INDIAN independence act
Indian independence act
India gained independence in 1947.
In the first half of the 20th century, having been the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire, India became the first part of that Empire to secure separate nationhood and independence.
The Parliamentary Archives holds a variety of records which document the relationship between the United Kingdom and India, including photographs of Indian Army Officers on the Terrace on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902, and papers relating to the Parliamentary Delegation which was sent to India in 1946, to meet leading politicians and convince them of the British desire for an early settlement of the Indian constitutional issue.
In 1858, the Government of India Act disbanded the East India Company and placed India directly under British rule. From then on, the governance of India was often reviewed and the UK Parliament passed a total of 196 Local, Private and Public Acts regarding India and Indian matters during the years between 1858 and 1947.
Among the most significant of these Acts were the Indian Councils Act of 1892 which extended the influence of locally-elected provincial councils, and the 1935 Government of India Act which established a federal structure in India.
These original parchment Acts are kept in the Act Room, on the first floor of the Victoria Tower, where all Acts of Parliament since 1497 are stored and preserved.
Parliament's links with India during this period were not only constitutional. Individuals from India were welcomed to Parliament as Imperial guests and some became members of the House of Commons. In 1892 Dadabhai Naoroji, a cotton trader born in Khadak, near Mumbai, was elected Liberal MP for Finsbury Central.
Three years later Sir Mancherjee M. Bhownaggree, son of a merchant, and also from Mumbai was elected to Parliament for Bethnal Green. Whereas Naoroji was a firm advocate of Indian independence, Bhownagree approved British rule and opposed the idea of
India gained independence in 1947.
In the first half of the 20th century, having been the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire, India became the first part of that Empire to secure separate nationhood and independence.
The Parliamentary Archives holds a variety of records which document the relationship between the United Kingdom and India, including photographs of Indian Army Officers on the Terrace on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902, and papers relating to the Parliamentary Delegation which was sent to India in 1946, to meet leading politicians and convince them of the British desire for an early settlement of the Indian constitutional issue.
In 1858, the Government of India Act disbanded the East India Company and placed India directly under British rule. From then on, the governance of India was often reviewed and the UK Parliament passed a total of 196 Local, Private and Public Acts regarding India and Indian matters during the years between 1858 and 1947.
Among the most significant of these Acts were the Indian Councils Act of 1892 which extended the influence of locally-elected provincial councils, and the 1935 Government of India Act which established a federal structure in India.
These original parchment Acts are kept in the Act Room, on the first floor of the Victoria Tower, where all Acts of Parliament since 1497 are stored and preserved.
Parliament's links with India during this period were not only constitutional. Individuals from India were welcomed to Parliament as Imperial guests and some became members of the House of Commons. In 1892 Dadabhai Naoroji, a cotton trader born in Khadak, near Mumbai, was elected Liberal MP for Finsbury Central.
Three years later Sir Mancherjee M. Bhownaggree, son of a merchant, and also from Mumbai was elected to Parliament for Bethnal Green. Whereas Naoroji was a firm advocate of Indian independence, Bhownagree approved British rule and opposed the idea of