INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 1, 1937, Burma formally split from India. Archibald Cochrane became its first governor and a Council of Ministers took office, ending a century of association.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British colony of Burma was part of the British run-state in India, the Empire of India, from 1824 to 1937. Burma was separated from the rest of the Indian Empire in 1937, just ten years before India became an independent country, in 1947.

Detailed explanation-3: -British partitioned Burma from India in 1937 in order to weaken the Burmese nationalist movement. After the World War II, under the leadership of U Aung San, this movement reached its pinnacle, and Burma gained independence on January 4, 1948.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British separated Burma (Myanmar) from India in 1935.

Detailed explanation-5: -UPSC Mains Notes: Burma got separated from India according to the provision of Government of India Act, 1935. Other provisions under the act included the carving out of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.