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Episode 11: Simon Says

A New Republic by A New Republic

Dec 15, 201300:20:20News & Politics

In this episode we look at the fiasco that was the Simon Commission. This attempt to review Indian government was a failure, but it set the foundation for India's eventual independence. It also perhaps helped make the In...

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Episode 11: Simon Says is an episode from A New Republic by A New Republic. In this episode we look at the fiasco that was the Simon Commission. This attempt to review Indian government was a failure, but it set the foundation for India's e...

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In this episode we look at the fiasco that was the Simon Commission. This attempt to review Indian government was a failure, but it set the foundation for India's eventual independence. It also perhaps helped make the Indian National Congress the political phenomenon it is today. Also I suggest that the Simon Commission was possibly less horrible than people think it was.

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Episode 11: Simon Says is an episode from A New Republic by A New Republic.

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Published Dec 15, 2013 and 00:20:20 long