TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. The Gathering Storm (1920): Post-war betrayal and the rise of
Gandhi.
2. The First Wave (1921–1922): The peak of Non-Cooperation and
Chauri Chaura.
3. The Swarajist Revolt (1923–1925): Wrecking the reforms from
within.
4. The Slump and Communalism (1925–1927): Political stagnation
and the "Divide and Rule" success.
5. The Simon Commission (1927–1928): The "All-White" insult and
the national awakening.
6. The Youth Movement and Socialism (1928): The rise of the Left
Wing (Bose and Nehru).
7. The Nehru Report and the Ultimatum (1928): The battle over
Dominion Status vs. Purna Swaraj.
8. The Lahore Congress (1929): The Declaration of Independence
and the midnight pledge.
9. The Salt Satyagraha (1930): The Dandi March and the mass
surge.
10. The First Round Table Conference (1930): The boycott and
British isolation.
11. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931): The truce that shocked the
radicals.
12. The Execution of Bhagat Singh (1931): The Karachi Congress
and the shadow of the gallows.
13. The London Mission (1931): Gandhi at the Second Round Table
Conference.
14. Resumption of Struggle (1932): The return of the Mahatma and
the iron heel of Willingdon.
15. The Communal Award and the Fast (1932): Sidetracking the
political issue.
16. The White Paper and the 1935 Act: The new constitution and the
Congress dilemma.
17. Congress in Office (1937–1938): The experiment with provincial
autonomy.
18. The Tripuri Crisis (1939): The Bose-Gandhi showdown and the
Forward Bloc.
19. India and the Second World War (1939–1941): The "Great
Escape" and international alliances.
20. The Final Conflict (1942): Quit India, the INA, and the dawn of
freedom.