India Wins Freedom

by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad · 1959 · English

Autobiography & memoirSouth Asia

About the book

Azad, Congress president from 1940 to 1946, describes negotiations with the British, including the Cripps and Cabinet Missions, and the road to Partition. In the withheld pages he criticized colleagues such as Nehru and Patel for accepting partition.

Why it matters

Azad's account of the freedom struggle and Partition; 30 pages were held back until 1988.