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#OTD 76 years ago started a rebellion that shook the foundation of the British Indian administration and in many ways was the final tipping point for the independence movement. A look back at the #RoyalIndianNavyMutiny of 1946 (1/n)
The 2nd world war had seen unprecedented expansion of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). At the end of the war, the seamen returned home after serving in various parts of the world. The India they had returned to was on the boil (2/n)
The reverberations of the Quit India movement were still being felt. The INA trials had led to mass frenzy and support for the INA veterans. The administration was putting down any resistance brutally. But the brutality only added to the fire (3/n)
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