1 History & Culture · 1.5.5 Towards Purna Swaraj 1923–1939

1.5.5.2 Simon Commission and the Nehru Report

The all-white Simon Commission (1927) united Indians in a boycott, and the Nehru Report (1928) was the first Indian attempt at a constitution, but communal differences over its terms weakened the unity it sought.

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Key terms

  • Simon Commission
  • Indian Statutory Commission
  • Birkenhead
  • Nehru Report
  • Jinnah Fourteen Points
  • All Parties Conference
  • Independence for India League
  • dominion status

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