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    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny began on February 18, 1946 in Bombay harbour when sailors staged a strike demanding better treatment and pay equal to their British counterparts. The strike quickly escalated into a full-blown mutiny as sailors from bases across India refused orders from British officers and took control of ships and ammunition stores. Over 10,000 sailors from 66 ships and bases participated in the mutiny before it was suppressed after 5 days with the intervention of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, resulting in 7 sailor deaths. The mutiny highlighted growing discontent in the Indian armed forces and received widespread public support.

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    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny began on February 18, 1946 in Bombay harbour when sailors staged a strike demanding better treatment and pay equal to their British counterparts. The strike quickly escalated into a full-blown mutiny as sailors from bases across India refused orders from British officers and took control of ships and ammunition stores. Over 10,000 sailors from 66 ships and bases participated in the mutiny before it was suppressed after 5 days with the intervention of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, resulting in 7 sailor deaths. The mutiny highlighted growing discontent in the Indian armed forces and received widespread public support.

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    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny began on February 18, 1946 in Bombay harbour when sailors staged a strike demanding better treatment and pay equal to their British counterparts. The strike quickly escalated into a full-blown mutiny as sailors from bases across India refused orders from British officers and took control of ships and ammunition stores. Over 10,000 sailors from 66 ships and bases participated in the mutiny before it was suppressed after 5 days with the intervention of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, resulting in 7 sailor deaths. The mutiny highlighted growing discontent in the Indian armed forces and received widespread public support.

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    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny (RIN)

    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny (RIN) or also called as Royal Indian Navy Revolt began at
    Bombay harbour on 18 February 1946 by Ratings (non-commissioned officers and sailors)
    against the British. RIN soon spread to other parts of British India. Over 10000 sailors came
    to be involved in the mutiny which was suppressed by the British using force.
    Background

    • The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny started as a strike by ratings (a designation for a sailor
    subordinate to officers) demanding better food and accommodation.
    • The Indian sailors were treated badly by their British commanders and there were
    stark differences in the pay, living conditions and basic amenities of Indians and
    British sailors in the navy.
    • The strike started in Bombay harbour where a contingent of ratings had arrived. The
    ratings of HMIS Talwar, a shore establishment also had seething discontent against
    their seniors for similar reasons.
    • On 19 February a Naval Central Strike committee was formed with Leading
    Signalman Lieutenant M.S. Khan and Petty Officer TelegraphistMadan Singh elected
    as president and vice-president respectively.
    • The strikers were inspired by the INA trials and the persona of Subhas Chandra Bose.
    Soon, the strike evolved into open revolt with many cities joining the Bombay sailors.
    Sailors from Karachi, Calcutta, Poona, Vizag and Cochin joined involving 66 ships
    and shore establishments.
    • Ratings were not obeying their officers and they conducted demonstrations in the city
    of Bombay leaving their posts.
    • The city of Bombay particularly was tense. Hundreds of protestors targeted the British
    residents and officers of the city. They even took control of Butcher Island where the
    entire ammunition of the Bombay Presidency was stored.
    • The rebels also found support from the Royal Indian Air Force men from Bombay and
    from the Gurkhas in Karachi who, known for their loyalty, refused to fire at the
    strikers.
    • The open revolt struck at the heart of the British establishment who now realised that
    the armed forces, which was one of their key tools in maintaining their mastery over
    the subcontinent, could no longer be relied upon.
    • The sailors displayed a strong unity cutting across lines of religion and region despite
    the impending partition of the country on communal lines.
    • The revolt, however, failed to see support from the Indian leadership who perhaps
    saw a mutiny, so close to independence, as a danger. Only the Communist Party of
    India and the INC’s ArunaAsaf Ali openly supported the sailors.
    • The mutiny came to an end with the intervention of SardarVallabhbhai Patel. The
    mutineers surrendered on 23 February 1946.
    • A total of 7 sailors and 1 officer were killed. 476 sailors were discharged as a result of
    the mutiny. They were not taken into the Indian or Pakistani navies after
    independence.
    • It is noteworthy to point out that there was massive public support for the mutineers.
    During the violence in Bombay that ensued because of the strike, over 200 civilians
    had died.

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