Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: British India, Navy, Tiger Legion, National Army, Air Force, Communist Party of India

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Royal Indian Navy mutiny (also called the Bombay Mutiny) encompasses a total strike and subsequent mutiny by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore establishments at Bombay (Mumbai) harbour on 18 February 1946. From the initial flashpoint in Bombay, the mutiny spread and found support throughout British India, from Karachi to Calcutta and ultimately came to involve 78 ships, 20 shore establishments and 20,000 sailors. The RIN Mutiny started as a strike by ratings of the Royal Indian Navy on 18 February in protest against general conditions. The immediate issue of the mutiny was conditions and food. By dusk on 19 February, a Naval Central Strike committee was elected.