RIN Revolt
Royal Indian Navy mutiny of 1946 was a significant event in the India's struggle for freedom from British rule. This mutiny involved over 20,000 soldiers and 78 ships began on the 18 Feb 1946 primarily as the protest against the conditionary and the treatment of the sailors in the Navy. However, it quickly escalated into a nationwide movement with wide-ranging implication for the British colonial regime. The mutiny demonstrated clearly to the British that their most reliable pillar power that is Indian Armed Forces could no longer be dependent. The participation of naval ratings who were considered to be the most more disciplined and politically involved highlight the influence of the nationalist sentiments among the Indian soldiers in British Army. The mutiny significantly changed the British calculation about their ability to maintain control over India. It prompted an urgent evaluation of their long-term strategy for India. The British government led by the PM Atley was now convinced that it was necessary to speed up the process of transfer of power. The cabinet mission was sent in March 1946 just weeks after the mutiny to discuss the plan the end of British rule India.