforms published 42 appointed Viceroy, 56 term in India, whittles down Hardinge plan, adopts repressive measures 57-9 his recall demanded 70 ridicules non-cooperation resolution 74 farewell to India 75 mentioned: 64-6, 72, 82 Chen Yi 361-2 Cherian, P. V. 457 Chetty, Shanmukham 158, 275-6 Chhamb-Jaurian 393-4 Chhattar Manzil Club 167
Chhotu Ram, Sir 113
Chiang Kai-shek 192, 201, 266, 294
Chiang Kai-shek, Madame 201
Childs, Marquis 297
Chintamani, C. Y. 58
Chirol, Sir Valentine 63
CHOU-EN-LAI
visits Delhi (June 1964) 320 attends Bandung Conference 341 talks with Nehru on Sino-Indian border dispute 360
Chukovsky, Kovnej 434 CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
condemns Jallianwala Bagh massacre 72 denounces Gandhi-Irwin parleys 140-1 views on Reforms Act (1935) 167-8 dashes hopes roused by Atlantic Charter 200-3
flare-up at breakfast with Roosevelt 212 his government defeated at polls 221 receives D in Westminster lobby 223 sends Cripps Mission to India 253 plays key role in creation of Pakistan 255 mentioned: 92, 177, 204, 211, 427, 445 Civil Disobedience Movement 459-60 Coates, Everard 41-2 Collins 16 Columbus 340
Communal Award 161, 171, 172 Comrade (Weekly) iog Connaught, Duke of 76, 79, 87, qR Cook, Madam Cram 183
COOPER, SHERMAN
tells D about Dulles’s reaction to Khrushchev’s backing on Kashmir and Goa 324
arranges meeting between D and Eisenhower 344
repaired Indo-U.S. relations 419 mentioned: 352, 425, 457 congress: Indian National 187, 249, 252, 442-8 Sessions:
Allahabad 203
Amritsar 68, 71
Ahmedabad 370
Belgaum no, 116, 122, 327
Bhavnagar 337
Bhubaneswar 375
Banaras 71
Bombay 53, 175
Bombay (Spl) 60
Calcutta 62
Calcutta (Spl) 73-4
Coconada 114
Delhi 61, 177
Faizpur 176
Gauhati 124
Gaya 107
Haripura 185, 192
Hyderabad 407
Kanpur (Cawnpore) 141
Karachi 147
Lahore 134
congress: Sessions, [cont'd.]
Lucknow 173 Meerut 232 Nagpur 75, 370 Patna 117, 165 Ramgarh 253 Tripura 192 A.I.C.C. no, 136, 199, 247-8, 253, 373, 375
High Command 143, 279, 389, 445-6 Parliamentary Board 184 Parliamentary Party 366, 389 Working Committee 100, 137, 205, 239, 254 ) 370 , 444
Constituent Assembly 62, 174, 233, 247, 253 ,. 257 . 271-2, 332 , 453 Council House 175 Council Entry 164 Coupland, Sir Reginald 207 Coupland Plan 207 Craddock, Sir Reginald 57 Craik, Sir Henry 168 “Crescent Card” 152, 196, 204, 253
CRIPPS, SIR STAFFORD
his Mission’s proposals and reasons for failure 201-2
sent to India by Churchill 253 talks with D 258
mentioned: 204-6, 222, 237, 246, 282 Cripps Mission 200-1, 204, 207 Cripps Proposals 202 Cripps Offer 254 Cunningham, Sir George 139
GURZON, LORD
sets fashion in moustaches, 27 his concept of Viceroyalty 44 defines India’s strategic frontiers and pivotal role 44-5
compiles notes on Administration 45 reorganises Archaeological Department 46
India’s first Foreign Minister 47 Comparison with Nehru 48-49 his tribute to Gokhale 55 mentioned: 17, 40-1, 43, 56, 58
Daily Telegraph 359 Daily Herald, London 136, 221 Dandi 136 Darjeeling 117,
Das, B. 219
DAS, C. R.
urges total rejection of Reforms Act of 1919 69
attends Calcutta Session (1920) 73-5 arrested for leading non-cooperation movement (1921) 94 starts daily paper, Forward 109 presides over Gaya session of Congress; furious over rejection of his Bengal Pact 114
makes gesture to Birkenhead 117 mentioned: 54, 65, 70, 96, 107, 120, 123 Das, S. R. 114, 120, 412
Dayananda, Swami 33, 82, 273, 441
DE GAULLE
expresses disappointment over performance of Indian Army against the Chinese 431
irritates U.S. Congress 417 “Nehru of the sixties” 437 De Valera, Eamon 156 Declaration of Independence 135 Defections 182 “Deliverance Day” 193 Desai, Bhulabhai 164, 166, 213-15, 224, 235 , 254
Desai, M. J. 361, 420, 422 Desai, Mahadev 215
DESAI, MORARJI
takes over as Union Minister of Commerce and Industry 313 disapproves rupee trade with U.S.S.R. 3i4
welcomes I.N.F.A. 358 opposes deal over Aksai Chin with Chinese 361
is approached by Army Chief for major defence expenditure (1962) 362 exit under Kamaraj Plan 372 speaks well of Nehru 377 his tussle with Shastri for Prime Ministership 389
loses leadership contest to Indira Gandhi (1966) 403
accepts Deputy Prime Ministership under compromise formula (1967) 405 co-sponsors Husain for Presidentship 4og mentioned: 383, 421 Desai-Liaquat Pact 214 Deshmukh, C. D. 275, 328, 336, 382 Devanagri Script 124 Dharangadhra, ruler of 241 Devi, Ratan (D’s wife) 23 Dharma Vira 445-57, 394 Dhebar, U. N. 370-1, 400-1, 406 Dho La 362-3 Dholapur, Maharaja 283 Diefenbaker 353 Dillon, Douglas 352, 355 “Do or Die” 204, 206 Doaba 24
Dominion Status 135, 152 Doon School, Dehra Dun 120 Downing Street 343, 353 Douglas, Associate Justice 353 Drieberg, Trevor 358 Dube, A. P. 458
Duke of Connaught 76, 79, 87, 95
DULLES, JOHN FOSTER
visits India (1953) 318
acknowledges Goa as part of Portugal
324
angry with Nasser for recognising China,
325
revisits India (1954) 381 mentioned: 323, 424 Durgapur 241, 312
DURGA DAS
childhood in Punjab village 23-30 nrst contact with Englishman 31 notices communal rivalries during school days 32-3
studies D.A.V. College, Lahore, attends lecture by Mrs. Sarojini Naidu which infects his mind politically 38 Plague in village causes him visit Simla where he meets K. C. Roy of A.P.I. and takes up journalism 38-42 gets first professional thrill reporting Amritsar Congress against background of Jallianwala Bagh massacre; has private talk with Tilak which later proved prophetic 69-70 meets Jinnah at Nagpur Congress and gets his frank reaction to Gandhi and decision to leave Congress 77 talk with Gandhi on his first parley with a Viceroy (Reading) 91 interview with Gandhi after he is appointed dictator at Ahmedabad Congress 97-8
starts writing for the nationalist Press with pro-Congress slant 108 has^ talk with C. R. Das who asks: “How can we get rid of the Mahatama?” 116
caused sensation with his sketch on Simon Commission which The Times of India dramatized as “anti-Simon Commission propaganda through the Associated Press” 130 talks with Clement Attlee, a member of Simon Commission 131 scores two world scoops, over bomb explosion in Central Assembly 131 and over Gandhi-Irwin Pact 138-141 helps Jinnah draw up his famous fourteen points 144
visits Britain in summer of 1931, meets Ramsay Macdonald, Stanley Baldwin, Zetland, G. B. Shaw, Poet Yeats, Jinnah, Reading, Irwin, Attlee (who forecast Tories using Muslims as their crescent card), writes by-lined articles in British Journals 151-8 establishes rapport with Sir Fazli Husain and reveals inner mind of one who dominated Muslim politics until 1936 and opposed idea of Pakistan; Fazli’s letter to D 172-3 leaves Reuter and A.P.I. and joins The Statesman 177-80
plays role in getting Pant Ministry in Lucknow withdraw resignation 185 sounds Congress leaders and tries Sapiu’s intervention to get Congress Ministries back in office after they had resigned on outbreak of World War II; text of Sapru’s letter 196-8 causes sensation by disclosing secret Nehru-Louis Johnson talk 202
joins the Hindustan Times 209 starts Political Diary by Insaf, which treated nobody as a sacred cow 212 Jinnah reveals to him offer of “Pakistan on a platter” 216
tours war theatre, joins victory celebrations in London, meets Attlee and Whiteley and writes for the Daily Herald 221-3
records behind-the-scene events attending transfer of power and a letter from Mitter, Prime Minister, Baroda State 238-42
records General Smith's forebodings about Indian Army 250 watches dawn of independence 255-62 describes holocaust accompanying partition and his role in helping refugees; accompanies Nehru to Pakistan to meet refugees 263-71 reveals Patel’s strategy for merger of Princely States and police action against Hyderabad 281-5 holds four talks with Nehru on vital issues 290-5
visits Canada and U.S.A. 295-300 reveals clash of personalities between Nehru and Rajendra Prasad, including his part in getting Prasad a second term 301-5
makes two round-the-world tours in ! 957 and 1959 when he meets heads of States, among others, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Adenauer, Macmillan, Ikeda 339-46
describes rise and fall of Nehru’s stature 351-57
retires from Chief Editorship of the Hindustan Times and founds I.N.F.A. 357-9
describes drama of Nehru’s betrayal by China and Krishna Menon’s fall, and his part in getting Galbraith to back MacMahon Line as India’s frontier . 359*74 .
his talk with the Colonial Minister who brought the soothsayer to Nehru . 374-6
discloses assessment of Nehru by close associates Kidwai, Azad, Shastri and Menon 376-80
reveals Shastri’s mind on Indo-Pak war and the drama at Tashkent 396-9 gives inner story of how Nehru built up Indira for public career and her selection as Prime Minister 400-12 another world tour in 1967, talks with heads of States to determine India’s role in future; meets President Johnson and Premier Sato among others 412-39
his pre-election tour of India and assessment of Break-up or Break-through 440, 442, 445,
DURGA DAS [ cont’d ]
mentioned: 13-14, 144, I 54"5> l 7 2 >
194, 222, 241, 268 Dutt, Batukeshwar 132 Dyer, General 65, 70-2
East Germany 313
Eden, Anthony 325
Edward VIII, King 176
eisenhower, dwight, President of
U.S.A.
invites Prasad to visit U.S. (1959) 335 receives D 344 mentioned: 351, 355, 419 Election Commission 288 Elizabeth II, Queen 323, 343-5, 351 Elies, Sir Edmund 55 Elliston, Herbert 297 Emerson, Herbert 139-40 Englishman, 42-3 Evans, Rowland 426 Esher Committee 70 European Common Market 343 Everest, Mount 46, 383
F.I.C.C.I. (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) 316 Fauji Akhbar 218
FAZLI, HUSAIN
D’s talk with him on communalism in Punjab 111-12
forms Punjab Nationalist Unionist Party
113
Hailey makes him Revenue Member of Governor’s Executive Council to reduce his communal influence 114 holds conference with Gandhi and others on communal problem 123 torpedoes effort at communal settlement at R.T.C. by supporting demands of All-Parties Muslim Conference with help of the Aga Khan 137 suggests creation of Muslim majority zones, considers Jinnah armchair politician, opposes creation of AllIndia party of Muslims, favours parties on provincial economic basis 166
writes to D suggesting that his party and Jawaharlal have same programme; died in July 1936 leaving field clear for Jinnah 169-73
mentioned: m-12, 113, 114, 123, 137, 140, 145, 147, 155, 161, 169-73, 176,
191
Fazlul Haque 170, 205
Feroze Gandhi Memorial Lectures 412
Fleet Street 157
Forward (Newspaper) 109
Fourteen Points (Jinnah’s) 144
Fowler, R. M. 353
Freeman, John 368
Frontier Gandhi (see Abdul Ghaffar Khan) 135, 437
Fujiyama (Foreign Minister, Japan) 345
Gaitskell, Hugh 343
Galbraith, Kenneth 419-20
GANDHI, M. K.
new star on the horizon 42 appointed by Congress to represent India at Paris Peace Conference 61 tribute to Tilak 62 D’s first direct contact with him 66 plans civil disobedience with Patel; explains satyagraha at a mass meeting in Madras; starts Navajivan and Young India 67
co-sponsors resolution on Reforms Act at Amritsar Congress 459 initiates non-cooperation movement to protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre and wrongs of the Khilafat movement; gets endorsement from Calcutta Congress 70-3 given control of freedom struggle by Nagpur Congress 75 decides to travel third class by rail 85 meeting with Reading at Simla 91 riots in Bombay on arrival of Prince of Wales; calls off civil disobedience 94 made Congress dictator at Ahmedabad session (1921); D talks to him 97-9 calls off civil disobedience because of murder of policemen at ChauriChaura 459-60
arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment 100-1 his views on Jawaharlal no opposes Council entry 115 presides over Congress Session at Belgaum (1924) 116 inducts Jawaharlal into top echelons by naming him Congress General Secretary 117
undertakes whirlwind tour of country 124
called by Irwin (1927) 124-5 tours U.P. 133
backs Jawaharlal for Congress Presidentship in preference to Sardar Patel 134
undertakes Dandi march to break salt laws 136
historic pact with Irwin 138-41 seeks reprieve for Bhagat Singh 146 D writes article on him for News Chronicle, London 154
meets Willingdon; participates in parleys in London (1931); arrested on return 161-2
begins fast unto death over status of ' harijans; results in Poona Pact; changes view's on Council entry; announces retirement from Congress (1934) 161-5
decides to concentrate on village industries 168
non-cooperation ends, Congress fights elections, Gandhi finds compromise formula, Congress forms Ministries in six of eleven provinces; gets Nehru second term as Congress President 1 73 - 7
opposes Subhas Bose’s candidature for second term for Congress Presidentship 192
proposes Constituent Assembly as solution of League demand 194 refuses Congress leaders permission to assume ministerial responsibility 200 meets Chiang Kai-shek 201 assumes leadership of Congress and makes a call of “Do or Die” in support of demand for “Quit India” and is arrested 204-6
released on medical grounds 208 infructuous talks with Jinnah, who was armed with Veto on settlement 213 meets Wavell at Simla (1945) 215 Patel and Prasad cease to be yes-men 226
prefers Nehru over Patel for leadership of interim Government; comments on Nehru 228-30
goes to Noakhali to quench communal fire 232
meets Mountbatten 239 appeals for dismissal of Interim Cabinet and a Government of Jinnah’s choice in a bid to prevent partition 240 issues joint appeal with Jinnah for communal peace 243
urges A.I.C.C. to accept Mountbatten Plan 247-8
addresses daily prayer meetings in Delhi 249
differences with Jawaharlal 261 endorses accession of Kashmir 270 fasts to restore peace in Calcutta 274 fasts to restore peace in Delhi and gets Patel to release cash balances to Pakistan 275-6
proposes committee to screen parliamentary candidates and conversion of Congress into Lok Sevak Sangh 2767
holds crucial talk with Patel to resolve deadlock between Nehru and Patel; is assassinated the same evening by Godse 277-8
mentioned: 34, 53, 56, 60, 96, 98, 103, 105-7, io 9> in-12, 121, 126, 128-9, 137, 142, 147-58, 160-71, 174-78, 1813, 186, 193, 197, 199, 202, 205, 207, 210, 216, 223, 229, 242, 244, 251, 256, 257, 262, 271, 275, 278, 280, 290-3, 301-2, 305, 307, 322, 331, 341, 347, 3 6 9, 382, 384, 389, 407-9, 416, 441-2, 452 , 455
Gandhi Cap 237 Gandhi Centenary 441, 443
Gandhi Day 106
Gandhi, Devadas 199, 209-10, 212, 239-40,
27 J V- 2 t 8, 301 ' 2 ’ 3 2 7 , 339-40 Gandhi, Feroz 369
“Gandhi Go Back” 147
GANDHI, INDIRA
addresses student meeting at Lucknow (i94i) 199
father and daughter; plan for succession
368-9 .
brought into top party circles; nominated member Congress Working Committee; named Party President at Nagpur 370-1
appointed Chairman of the Citizens’ Central Council following Chinese attack 371
Kamaraj Plan clears line of succession
372
unorthodox line on party matters 400 eyes and ears of Nehru; Shastri waits on her 401
joins Shastri Cabinet 402 elected Prime Minister after defeating Morarji Desai 403 estrangement with Kamaraj 403-4 re-elected Prime Minister 404-5 ignores Old Guard 406 sponsors Zakir Husain for President
. 4°9
visits South America 416 visits U.S. as Prime Minister; Johnson offers all help 424-5 mentioned: 134, 336-7, 364, 370-71, 373 _ 4 ) 377 . 389-91, 400-10, 413, 422, 425, 428, 443, 448, 452 Gandhi-Irwin Pact 138, 147-9, J 6o Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 213 Gandhi, Kasturba 161 Gandhian Revolution 105 Gandhi Ramdas 278 Ganesh Festival 62 Ganga (Ganges River) 338 Garcia, Former President of Philippines 415
Gaza Strip 417
General Election 113, 288, 306
Geneva Conference 320
George V, King 52, 87, 137
George VI, King 176, 204
George, Lloyd 72, 95-6, 106, 137
Ghaddar Party in San Francisco 109
Ghosh, Atulya 405
Gibson, R. P. T. 296
Gilgit 271
Giri, V. V. 457
Gita 416
Glassboro 417
Goa 250, 284, 324
Goering 220
GOKHALE, GOPAL KRISHNA
a nation builder 43
submits memorandum on provincial autonomy (1915) 53
I.F.C.N.
2G
GOKHALE, [cont'd.]
towering parliamentarian, author of Compulsory Education Bill 54-5 champions Indianisation of services 56 Gore-Booth, Sir Paul 442 Gorton Castle 85 Goseva Sangh 276 Gracey, Sir Douglas 286 Grady, Henry 318 Graham 420 Great Killings 231
GRIGG, SIR JAMES
his tenure as Finance Minister 177-8 causes D’s break with A.P.I. 179 appreciates Shankar’s cartoons 210 clashes with N. Sircar over revision of Insurance Bill 235 Gromyko, Andrei 397 Gujarat Political Conference 73 Gulati, S. P. 457 Gupta, C. B. 405, 457 Gurdaspur 251 Guru 441
Guru Granth Sahib 29 Guru Ka Bagh 112 Guru Nanak 112 Gurdwara Act 113 Gwalior Maharaja 241
Habibullah, Amir of Afghanistan 65 hailey, Sir Malcolm
promotes communal balance as Governor of Punjab 113
declares that responsible government did not mean Dominion Status 115 made Governor of U.P.; D’s talks with him 145-6
forecast events at farewell dinner at Lucknow 167
mentioned: 34, 65, 115, 153, 171 Haig, Sir Harry 184-6, 188, 192 Haji Pir 396-7
Halifax, Lord (see Irwin) 201 Handa, R. L. 458 Hanoi 335, 351 Hansraj, Mahatma 33 Hansraj, Raizada 93 Hardinge, Lord 52-3, 57, 89 Hari Singh, Maharaja 270 Harijan Sewak Sangh 276 Harkishan Lai, Lala m-12 Harriman, Averell 417, 421, 426 Hartal 64, 93, 95 Haryana 409 Hasan, Imam 60 Hasrat Mohani 97 Headway (Newspaper) 155 Heath, Edward (Ted) 430 Henderson, Loy 318, 419 Henley, Edward 353 Hidayatullah, M. 412 Hillary, Sir Edmund 46, 362, 383 Himachal Pradesh 409 Himalayas 295, 431
Hind Swaraj 67
Hindi 62, 168, 291, 329, 389
Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai 320, 337
Hindu, The 43, 108, 130
Hindu Code Bill 332
Hindu Raj 246
Hinduism 438
Hindustan 243
Hindustan Hamara 256
Hindustan Review 58
HINDUSTAN TIMES
established with help from abroad 109 D joins as Joint Editor (1944) 209 D’s tenure 209-11
D writes on Independence Day (1947)
257
refugees meet in its office 267 D reviews second year of Independence, 290
D starts weekly political column 302 D publishes “Ram Rajya in action” 315 death of Devadas Gandhi, 339 D publishes “India and the World” 340
D introduces “X-Raying the Nation”
346-7
D retires from Chief Editorship 357 mentioned: 13, 163, 199, 222, 264, 355 Hiroshima 221 Hitler, Adolf 195, 245 Ho Chi Minh 335, 414 Hoare, Sir Samuel 162, 166 Hoffman, Paul 352 Holmes, J. Haynes 141 Home Rule 61 Horniman, B. G. 58, 67 Hukam Singh 359 Humphrey, Hubert 345, 353 Hunter Commission 65 Hunter, Lord 64 Hussain, Altaf 295 Hussain, Syud 141, 212 Husain, Wajahat 200
HUSAIN, ZAKIR
contact with Gandhi at Aligarh University changed whole tenure of his life 78
attends conference called by Gandhi to propose a committee to screen candidates for election to legislatures 276
is chairman of committee set up by Gandhi to work out national educational scheme 183
presides over fifth anniversary of I.N.F.A. 359
is sponsored by Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai for Presidentship. Elected by defeating K. Subba Rao, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, previous record of service 4089
mentioned: 365, 391 Hyderabad 241, 284-5, 327, 372
“I accuse” 212
i.p.i. 352
Ibrahim, Mohammed Hafiz 186
Iengar, H. V. R. 228-9, 457, 464
Ike (Eisenhower) 324
Ikeda (Prime Minister of Japan) 366-7
II Tempo (Rome) 433
Imperial Cadet Corps 104
Imperial Legislative Council 51-2, 55, 58
65, 67
Imperial Press Conference 295
Imperial War Conference 59
Inchcape, Lord 103
Indemnity Bill 65
Independent , The 109
Inder Jit 339, 397-8, 416, 448
India at Bay 196
“India and the World” 340
India News & Feature Alliance (I.N.F.A.)
1 3 , 357 - 9 , 397 India Office 57, 157-8, 196 Indian Administrative Service 288 Indian Air Force 358 Independence Day 136, 256, 271, 274 Indian Liberal Federation 164 Indian Mountaineering Foundation 383 Indian National Army 128, 224, 225, 256, 276
Indian News Agency 42 Indian Press 454
Indian Sandhurst (Skeen) Committee 104 Indian States People’s Conference 49 Indian Unrest 63 Indo-China 297, 320, 322 Indo-Japan Cotton Agreement (1934) 180 Indo-Pak War 19, 393 Indo-Soviet Trade Agreement 318 Indo-Soviet Friendship 433-4 Indonesia 289 Indarjit Singh 312 Insaf (Insaf Raj) 212 Instrument of Accession 441 Inter-Dominion Press Consultative Committee 289
Inter-Parliamentary Union 441 Interim Government 231 International Control Commission 414 International Development Association 355
Iqbal, Sir Muhammed (poet) 169, 256 “Iron Man” (Sardar Patel) 280
IRWIN, LORD
arrival in India, eases tension 121 declares against communal representation 122
sends for Gandhi 124 Gandhi disappointed with talks 125 visits London, persuades British Government to announce Dominion status and round table conference 133 goal of the promise Gandhi calls “undated, undefined” 133 escapes unhurt from bomb explosion on Viceregal special train 134
accepts Mitter’s advice against arresting Gandhi when he started Dandi march 136
assures Central Assembly that Dominion status pledge be honoured 136 in a bold gesture, lifts ban on the Congress Working Committee, invites Gandhi for talks 137 concludes Gandhi-Irwin Pact 138-41 uses Speaker Vithalbhai Patel as link with Motilal and Gandhi 143 turns down Gandhi’s plea for reprieve to Bhagat Singh under death sentence; regrets growing estrangement between Hindus and Muslims; Gandhi meets before departure from India 146-7 mentioned: 120, 125, 142, 150, 152, 160-1, 166, 171, 177, 201, 224 Ishwar Das (D’s father) 24-32 Islamic Bloc 290 Ismail, Nawab Mohammad 181 Israel 320
Iyengar, A. S. 108, 138, 179, 180 Iyengar, Kasturi Ranga 67 Iyengar, Srinavasa 122, 127, 143 Izvestia 343, 433
Jai Hind 257, 262-3 Jain, Ajit Prasad 186, 200 Jallianwala Bagh (massacre) 64, 72, 89 Jam Saheb of Nawanagar 241, 287, 222 Jamia Milia 78
Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) 393
Jamnagar, Ruler of 284
Jana Sangh 306, 335, 443
Jana-Gana-Mana (National Anthem) 256
Janata Trains 349
Jantar Mantar 87
Japan Tunes 415
Jayaker, M. R. 122, 135, 138, 143-4 Jeet, Brahma 344 Jefferson 423
Jehangir, Sir Cowasji 147, 237
Jenkins (Governor of Punjab) 245-6, 248
Jha, Bhola Nath 200, 330, 365-6, 457
Jha, C. S. 345
Jha, L. K. 396, 425, 457
JINNAH, MOHAMMED ALI
approves memorandum on reforms by Sarma and Basu 57
rejects, later supports non-cooperation movement 74
decides to leave Congress 76 deplores Khilafat agitation 77 backs D for election to Simla Municipal Committee 87
charges Gandhi of running pseudoreligious movement 98 proposes R.T.C. on proposals acceptable to Gandhi 100
joins Indian Sandhurst Committee 104 forms a party of independents elected to Central Assembly; becomes balancing factor 114-15
JINNAH, MOHAMMED ALI, [ Coni’d .]
Fazli torpedoes his effort at communal settlement at R.T.C. 137 seeks D’s help in drafting his famous fourteen points, declares them passed at League Council meeting despite rowdyism 144-5
D lunches with him at London; he pooh-poohs Gandhi and denounces the Aga Khan and Fazli 154-5 elected to Central Assembly, resumes former balancing role 166 stages League session in Bombay to contest elections under new reform 174 expresses keenness to fight elections in co-operation with Congress 176 bitter attacks on Jawaharlal Nehru 181-3 severe criticism of Congress 191-6 crucial League session at Lahore (1940);
virtual demand for Pakistan 195 is built up by British as their Crescent Card to neutralise Congress challenge
counts on Rajaji to define Pakistan 208 talks with Gandhi 213 denies knowledge of Desai-Liaquat Pact 213
meets Wavell at Simla 215 rejects Wavell Plan offered “Pakistan on a Platter” 215-17
offers to defend Shah Nawaz in I.N.A. trial 224
calls meeting of League legislators 226 attends second conference at Simla 226 organises Direct Action Day 227 opposes Department for Planning 228 repeats demand for division of country
231
agrees to let League members join Interim Government 232 woos Princes to accede to Pakistan 242 issues joint appeal with Gandhi on communal situation 243
turns down proposal for joint GovernorGeneral 247
gets dictatorial power 266 a by-product of the Congress-Raj struggle for power 444 mentioned: 40, 73, 113, 118, 124, 126-8, 161, 169-71, 173-5, I79> 198, 207, 210, 221, 224, 225, 248-51, 270, 275, 302, 377
Jinnah-Nehru Correspondence 182 Joginder Singh 458 Johnson, Lady Bird 424 Johnson, lyndon, President of U.S.A. meets Kosygin at Glassboro 417 meeting with Ayub 421 cancels visits of Ayub and Shastri to U.S.A. 422-3
receives Indira as Nehru’s daughter, again as Prime Minister 424 D’s talks with him 424-5 mentioned: 297, 413, 419
Johnson, Col. Louis 201-2, 204
Jones, Sir Roderick 108, 157
Joseph, Pothan 209, 458
Joxe, Acting Prime Minister of France 431
Junagadh 241, 286
Jung, Ali Yavar 325-6, 384, 431-2
Justice Party 81
Jyotishi (astrologer) 375
K.K. Group (Kidwai-Kripalani) 303 Kabir, Humayun 330 Kabul 360, 413, 437 Kairon, Pratap Singh 376 Kakaria, Amrit 457
Kamaraj, K. 203, 370-3, 389-90, 392-3, 402-7
Kamaraj Plan 372-4, 377, 389, 401 Kanjarkot 396 Kartar Singh, Giani 264 Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir) 241, 249, 251, 270-1, 275, 298, 318, 324, 396, 41011,420,432
Kashmir Maharaja 270-1 Kasturba 278 Kathmandu 360
Katial, Chuni Lai 167, 221, 223, 234, 244, 246
Katju, Kailash Nath 186, 200
Kaul, B. M. (Bijji) 363-4
Kaul, M. N. 380
Kaul, T. N. 457
Kennan, George 332, 336
Kennedy, j. f ., President of U.S.A.
D’s meeting with him, 352-3 rejects Bowles for Secretary of State 420 suggests Eugene Black mediate on Kashmir 420-1
receives Jawaharlal in U.S.A. 422 mentioned: 312, 419 Kennedy, Jacqueline 419 Kennedy, Robert 352, 441 Kerala 336 Kewal Singh 457 Khadi 82, 99
Khaliq-uz-Zaman, Chaudhuri 181-2, 256,
290
Khalistan 269
Khan, Mohammad Ayub see Ayub Khan Khan, Hakim Ajmal 71, 78, 96, 107, 124 Khan, Khizr Hayat 215, 238-9 Khan, Liaquat Ali 166, 187, 205, 213-14, 216, 226, 232-4, 254, 263, 268-9, 275, 290, 305, 3!6
Khan, Mohammed Ismail 226 Khan, Sir Mohammed Zafrullah see Zafrullah Khan Khan, Shafet Ahmed 231 Khan, Shah Nawaz 224, 276 Khan, Sikander Hayat 171, 195, 205 Khare, N. B. 282-3 Khatris 25, 26 Khem Karan 394-5 Khera, S. S. 457
Khilafat 66, 71-2, 77, 81, 93, 186
Khrushchev, Nikolai
conversation with Manubhai Shah 311 welcomes Nehru in Moscow 322 visits India, impact on him, backs India on Kashmir and Goa 323-4 writes to Nehru on Suez 325 meeting with D in Moscow 342 replies to D at press conference 354-5 mentioned: 321, 345, 436 Khudai Khidmatgars (Red Shirts) 135 Khyber Pass 331 Kidwai, Jamal 458 kidwai, Rafi Ahmed
organises Congress electoral campaign in U.P. 181-2
opposes Jinnah over League representation in Congress Ministry; organises defections of League to Congress 181
8 3 .
organises Democratic Front 303-4 his strategy on food 310 ousts Sheikh Abdullah from power 410 mentioned: 184-6, 196, 200, 232, 279, 292, 303, 377, 378-9, 383 Kiesinger, Kurt 354 King, Cecil 429 King Emperor 93, 140 King, Mackenzie 296 King, Martin Luther 441 Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (K.M.P.P.) 306, 308
Kishi, Prime Minister 345-6, 351 Kitchen Cabinet 403, 406 Kitchener, Lord 2Q, 46 Kohat 115-16
Kohli, Mrs. Krishnadas 163 Korea 297, 322 Korean War 464
KOSYGIN
offers to mediate between India and Pakistan 396
his role at Tashkent 396-99 meets Johnson at Glassboro 417 talks with D at New Delhi 436 mentioned: 413, 435 Kremlin 322, 342, 354-5
KRIPALANI, J. B.
chosen general secretary of Congress by J. L. Nehru 174
denies conceding principle of partition 205
explains Gandhi’s preference for Nehru 229
presides over Congress Session at Meerut 232
attends leaders’ meetings convened by Gandhi 276
falls out with Nehru 308 disowns Nehru’s socialism 331 defeats Congress candidate in byelection 372 criticises Nehru 373 resigns Congress Presidentship 400 Kripalani, Sucheta 256, 308-9
Krishnamachari, T. T. 219, 310-11, 313,
339 > 374 ) . 39 b 421 Kuhn, Ferdinand 297 Kulwant Singh, Gen. 288 Kumaramangalam, Gen. 457 Kumarappa, J. C. 165 Kunzru, H. N. 126, 327 Kuomintang 295 Kutch 396
Ladakh 362, 364, 393 Lahore 39, 121, 124-5, H 6 , 172, 239, 2489, 251, 263-4, 394-5 Lahore Session of League 195 Lall, K. B. 283, 313-14, 457 Lancashire 99, 120, 153 Latin America 416 Law Institute 338 Lawrence Statue 121 Leader, The 58, 184
League, Muslim 57-8, 172, 176, 182, 191, x 97) 248, 253, 443 League Session at Bombay 174 “Lee Loot” 103 Lee Commission 16, 102, no Lee, Lord of Farnham 102 Legislative Assembly 79, 114 Lenin 309 Lenin Prize 434 Lhasa 295
Lindsay, Franklin 356 Linguistic States 326 LINLITHGOW
talks with D on arrival in India 175 meets Gandhi 177
invites Gandhi, Jinnah and Princes representative for talks 1 g3 invites Gandhi for talks on co-operation in war effort 194
issues statement on transfer of power giving veto to Jinnah 195 enlarges executive council 200 offended at Col. Louis Johnson meeting Nehru 202
has Gandhi and other leaders arrested 206
his views on independence before departure 208 mentioned: 210, 253 Lippman, Walter 297, 357 Listowel, Lord 265 Little Rock 425 lloyd, george, David
barely saved from defeat on Dyer issue 72
praises I.C.S. as “steel frame” in House of Commons 95-6 mentioned: 106, 137 Lohia, Ram Manohar 372-3 Lok Raj 261 Lok Sabha 97, 380 Lok Sevak Sangh 277 Lords, House of 54, 72 Lost Dominion (a book) 147
Lowndes, Sir George 65-6, 70 Lucknow Pact 57-8 Lucknow Students Federation 199
Macdonald, Malcolm 325, 341 Macdonald, Ramsay 133, 151, 153, 161, 163, 191
Mackenzie King 296 Maclagan, Sir Edward 111 Macmillan, Harold 343-4, 353-4 MacSweeney, Terence 76 Mahabharata 28 Mahajan, Mehr Chand 359, 412 Maharashtra 63, 328 Maharatta 63
Mahatab, Hare Krushna 282, 364 Mahavir (Hanuman) 39 Mahindra, Harish 458 Mahindra, K. C. 317, 358-9 Mahindra, Keshab 457-8 Mahmud of Ghazni 331 Mainichi 367
Malaviya, Keshodev 200
MALAVIYA, MADAN MOHAN
presides over Delhi Congress Session, 1918 61
seeks release of political prisoners of 1921 movement 94
calls all-party conference at Bombay (1922) together with Jinnah 99-100 forms Indian National Party (1926) with Lajpat Rai 122-3
works out formula for community-wise division of seats in the legislature 137 arrested (1932) in Delhi 163 resigns from Congress on communal award 165
mentioned: 57-8, 65, 70, 93, 97, 133 Mall, Lahore 122
Maneckshaw, General Sam 443, 457 Mao Tse-tung 343, 360, 428, 434-5 Marcos, President of Philippines 414 Marris, Sir William 75 Martin, Paul 423, 429 Marxists 412, 444 Masani, Minoo 372 Mashobra 116
Matthai, John 231, 233, 289, 346, 348 Mathai, M. O. 368 Matsudaira, K. 415 Matsushima 346 Matsya Union 283
Mavalankar, G. V. 97, 119, 142, 236, 271-2
Mayo, Katherine 126, 141
Mazumdar, D. L. 457
MacMahon Line 52, 360, 41 g, 420, 463
McGhee, George 297
McNamara, Robert 413, 417, 426
Mehta, Asoka 403 421
Mehta, G. L. 418, 424
Mehta, Hansa 162
Mehta, Jivraj 162, 330
Mehta, Pherozeshah 85
Menon, K. P. S. 313-14, 322, 457
MENON, KHRISHNA
describes atmosphere at first NehruMountbatten meeting in Simla 244-6 gets proposed as High Commissioner in Britain 280
advises Nehru to shelve Fazl Ali report on Reorganisation of States 327 theorem for strong Centre 328 opposition to Linguistic States 329 reprimanded by President Prasad on Thimayya’s resignation as Chief of Army Staff 337
undermines Nehru-Kishi accord on collaboration at U.N. 346 debacle in N.E.F.A. and resignation 361-5
views on Nehru’s role in modern world at international round table (1966) 379
calls Gen. Romulo “American boy' 414 effect on Indo-U.S. relations 424 mentioned: 325, 369, 372, 383, 418, 421 Menon, Mrs. Lakshmi 347 menon, v. p.
accompanies Mountbatten to Simla 244 proposes system of joint control of Princes 282
assisted Patel regarding police action against Hyderabad 285 mentioned: 231, 240, 242 Menzies, Robert 340 Meos 283
Mercedes-Benz 220 Merger of States 281 Meston, Sir James 59 Mexico 416 Michener, Ronald 457 Middle Kingdom 320 Mills, James 138, 141, 162, 183 Milton 237
Minto, Lord, 49, 52, 59, 191, 253 Mira Behn 139, 161, 203 Mishra, D. P. 402, 405, 467 Missionaries, Christian 274 Mitra, Sir Bhupendra 138, 158 mitter, Sir Brojendra
advises Irwin not to arrest Gandhi 136 reveals Fazli’s activities 137 reveals British plans to D 166 writes to D on intrigues by Princes 241-2 Mizo 451 Mody, H. P. 457 Mohammed, Ghulam 232 Mohammed Ismail, Nawab 181 Mohani, Maulana Hasrat 97 Moneylenders Regulation Bill 113 Mongoloid 438, 462-3 Monroe Doctrine 318 Montagu, Edwin 57-8, 60, 64, 70, 72, 75-6, 78-80, 100, 104, 120 Montford Reforms 86, hi, 113, 181 Montford Report 59 Montreal Exposition 431 Mookerjee, Shyama Prasad 281, 306, 373
Moore, Arthur 180, 209 Moplah Rebellion 92 Moraes, Frank 209, 447 Morvi, Ruler of Porbunder 241 Moscow 322, 433 Mother India 141 MOUNTBATTEN, Lord chosen Viceroy, 234 talks with Gandhi 239 advises Princes to accede to India or Pakistan 242
suggests Gandhi and Jinnah to issue appeal on communal disturbances 243 sends Partition Plan to London 244 asked to visit London 264 asks Attlee to advance date of independence 247, 255
orders referendum in Frontier Province 240
his appointment as Governor-General endorsed by Constituent Assembly 256
refers to Gandhi in Independence Day speech 257
advises Maharaja of Kashmir on accession 270
orders Viceregal Guard to patrol Delhi 279
investigates role of Alwar and Bharatpur in Gandhi’s assassination 283 leaves India 284
mentioned: 229, 238-48, 254, 258, 261-2,
Mountbatten Lady Edwina 258 Mountbatten Plan 247 Muddiman, Sir Alexander 144 Muddiman Reforms Committee 242 Mudholkar, J. R. 457 Mudie, Sir Francis 264 Muggeridge, Malcolm 178, 381 Mughal 47 Mughal Gardens 334 Municipal Committee, Simla 87, 308 Munshi, K. M. 188, 284, 305, 338 Munshi Ram, Mahatma 37 Murdoch, Sir Keith 295 Muslim League 97, 129, 227-8, 253, 265, 443
“Mutiny” (1857) 104
Naga Insurgents 443, 451 Naga National Organisation 443, 444 Nagaland 432, 443 Nagas 451, 463 Nai Talim Sangh 183, 276 Naidu Leelamani 384 Naidu Padmaja 384, 409 Naidu, Sarojini 38, 67, 118, 170, 371, 384 Nair, Sir Sankaran 53, 57, 64, 6g, 100, 103, 129-30
Nair, Dr. T. M. 81 Namboodripad, E. M. S. 412, 457 Nanda, Gulzari Lai 375, 389-90, 403, 406, 411
Nankana Saheb Gurdwara 112 Naoroji, Dababhai 54 Narain Dass 458 Narasimhan, C. V. 428 Narayan, Jaya Prakash 278, 407-8 Nasser, President of U.A.R. 320, 325-6, 34 L 384, 4 i 7 , 429 Natesan, G. A. 103 Nation Builders 54 National Conference (Kashmir) 270 National Herald 199 National Press Club 345, 423 National Week 71 Navajivan 67 Nawab of Bhopal 160 Nawab of Kalabagh 399 Nawajawan Sabha 147 Nayyar Sushila 457 Nazimuddin, Khawaja i6g, 289 N.E.F.A. 359, 363-4, 393 N.E.F.A. Debacle 359 Negro 298 Negroid 438 Nehru Award 429
NEHRU, BRIJ KUMAR
succeeds Chagla as Ambassador in U.S. 418
highlights of his stay in Washington; Johnson’s gesture to Indira Gandhi 424
approaches Black to organise Aid India Consortium 421
contacts White House regarding cancellation of Shastri trip 423 Nehru (Mrs. B. K.) 424
NEHRU, JAWAHARLAL
comparison with Curzon 47-9 opposes Gandhi’s decision to call off civil disobedience movement 100 D’s first meeting with him 109 reacts sharply to Motilal’s rebuke for neglecting law practice 109-10 made General Secretary of Congress by Gandhi, superseding seniors 117 joins Independence League 127 unfurls flag of independence at midnight ceremony on banks of Ravi at Lahore 1 35
condemns execution of Bhagat Singh 147
persuades Congress session to adopt resolution on fundamental rights 148 announces fresh passive resistance campaign 162
presides over Lucknow Congress 174-6 opposes ministerial responsibility 177 attempts to win over Khaliq-uz-Zaman 181-2
bitter exchanges with Jinnah 182 ridicules Pant for his liveried peon 184-5 impressed by Shastri 186 clashes with Bose for Congress Presidentship 192
meets Col. Louis Johnson 202
NEHRU, JAWAHARLAL, [ COTlt’d .]
drafts resolution against Cripps proposals 205
admits drinking sherry to Gandhi 215 defends accused in I.N.A. trial 224 attends second conference at Simla with Wavell 226
assumes Congress Presidentship (1946) 227-9
accepts Wavell’s proposals 229 invited to form Interim Government (1946) 230-1
Wavell tells him of the League’s agreement to join Government 232 goes to London to discuss Cabinet Mission Plan 233
demands resignation of League members 234
refuses to take second place in Central Government 239
accompanies Mountbatten to Simla 244 brush with Wavell over Frontier Province 246
proposes partition of Punjab 283 endorses separate homeland theory ( 1947 ) 254
speaks on first Independence Day 255-6 unfurls tricolour at Red Fort 256, 262 Gandhi’s caustic remarks about him 261 flies to West Punjab to study refugee problem 263-4
agrees with Liaquat Ali to provide escort for refugees 268 D meets him to discuss refugee problem 268
acts on Kashmir’s accession 270 opposes fundamental rights being made justiciable 273
attends Gandhi’s immersion ceremony at Allahabad 279 takes charge of defence 280 dethronement of Maharajas of Alwar and Bharatpur 283
hesitates taking police action against Flyderabad 285
backs Baldev Singh on Bucher issue 287 D’s talks with him on national language and economic and foreign policies 288-95
Nehru “a Commie” 295-300 relationship with Patel 277 301 suffers reverse when Prasad and not C.R.
elected Republic’s first President 302 campaigns for Congress during first general election 306-7 falls out with Kripalani 308 campaigns for self-sufficiency in food 309 objects to rupee trade 314 threatens to hang blackmarketeers 316 initiates non-alignment policy 318-26 views on linguistic states and language 326-330
clashes with President Prasad 331-9 welcomes establishment of I.N.F.A. 358
betrayed by China 359-60 drops Krishna Menon following N.E.F.A debacle 364-66 builds up Indira 368-72 Nehru and soothsayer 373-4 Nehru, Man and Prime Minister—an assessment 376-85
mentioned: 47, 52, 62, 78, 80, 82, 113, 125, 128-9, 133-4, I75» 185, 193-4, 196, 199, 201, 214, 219, 223, 238, 240, 242-3, 245, 248, 250-1, 255, 257-8, 267, 271, 274, 276, 278, 281, 284, 286, 34 i ‘ 8 , 35 °. 389-9L 399 - 4 0 L 4 ° 4 > 4 ° 9 - IO » 4 ! 2 -i 7 , 4 I 9 - 2 4 » 43 °-!> 437 > 443 , 45 2 ‘3
NEHRU, Motilal
presides over Congress Session at Amritsar 68
presses for inclusion of Swaraj demand in resolution 73
backs Gandhi on non-cooperation 74 appointed General Secretary of Congress 76
arrested (1921) 94
opposes Gandhi’s decision to call off civil disobedience after murder of policemen in Chauri Chaura 100 joins Indian Sandhurst Committee 104 starts daily. Independent from Allahabad I0 9
scolds Jawaharlal for indifference towards law practice 109-10 suggests council entry; leads Swarajists in Central Legislative Assembly 11416
withdraws from Central Assembly 188 walks out of Assembly Chamber 122 Nehru Report—a blueprint for India’s Constitution 127
elected President of Calcutta Congress (1928) 128
presses Gandhi to make Jawaharlal Congress President 134
attends midnight ceremony unfurling flag of independence in Lahore on banks of Ravi 135
mentioned: 65, 70, 77, 107, 123, 125-6, 133 , ! 4 2 > 144 , J 45 , 181, 378 Nehru Jacket 441,
Nehru-Liaquat Ali Pact 281
Nehru Report 127, 128, 129, 133, 135
Neogy, K. C. 281
Nepal 301, 304, 335, 463-5
New Delhi 308
New Statesman (London) 368, 381 New York Herald Tribune 344 New York Times 321, 353, 428 News Chronicle (London) 154 Newsweek 297
Nijalingappa, S. 370, 400-1, 406, 445, 457 Nishtar, Abdur Rab 226 Nixon, Richard 318
Nizam of Hyderabad 48-9, 59, 121, 137, 241, 284-5
No-Changers 82 Noakhali 232
Non-Brahmin Movement 59 Non-Brahmin Party 81, 176 Noon, Firoza Khan 226, 376 North Vietnam 414 Novosti 433 Nuremberg 220
O’Dwyer, Sir Michael 70-1, 111 Ollard, Richard 457 Ombudsman 336 Operation Eviction 363 Orissa States 282 Osservatore Romano 432 Ottawa 295, 353, 423, 429 Outer Mongolia 342
Pakhtoons 434 Pakhtoonistan 248
Pakistan 49, 169, 195, 223, 228, 232, 238, 242-3, 245, 247, 249, 270, 275, 299, 393
4 , 399 > 437 . 447 , 455 . 463. 464 Pakistan on Platter 213 Pal, Bipin Chandra 69, 73 Pal, Radhe Binod 346 Palitana 241 Pande, C. D. 457
PANDIT VIJAYA LAKSHMI
talks to D on use of liveried peon 185 calls leading U.S. columnists to meet D at lunch in Washington 297 helps D to meet Macmillan (1957) 353 gives assessment of Nehru 378 castigates Shastri in Parliament 390 mentioned: 184, 186, 200, 321, 368, 369 Panikkar, K. M. 294, 2qg, 227 pant, Gobind Ballabh
hurt in demonstration against Simon Commission 125
appointed deputy Opposition leader in Central Assembly (1934-5) 166 explains to D how ministry was formed and Nehru appeased 184 D’s comments on him 185 advises Nehru on Fazli Ali report 327 disagrees with Nehru over official language 329-31
discloses Nehru’s views on second term for President Prasad 333-5 supports creation of I.N.F.A. 358 his role in electing Indira Gandhi Congress President 370-1 inducted into Central Cabinet 377 mentioned: 178, 181, 196, 200, 234, 328,
3 6 6 , 370 , 372 , 379 Parmanand, Bhai 33, 34, 123 Paramountcy 121 Parsons, Sir Maurice 430 Parthasarathy, G. 414 Partition Council 275 Partition Plan 254 Pasha, Mustafa Kemal 67 Pasha, Nahas 149
Pasha, Zaghloul 60, 149 Pasternak, Boris 356 Patel, H. M. 285, 287, 442 Patel, Maniben 370
PATEL, SARDAR VALLABHAI
helps Gandhi plan civil disobedience as first lieutenant 67
hailed as Sardar for Bardoli satyagraha 126
described by Motilal Nehru as the “hero of the hour” 128 is proposed for Congress Presidentship in 1928 but yields the crown to Jawaharlal Nehru at Gandhi’s instance 134
presides over Karachi Congress (1931) 147
Nehru seeks his advice on selecting Working Committee (1936) 174 bows to Gandhi’s wish again and withdraws to enable Nehru to continue as President for another term 175 attends Wavell’s conference at Simla 226
sacrificed by Gandhi in preference to “glamorous Nehru” 230 joins Nehru’s Interim Government 231 urges recall of Wavell and threatens Congress withdrawal from Interim Cabinet 234
attempts save India from chaos and integrates Princely States 239-44, 282-4 agrees with Azad’s criticism of Nehru’s visit to N.W.F.P. 248 endorses Jinnah’s separatist demand 254 Nehru consults him on Kashmir’s accession 270
clash with Prasad over Presidentship of Constituent Assembly 271 suggests Kashmir be fully integrated with India 272
opposes safeguards for minorities 273 supports Hindi as national language 273 refuses payment of cash balances to Pakistan but yields following Gandhi’s fast 275-6
launches attack on disruptionists 280 crushes Akali agitation 280-1 orders police action against Hyderabad 285
raises level of administrative services 288-9
relationship with Nehru 277, 301-5 welcomes D’s intention to contest Parliamentary election 308 Prasad attends his funeral despite opposition from Nehru 333 mentioned: 49, 67, 96-7, 100, 128, 134, 150, 162, 165, 175, 181, 184-5, 202, 214, 229-30, 232, 239, 247, 250-1, 265, 267, 278, 292, 295, 305, 317, 331, 374, 378 - 9 , 383 - 4 , 441-2
Patel, Vithalbhai 87, 107, 116, 118-19, 132,
Pathak, G. S. 445, 457 Pathan 450
Patiala, Maharaja 241, 284 Patil, S. K. 350, 405-6 Patnaik, Biju 372 Patriwala 374
Pattani, Sir Prabhashankar 241 Patton Tanks 394-5 Peace Conference, Paris 61 Pearl Harbour 200 Pearson, Drew 211 Pearson, Lester 423 Peart, Frederick 441
Peking 46, 299, 305, 320-2, 332, 341-2, 351, 360, 403, 460-2, 465 Pentagon 426 Pentland, Lord 66 Peshawar 246
Peth’ck-Lawrence, Lord 221
Philadelphia 423
Philip, Prince 345
Philips, C. H. 431
Phillips, William, 204, 208, 211-12
Philippines 414
Pillai, N. Raghavan 325, 457
Pillai, Pattom Thanu 330
Pioneer, The 184, 223
Pirpur Report 192
Pittsburgh 353
Planning Commission 294
Police Action 285
Poona Pact 163
Poona Sittings of Simon Commission in Oct 1928 130 Pope Paul 432 Portuguese Possessions 250 Potsdam Agreement 434 Powell, Gen. 345 Pradhan Mantri 341 Prague 323, 340, 343 Praja Mandal 282 Praja Krishak Party 169 Praja Socialist Party 443, 454-5 Prakasam, T. 109, 326
PRASAD, RAJENDRA
presides over Bombay Congress (1934) 165
Nehru seeks his help in selecting Working Committee 174 Gandhi’s comments on him 226 joins Interim Government 231 delivers speech on Constitution 243 endorses Jinnah’s separatist demand 245 differs with Patel on Presidentship of Constituent Assembly 271-2 elected first President of Indian Union 302
bestows Bharat Ratna on Jawaharlal Nehru 323
clashes with Nehru, beginning with visit to Somnath, raises issue of President’s powers 331-3
President for second term after high drama 333-5
strong note to Nehru on corruption; concern over Centre-State relations criticises “Hindi-Chini bhai bhai honeymoon” 337
retires from Presidentship, dies in Patna 338-9
mentioned: 107, 175, 229-30, 25b, 2b 1, 278, 295, 302, 304, 305 Prasad, Rajeshwar Prasad, Shankar 201, 281, 411 Pravda 342, 433, 435 Press Trust of India 300 Press Act of 1910 44, 57 Press Association of India 57 Press Club, London 157 Press Consultative Committee, U.P. 184,
Press Council of India 454 Press Gallery Committee of Parliament 356
Press News Bureau 42 Press Gallery Committee 158 Preventive Detention Bill 281 Princes’ Chamber 241 Prince of Berar 121 Prince Dani (of Thailand) 414 Prince of Wales 18,91-4, 152 Privy Council 392 Privy Purse 441 Pro-Changers 82, 107
Provincial Civil Service Association of Madras 103
Provisional Parliament 255 Public Safety Bill 132 Publishers Association of U.S. 356 Puja 375
Punjab Nationalist Unionist Party 113
Punjabi Suba 280
Purchasing Mission in U.S. 317
Quebec 295
Quit India 206, 238, 252
R.S.S. 238, 280, 282, 335 Radclyffe Award 251
RADHAKRISHNAN, DR. S.
appointed ambassador at Moscow 321 supports Nehru’s motion of pledge to the Republic 256
broadcasts on Republic Day (1967) 332 unsuccessful attempt of Nehru to make him President (1956) 333-4 Nehru’s talks with him on Menon’s dismissal 365
his assessment of Nehru 376 advises Shastri on T.T.K.’s resignation, 39i
Indira’s fears about him 408-9 mentioned: 289, 329, 359 Rahim, Sir Abdur 56, 119, 142, 147, 236-7 Rahon 25, 28, 99
RAI, LAJPAT LALA
presides over Congress session (1920)
expresses diffidence about Gandhi’s programme 77
supports D’s election to Simla Municipality 27
arrested during non-cooperation movement (1921) 94
forms Indian National Party (1926) 122 dies as a result of police assault (1920) I2 5
mentioned: 33, 37 Raisman, Sir Jeremy 198, 430 Raj Bhawan, Calcutta 274 Raja of Pirpur 192
Rajen Babu (See Rajinder Prasad) 229 Rajendrashinhji 287 Rajghat 338
rajagopalachari, c. (often mentioned as C.R.)
appointed General Secretary of Congress 76
wins battle for no-changers 107 appointed Chief Minister of Madras 183 supports Cripps proposals 202-3 makes Gandhi negotiate with Jinnah 212-13
resigns from Congress in 1942 203 joins Interim Government 231 gets followers to pass resolution conceding Pakistan 253-4 ridicules Gandhi’s fast to deter hoodlums, later recants 274 appointed Governor-General 284 confers with Nehru regarding Police action in Hyderabad 285 Nehru attempts to make him President 301-2
meets Nixon at Madras 318 his attitude on linguistic states and official language 228-9 disowns Nehru’s socialism 331 disillusionment with Nehru regime, which later results in formation of Swatantura party 346 mentioned: 67, 175, 188, 208-10, 216,
. 234, 326, 339-40 Raj Pramukh 284 Rakhi 263
Ram, Jagjivan 231, 349-50, 403 Ram Raj 212, 262, 449-50,
Ram Rajya In Action 315 Ramayana 28, 449,
Ramlila Grounds 324
Ranganathan, S. 201
Ranjit Singh 458
Ranjit Singh Maharaja 112
Rani, Karuna 353
Ranikhet 316
Rao, Bhaskar 457
Rashtrabhasha 76, 290
Rashtrapati Bhavan 14, 334
Rasul, Begum Aizaz 273
Rattn Devi (Mrs. Durga Das) 23, 315
Rau, Benegal Narsingh 271-2
Rawlinson, Lord 104-5
Reader's Digest 297 reading, Lord rebuffs Nizam 49 assumes viceroyalty 89 appoints Indian engineer for Viceregal Lodge 89
appoints Bajpai, first Indian to Central Secretariat go
speaks to Gandhi and makes Ali Brothers apologise 91-2 tries to soothe Muslim feelings about Khilafat 93
receives deputation against Lloyd George’s “Steel Frame” speech 96 tries to gain support for Prince of Wales’s visit 94
sets up Indian Sandhurst Committee 104 his success and failures 118-21 plays significant part in R.T.C. London; D’s interview with him in London 152
mentioned: 80, 117, 126, 138, 142 Red Fort 256, 262 Red Shirts 246, 248 Reddy, Sanjiva 337, 371-2, 445 Reforms Club 157 Reforms Act of 1919 68-70, 102, 115 Reforms Act of 1935 164, 166, 175-6 Report on America 296 Republic Day 136 Reserve Bank 120 Responsivist Party 122 Reston, James 297, 352, 427 Reuters 42, 108, 130, 132, 157, 177, 299 Rockefeller Foundation 352 Roman Script 330 Romulo, General Carlos 414 Roosevelt, F. D., President of U.S.A. 201, 203-4, 208, 211-12 Rosenthal, Abe 302 Rostow, W. W. 380, 416, 425 Round Table Conference 137, 141, 148, 150
Rourkela 312 Rowland, Evans 425 Rowlett Act 63 Rowlett, Justice 59 Roy, B. G. 164, 375
ROY, K. C.
D’s first meeting with him, 38 organises A.P.I., joins Eastern News Agency Ltd. 41-2 private talks with Gokhale 56 goes with D to meet Gandhi 66 comments on Jawaharlal 109 takes D to meet Reading 120 meets Simon 129
assigns D to cover Gandhi-Irwin talks _ 138
his death 159-60
D recalls Roy’s advice on journalism, 179 Roy’s Weekly 180
mentioned: 53, 64, 79, 86, 91, 146 Roy, Raja Ram Mohan 448
Roy, Sunil 159 Royster, Vermont 417 Rudra, S. K. 66 Rupee Payment 313-14 Rural Party 111 Rusk, Dean 352, 423
Sadaqat Ashram, Patna 338
Sadiq, G. M. 411
Sadr-i-Riyasat 411
Sahay, Bhagwan 201, 360, 457
Sahay, Vishnu 200
Saigon 414
Sampurnanand 376
Sandys, Duncan 367
Sapru Letter 196
Sapru, P. N. 457
SAPRU, SIR TEJ BAHADUR
nominated to Viceroy’s Executive Council 79-80
brings about meeting between Gandhi and Reading 91
endorses Reading’s offer of provincial autonomy to Congress 94 writes to D defining nationalism 196 organises non-Party conference 213 sees no gleam of hope (1946) 233 mentioned: 27-9, 91-3, 96, 120, 127-8, 133 , i 5 J - 2 , 155 . 233 Sarabhai, Mrindula 410 Sarin, Harish 383, 457 Sarma, Sir B. N. 90-2, 96, 150, 242 Sarmaidari 294 Sarvodaya 278 Sato, Eisaku 413 Saturday Review 417 Satyagraha 112 Satyajit 319, 358-9 Satyamurthi, S. 177, 179 Savarkar 273 Se-la 362, 364 Section 370 411 Security Council 270, 297 Sen, Sir U. N. 138
SETALVAD, SIR CHIMANLAL
cross-examines Gen. Dyer on Jallianwala massacre 65 advises D on career 179 mentioned: 70 Setalvad, M. C. 332, 457 Shaft, M. 90, 119, 137 Shak, K. K. 457 Shah, Manubhai 311, 314, 404 Shakespeare 237 Shaking The Manes 101 Sham Lai 447 Shankar (cartoonist) 209 Shankar Prasad 201,
Shankar, V. 457 Shanti Sena 408 Shantivana 338 Sharadhananda 124 Sharma, B. L. 249 Shastri Algurai 97
SHASTRI, LAL BAHADUR
Parliamentary Secretary to Pant in U.P. (1938) 186
Nehru brings him to Centre 304 appointed Railway Minister 349-50 urges Nehru to drop Menon following N.E.F.A. debacle 364 sponsors Indira Gandhi as Congress President 371
critical of Nehru’s plans and projects, 378
succeeds Nehru as Prime Minister 3899 °
shifts emphasis in foreign policy 390 pragmatic approach to economic problems 391
a “privy Council” of his own 392 adopts strong attitude on Pakistani aggression, 393-5 attends Tashkent meeting 396-9 dies at Tashkent 399 mentioned: 78, 200, 338, 359, 389, 409, 411, 413, 422-3, 436, 452-3 Shaw, G. B. 155-6 Sheikhupura 264 Sheorey, A. G. 458 Shoaib, Mohd. 232 Shrinagesh, Gen. 288, 457 Sialkot 394-5 Siamese Twins 108 Sikka, Duni Chand 458 Sikandar Hayat Khan, Sir 171 Sikkim 463-5 Simla Conference 215 Simon Commission 126, 129-30, 152, 224,
252
simon, sir JOHN (Simon Commission) Motilal opposes funds for Commission 126
pays preliminary visit to Delhi 129 holds first sittings in Poona (1920) 130-1 his report published 132 mentioned: 152, 167, 224, 252 Simon Report 132 Sindhis 434 Singapore 128 Singh, T. N. 447 Singh, Ram Subhag 457 Sinha, B. P. 359 Sinah, Satya Narain 365, 374-5,
Sinn Fein 60, 157 Sino-Indian War 453 Sircar, Sir N. 167, 235 Sittaramyya, P. 192 Skeen, General 115 Slade, Christine 161 Smith, Sir Arthur 286, 299 Society of Newspaper Editors of U.S. 356
Sondhi P. L. 458 Soong Ching Ling 324 Somnath Temple 331 South Africa 170 Soviet Information Bureau 355
Spectator 154, 157
Sputnik 342
Sri Prakasa 457
Srinivasan, G. R. 295
Sriramulu, P. 326
St. Laurent, Louis 296, 319
Stalin 321-2, 435
State Praja Mandal 282
States People Conference 198, 282,
Statesman
D invited to join staff 100 D’s activities as representative at Lucknow 186
D suggests formula for national government 196
D leaves the paper 209 D appointed first Indian Special Representative in New Delhi 200-1 mentioned: 178, 184, 194, 210 Steel 310 “Steel frame” 96 Stein, Gunther 339 Stevareid, Eric 297 Stewart, Sir Findlater 158 Stewart, Michael 423 Stone Age 440 Strauss, Franz-Josef 432 Subba Rao, K. 408-9 Subedars 348
Subramaniam, C. 310, 372, 403, 407, 425,
Suez Crisis 325
Suhrawardhy, H. S. 226, 243
Sukarno 341, 351
Sun Yat Sen 324
Supreme Court 353, 412, 451
Swadesamitran 295
Swaraj 98-9, 133
Swarajya 109
Swarajists 114, 135, 164
Swaraj Party 107, 122, 164, 378
Swaran Singh 312, 391, 394, 397-8
“Swami Circuit” 441
Swatantra
Symposium on Parliament 440-x Syud, Hussain 141
T.T.K. See Krishnamachari TV 424
Tadzhikistan 324 Tagore, Rabindranath 64, 69, 256 Taj Mahal 95 Talbot, Phillips, 423
TANDON, PURSHOTAMDAS
opposes partition 248 defeats Nehru-backed Kripalani in contest for Congress Presidentship with the support of Patel 303-4 mentioned: 184, 278, 306, 370 Tange, Arthur 457
TARA SINGH, MASTER
rejects separate Sikh State (quoted by Nehru) 269
confrontation with Patel, drops demand for separate representation for Sikhs in Central Services 280 arrested by Patel; decides suspend fight 280-1
Tarneja, Ram S. 353, 457 Tashkent 391-2, 396, 398, 402, 436 Tashkent Agreement 436 Tashkent Declaration 397 Tass 433
Tata-Birla Plan 228 Tatas 310
Taylor, General Maxwell 345
Teja, Dharma 376
Tek Chand, Bakshi 267, 268
Telengana 280-1
Tennessee Valley Authority 311
Tenzing 46, 383
Thag La 361
Thailand 342
Thakurdas, Sir Purshotamdas 115, 125 Thapar, General P. N. 362, 364, 393, 457 Thimayya, General (“Timmy”) 288, 337, 361, 365. 395 , 396
Thomson, Roy (Lord) 296, 3^7, 42Q Thorat, General S. S. P. 361 Tibet 295, 301, 304, 337, 461-2
TILAK, BAL GANGADHAR
embodiment of revolutionary sentiment
promoted Congress-League Lucknow Pact 57
“Home Rule is my birthright,” elected President of Delhi Congress; appointed by Congress to represent India at Peace Conference 61 advocates adoption of Hindi as national language 62
founds Marathi daily Kesari and English weekly Mahratta', fights libel case against Chirol in British court 63 defeated at Amritsar Congress on his plea for responsive co-operation 69 talk with D gives prophetic view of future developments 69-70 Tilak Swaraj Fund raised 71 death 73
Jinnah’s praise of Tilak 77 mentioned: 42-3, 54, 69, 101, 122, 158, 270, 290
Times, The, London 43, 63, 321 Time Magazine 376
Times of India 16, 130-1, 171. 201, 209-10 Tito 17, 319
Tolstoy (Keeling) Lane 88 Treaty of Sevres 73 Tribune, The 38, 108 Tripathi, Kamlapati 457 Triveni 278 Truman, President 298 Tulsi Ram 458 Tyabji, Abbas 73
Tyagi, Mahavir 109, 144, 200, 320, 343.
U.A.R. 325, 430
U.N. 289, 322, 325, 395-6, 398, 424, 429, 462, 464
U.N. Charter 397-8, 434 U Nu 289
“U.P. in Travail” 187 U.S.A. 296, 318 U.S.-Japan Security Pact 415 U.S.-Pakistan Military Pact 318 U.S. Congress 312, 318 U.S. State Department 296 U Thant 396, 413, 417, 428 Udaipur Maharana 242 Ujjal Singh 457 Ukraine 437 Umar Sobhani 67 Unionist Party 169, 171-2 United Front 410 United Service Club 75 United States of Europe 439 Urdu 329, 330
Ushiba (Foreign Vice-Minister, Japan)
Ulster of India 171 Uttam Devi (D’s mother) 23 Uzbekistan 23
VJ-Day 221 Vampires 393 Vatican 149, 432 Venkatachar, C. S. 167, 201, 457 Viceregal Lodge, Simla 244 Victoria Memorial 46, 95 Victoria, Queen 26, 448 Vienna 150, 308, 339-40, 413 Vietnam 414, 422, 426 Vijayghat 338 Vijayaraghavacharya 75 Vikramajit 312 Vincent, Sir William 108 Vira, Dharma 394
Vishwanathan, V. 201, 265-6, 444, 457 Visson, Andre 297 Vivekananda, Swami 82, 448 Vyas, A. R. 457 Vyshinsky 322
Wafd 149 Wall Street 418-19 Wall Street Journal 417, 427 War Correspondent 217 Wardha Scheme 183 Warner Studio 298 Warren, Earl 353 Warsaw Pact 441 Washington Post 212, 297, 417 Watch and Ward 143
WAVELL
joins as Viceroy 208 orders release of Gandhi 208 suggests balanced caste Hindu-Muslim representation in Executive Council 214
Muslim League favours acceptance of his plan 215
summoned to London for talks 221 D accompanies him to Andamans 225 prevented by Tories to honour his commitment 227
withdraws offer to Jinnah 228 closes down Planning Department 228 suggests action to prevent collapse of administration 229
invites Congress President, Nehru, to form Government 230 consults Nehru on meeting Jinnah 231 goes to London for further talks 233 move for his recall 234 favours British expert for Damodar Valley project 236
delivers last Viceregal address to Central Legislature 237
brush with Nehru over situation in North-West Frontier Province 246 mentioned: 202, 216, 222, 224, 275 Weintal, Edward 297 West Germany 354
Westminster Press Provincial Newspapers 296
Wheeler-Bennett, John W. 204 White Australia 367 White Paper 163 White House 296, 344, 418, 426 Whiteley, William 167, 221-3 Whyte, Sir Frederic 119 Wiesbaden 219 Wiggins, Russel 417 Willingdon, Lady 161
WILLINGDON, LORD
tries to work dyarchy as joint cabinet 81
anti-Gandhi attitude 160
sees Gandhi under Whitehall’s pressure persuades Gandhi to attend R.T.C. but refuses to let Ansari join him
161
arrests Gandhi on his return from R.T.C., bans Congress, mass arrests
162
White Paper on reforms proves a damp squib 160-4
mentioned: 142, 154, 175, 235 Wilson’s Fourteen Points 61 Wilson-Harris 157 Wilson, Harold 429 Woods, George 310 World Bank 310, 355, 422 World War II 191, 450 Wrench, Evelyn 151
X-raying the nation 346
Yeats, William Butler 156-7 Yeravadajail 136, 163 Yodhraj 268 Yugoslavia 319
Young, Desmond (Brig.) 218 Young India 61, 67, 101, 146
ZAFRULLAH KHAN, Sir Mohd.
calls plan for Pakistan “chimerical” 169
brings Muslim civil servants into Secretariat 235-6 mentioned: 173 Zetland, Marquess of 151-3 Zhivago, Dr. 356 Zulu War Medal 72
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