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SUMMARY:The Second World War and the Prospect of Quit India in Bengal: Per
 ceptions\, Rumours and Revolutionary Parties - Dr Anwesha Roy (SOAS\, Univ
 ersity of London)
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CONTACT:Dr Stephen Wilford
DESCRIPTION:This talk shall look at the years 1940-42 in Bengal\, with a v
 iew to analyze the social fuel that made the Quit India Movement possible 
 in the province. Wartime colonial policies created multiple disruptions an
 d intrusions in the lives of the people of Bengal\, building up anxieties 
 and mass discontent. Coupled with widespread rumours\, this profoundly rec
 onfigured the image of the colonial state. The paper attempts to tap into 
 the psyche of colonised minds in the early stages of the war in Bengal\, w
 hich began to question British invincibility in the face of serious revers
 es on the Eastern Front. When a potent mix of mass discontentment and rumo
 ur was combined with ‘revolutionary’ political activism in the country
 side\, it acted as an explosive catalyst\, animating the Quit India moveme
 nt.\n\nThis event will be held online via Zoom. Register via:\n\nhttps://w
 olfson-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816019923288/WN_UL4G36pBR16N4Md
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LOCATION:Online via zoom
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