Three Upsurges—Winter of 1945-46

The nationalist sentiment which reached a crescendo around the INA trials developed into violent confrontations with the authority in the winter of 1945-46. There were three major upsurges—

1. November 21, 1945—in Calcutta over the INA trials.

2. February 11, 1946—in Calcutta against the seven- year sentence to INA officer Rashid Ali.

3. February 18, 1946—in Bombay, strike by the Royal Indian Navy ratings.