India League

For the think tank that initially used the same name, see 1928 Institute.
Harold Laski, dominant LSE Fabian professor and president of the India League
Bertrand Russell, president of the India League, frequent patron, host, and intellectual cover for events

The India League was an England-based organisation established by Krishna Menon in 1928.[1][2] It campaigned for the full independence and self-governance of British India.[3] It has been described as "the principal organisation promoting Indian nationalism in pre-war Britain".[4]

  1. ^ Ramesh, Jairam (2019). A chequered brilliance : the many lives of V.K. Krishna Menon. Haryana, India: Viking by Penguin Random House India. ISBN 978-0-670-09232-1. OCLC 1138886625.
  2. ^ Nasta, Susheila (2013). India in Britain : South Asian networks and connections, 1858-1950. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-39271-7. OCLC 802321049.
  3. ^ Nasta, Susheila. "The India League". Open University.
  4. ^ McGarr, Paul M. (2011). ""India's Rasputin"? V. K. Krishna Menon and Anglo–American Misperceptions of Indian Foreign Policymaking, 1947–1964". Diplomacy & Statecraft. 22 (2): 239–260. doi:10.1080/09592296.2011.576536. S2CID 154740401.