Word: hindus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hardest pill for the Congress party to swallow was the clause in the Wavell Plan (TIME, May 21) fixing equal representation for Moslems and caste Hindus in the new Executive Council. Congress preferred organizational parity with the Moslem League; otherwise, it argued, its many Moslem members (e.g., President Azad) would have to look to the League instead of to Congress for representation. But Moslem League President Mohamed Ali Jinnah liked the parity plan as proposed, made no comment...
...Indian-administered. India's diplomatic service abroad will be staffed by Indians. Hindus."
...problem of communication even involved God. While many delegates agreed in principle that the Deity should be invoked in the charter, no one could figure out a way that would be equally acceptable to Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Mohammedans, to say nothing of the atheists...
Agreement Imperative. Before the new plan can be put into effect, the Congress party and the Moslem League must agree to equal representation in the Executive Council. The Moslems, who are outnumbered by the Hindus, like this idea.* Bhulabhai Desai, Congress leader in the Assembly (TIME, March 19) with whom Viscount Wavell reportedly discussed this question, hopes that the Congress party will also agree. But diehard nationalists may hold out against British control of finance and of defense...
...Inferno. We went into one barracks after another. So many men were sick and possibly dying of starvation and beatings that they merely lay or leaned or sat shoulder to shoulder, too weak to do more than grin glassily. It was here that we even found some Hindus...