Background:
The idea of forming the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived by Mohan Singh in Malaya. The main objective was to form an anti-British force to liberate India, as well as to check Japanese misconduct towards Indians in SE Asia. Till then, Japanese had allowed only the civilian Indians to form anti-British organizations. In February [...]
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Indian National Army Trials
Nuremberg Principles
The regime of Hitler in Germany indulged in serious violation of human rights of various communities. Concentration camps were freely used for genocide, extermination, torture, and slave labour, which constituted the issues of the Holocaust. Such issue of crime required an adequate punishment. This issue began to be discussed before the end of the war. [...]
Geneva Convention
The origin of the Geneva Convention goes back to the bloody battle of Solferino (1859). It was here that Henry Dunant a Swiss citizen, who was witness to this battle made effort to create relief societies that would look after the wounded during the times of war and also work for relief during peace times. [...]
The Concept of Swaraj
This essay was presented at the Essay Competition-cum-Young Scholars Seminar on Concept of Swaraj, held under auspeicies of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (University), Jabalpur, Feb 25-28, 1997.
Concept of Swaraj © Anup Mukherjee
Swaraje Namah : Salutation to the self ruling splendour – Atharva Veda
The impelling urge for freedom is innate [...]
Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 4)
[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA]
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Imperial Issues & Economic Consequences:
Britain in India was the significant central power. It [...]
Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 3)
[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA]
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A major critique of the drain by the Nationalists was built around the [...]
Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 2)
[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA]
© Anup Mukherjee
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Another important aspect of the economic exploitation was the process of deindustrialisation. Certain [...]
Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 1)
[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA]
© Anup Mukherjee
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The Drain of Wealth Theory:
The Drain of Wealth theory is a set [...]
Surat
A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York.
Surat © Anup Mukherjee
Surat is situated on the Western Coast of Gujarat, on the left bank of river Tapti, on the Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat). It has been a very important centre of trade and [...]
Calicut
A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York.
Calicut (Kozhikode) © Anup Mukherjee
Calicut is situated on the on the Malabar Coast of the Kerala province in India. It is connected to hinterland through the Palghat gap. The place is famous for the spice [...]
