Dyarchy in Punjab

Dr. Virinder Singh’s erudite analysis of the working of diarchy in the Punjab in the 20s and 30s reveals the truth of the matter. The British Government’s ostensible move towards responsible self-government by Indians was in tact, Singh demonstrates, a ploy to divide Hindu, Muslim and Sikh along communal lines, thereby perpetuating its hold over its colony. The writer’s extensive biographical material on both the Indian and British Personages involved in the period of diarchy helps to give his work a truly credible living quality.