This period witnessed very regular youth demonstrations and riots on the streets of Lagos.
All the religions co-exist peacefully; Visakhapatnam never witnessed communal riots during its entire history.
Despite this, in 2001, the city witnessed violent riots between the divided Muslim and Christian populations in which several thousand people died.
Bristol, Nottingham, Derby and several smaller towns witnessed violent riots after the Reform Bill was rejected by the House of Lords.
He spent the next eight years going to football matches, befriending supporters, and witnessing riots, resulting in this book.
Basu played a very active role in the stormy days of 1946-47 when Bengal witnessed the Tebhaga movement, workers strikes and even communal riots.
Punjab witnessed widespread communal riots immediately before partition.