Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi recently said that it was Subhash Chandra Bose, not the Indian National Congress or Mahatma Gandhi, who should be credited for compelling the British to leave India in 1947. However, the circumstances that marked that period suggest that a number of factors — from Britain’s fiscal position to growing nationalist sentiment — played a role in India’s journey towards Independence. Congress’ “inaction” post Quit India While saying the Congress and Mahatma Gandhi had a minimal impact on Britain’s eventual decision to grant India freedom, Governor Ravi cited the Congress’s “inaction” post-1942. The period of...