Its undercurrents had been simmering for long but were ignored. When it finally erupted at Bombay on February 18, 1946 over terrible service conditions, racism and broken recruitment promises, the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny spread like wildfire .
The Naval Uprising - an event the shook the very foundation of the British government in India and has since been viewed as a key event of the freedom movement - would be commemorated as part of the 75 years of India’s Independence. The Mumbai-headquartered Western Naval Command, the sword arm of the Indian Navy, would be holding commemorative functions on Wednesday (March