Timeline
Badaun's own chronology of the freedom movement, 1919–1947 — drawn from the book's chapters, not a general national history.
1919–1923
The Non-Cooperation Movement
The years of the Non-Cooperation Movement as they played out in Badaun district — covered in the book's second chapter.
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Local Bodies & Council Entry
The period of participation in local bodies and entry into the councils.
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The Salt Satyagraha
The Salt Satyagraha and related events in Badaun.
Read this chapter →1934–1938
Civil Disobedience Suspended, Council Entry Resumed
The suspension of civil disobedience and the return to council politics.
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Village Reform & Subhas Babu's Visit
Village reform work, the migration from Nagla Sharqi, and Subhas Chandra Bose's visit to Badaun.
Read this chapter →1940–1944
Individual Satyagraha & Quit India Movement
From individual satyagraha through to the Quit India Movement.
Read this chapter →1944–1947
New Elections, End of Foreign Rule, Partition
From the new elections through to independence and the partition of the country.
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Some Notable Freedom Fighters of Badaun District
Short biographical profiles of some of the district's notable freedom fighters.
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Poems
Pyare Lal Bhandari's protest poems, sung during the Salt Satyagraha and the Quit India movement.
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Each entry reflects this book's own account of events in Badaun district.