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Modern History

The men who ruled India: Governor-Generals and Viceroys, and the reforms prelims loves to match

From Warren Hastings to Mountbatten: who ruled India, when, and which reform belongs to whom. The viceroy-reform match-list is prelims' favourite format; this article is its home.

28 September 2026 · 35 min read

Modern History

Drawing the Line: Why India Was Partitioned in 1947

Why India was divided in 1947: the collapse of compromise, Mountbatten's 72-day timetable, the Independence Act, and the human cost.

27 September 2026 · 22 min read

Modern History

The Last Gamble for a United India: Cabinet Mission to the Mountbatten Plan

The Cabinet Mission's three-tier plan was the last chance at a united India. Why it collapsed, and how Mountbatten's 3rd June Plan replaced it.

27 September 2026 · 22 min read