Synopsis The theme on 'Imperial Inheritance' has deep bearing on several socio-economic and political developments during the British Raj. A comprehensive survey has been done mainly on events having links with the freedom struggle. In fact five decades of the 20 century were coloured with anti-Raj stance which was the pathway to Swaraj. The impact of several event made the Raj realize that it had been becoming difficult day by day to maintain the governance somewhat difficult. Weaved into eleven chapters, the book contains an introduction, industrial development, the labour problem, Gandhi and Bhagat Singh success, British way of dealing with the situation, new techniques, awakening of the masses and the weapon of non-violence along with a number of appendices. The book will be useful for social scientists, teachers, researchers and students in Indian sub-continent and abroad.