British Withdrawal from India

Control of India by the British East India Company

Map of India Before Independence

Map of India Today

On 15 March 1946, the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, gives an address to the House of Commons in which he emphasises the need for India to gain independence, while outlining the problems involved.
Address given by Clement Attlee to the House of Commons

10 Minute Video on the Decolonisation of India

Excellent Nine Part BBC Documnetary on the British Withdrawal from India between 1945-1947

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Part Six

Part Seven

Part Eight

Part Nine