The document summarizes the rise of nationalism and independence movement in India. It discusses key events like the Revolt of 1857, establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, partition of Bengal in 1905 which sparked nationalist protests, and the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi in the 1920s. It also covers the negotiations and acts leading to independence in 1947, including the partition of India into two dominions of India and Pakistan amid communal violence.