Bipan Chandra is a renowned historian of modern India who critically examined the origins of the Indian National Congress and rejected the Safety Valve Theory.
Who has rejected the 'Safety Valve Theory' about the foundation of the Congress calling it the 'myth' ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Indian National Congress (Establishment of the Indian National Congress: Background, aims, early leaders.)
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