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In 1947 it was reported that the minimum subscription to the India League was five shillings. Branches could be established by groups of five or more people, subject to the approval of the League's executive committee. Branches were required to pay £2 6 shillings per year to the executive committee.
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The organisation continued to operate after India's independence in 1947 and while it focused mainly on India, "the League was internationalist in its outlook throughout, perceiving India's struggle for freedom as part of a larger struggle against imperialism and capitalism". Following Indian
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The India League emerged from the Commonwealth of India League, which was established in 1922 and itself emerged from the Home Rule for India League, established in 1916. When Menon became joint secretary of the Commonwealth of India League, he rejected its previous objective of
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In 1944, Menon reported that total membership of the league stood approximately at 1,400 members, and that 70 trade and 118 unions and other organisations are affiliated with the league.
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independence, the organisation focused on fostering relations between the UK and India and supporting Indian immigrants in the UK. It held regular meetings at the
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status for India and instead set the goal of full independence. During the 1930s, the organisation expanded and established branches in cities across Britain.
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In 1930s, Menon along with other contributors had created a 554-page report on the situation in India. The report was banned in India. In 1931,
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praised the efforts of the Indian League for its "hurricane propaganda on the danger to world peace of a rebellious India in bondage".
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Harold Laski, dominant LSE Fabian professor and president of the India League
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Members of the League were largely drawn from the British elite, such as
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in 1928. It campaigned for the full independence and self-governance of
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India in Britain : South Asian networks and connections, 1858-1950
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A chequered brilliance : the many lives of V.K. Krishna Menon
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For the think tank that initially used the same name, see
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Sadasivan, C. (1987). "The Nehru‐Menon partnership".
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1928 Institute


Bertrand Russell
Krishna Menon
British India
dominion
Mahatma Gandhi
Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Bertrand Russell
Harold Laski
Sir Stafford Cripps
Henry Brailsford
Leonard Matters
Michael Foot
India Club, London

Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Aneurin Bevan
Fenner Brockway
H.N. Brailsford
Leonard Matters
Ellen Wilkinson
Monica Whately
Bhicoo Batlivala
Shyamji Krishna Varma
Bhikaiji Cama
Harold Laski
A chequered brilliance : the many lives of V.K. Krishna Menon
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