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SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Trial that Shook Britain: How a Court Martial Haste
 ned Acceptance of Indian Independence - Ashis Ray (Journalist)\, Kevin Nol
 es
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DESCRIPTION:The Indian National Army (INA) trials of 1945–46 have genera
 lly been given short shrift by historians in their cataloguing of the Indi
 an freedom movement. This book examines to what extent the trials had an i
 mpact on the final phase of India’s quest for independence. In so doing\
 , it unveils that\, while the Indian National Congress’s extended odysse
 y to win independence was essentially about a passive push-back\, at a cri
 tical juncture of its campaign to extinguish British colonialism in India\
 , it applauded and capitalised on the INA’s use of force. The central\, 
 explosive narrative is about Britain holding a court martial of three offi
 cers of the INA – Shah Nawaz Khan\, Prem Sahgal and Gurbaksh Dhillon –
  convicting them\, before a dramatic turn in events.\nThe material unearth
 ed by the book throws new light on a decisive juncture leading to the tran
 sfer of power in India. It will be indispensable for researchers intereste
 d in South Asia\, especially the Indian freedom movement. It will be inval
 uable for students of history\, colonialism\, military studies\, politics 
 in pre-Partition India and law.\n\nAshis Ray has been a foreign correspond
 ent since 1977\, broadcasting on BBC\, CNN and ITN and writing for Ananda 
 Bazar Group\, The Times of India\, The Tribune\, The Hindu\, Hindustan Tim
 es\, The Guardian\, The Observer\, The Times\, Financial Times and Nikkei 
 Asia\, among other publications. He was CNN’s founding South Asia bureau
  chief before becoming the network’s editor-at-large. He has been electe
 d president of Indian Journalists’ Association (Europe) for several term
 s. In 1982\, the Commonwealth Institute selected him among 10 ‘eminent I
 ndians’ in Britain. In 1995\, he was conferred a National Press Award in
  India. He was made an academic visitor by St Antony’s College\, Oxford 
 for 2021–22. He intends to continue in academia. The Trial that Shook Br
 itain is his fourth book.\n\n\nSpeakers:\nAshis Ray (Journalist)\, Kevin N
 oles
LOCATION:St Antony's College (Old Fellows Dining Room)\, 62 Woodstock Road
  OX2 6JF
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