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India · 1935The Government of India Act, 1935: provincial autonomy and a stillborn federation

The Government of India Act, 1935 dominated the year — granting provincial autonomy and proposing a federation that never came into being. The Reserve Bank of India commenced operations on 1 April 1935, Congress rejected the Act while preparing for elections, and the Quetta earthquake killed tens of thousands.

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Key figures

Lord Willingdon — Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1931 to 1936, under whom the 1935 Act was passed and the RBJawaharlal Nehru — Congress leader who denounced the 1935 Act and shaped the nationalist response.Muhammad Ali Jinnah — reorganised the All-India Muslim League ahead of the 1937 provincial elections.Mahatma Gandhi — guiding force of the movement, focused on the Constructive Programme after resigning from Congress membDr B.R. Ambedkar — Dalit leader who made the Yeola Declaration renouncing Hinduism in 1935.Sir Osborne Smith — first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 April 1935.

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