Repressive Colonial Policies The British had conquered India to promote their own political interest so followed many repressive policies. These policies become major barrier to India’s development. Some of these policies‚ especially those followed by Lord Lytton gave birth to nationalism. Lord Lytton was Viceroy from 1876-1880. The resentment against the British rule increased because of repressive measures. 1. In 1877 he organised a Grand Delhi Durbar to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress
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first Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation of India is recognized by celebrating his birthday as National Education Day across India. As a young man‚ Azad composed poetry in Urdu as well as treatises on religion and philosophy. He rose to prominence through his work as a journalist‚ publishing works critical of the British Raj and espousing the causes
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The summer of 1991 changed the political discourse of India. On 21st May 1991‚ Indian National Congress received a big jolt as Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE in Sriperumbudur‚ Tamil Nadu‚ while he was campaigning for the general election. It generated sympathy wave for Congress in the ongoing general election. The Congress came back to power with support from few other regional parties and formed a coalition government. PV Narasimha became the Prime Minister of India. He was a visionary leader
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leaders were always telling the British "How can you do these things? They’re against your own basic values.". We had no hatred‚ in fact it was the other way round - it was their values that made us revolt." -Aruna Asaf Ali‚ a leader of the Indian National Congress. There is no doubt that British imperialism had a large impact on India. India‚ having previously been an group of independent and semi-independent princedoms and territories‚ underwent great change under British administration. Originally intended
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Rani Tace Bai‚ Baiza Bai‚ Chauhan Rani‚ Tapasvini Maharani daringly led their troops into the battlefield. Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi whose heroism and superb leadership laid an outstanding example of real patriotism .Indian women who joined the national movement belonged to educated and liberal families‚ as well as those from the rural areas and from all walk of life‚ all castes‚ religions and communities. Sarojini Naidu‚ Kasturba Gandhi‚ Vijayalakmi Pundit and Annie Bezant in the 20th century
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Court while taking an interest in national politics. Nehru’s involvement in politics would gradually replace his legal practice. A committed nationalist since his teenage years‚ Nehru became a rising figure in Indian politics during the upheavals of the 1910s. He became the preeminent leader of the left-wing factions of the Indian National Congress during the 1920s‚ and eventually of the entire Congress‚ with the tacit approval of his mentor‚ Gandhi. As Congress President‚ Nehru called for complete
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volunteer at the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1906 and heard the speeches of the leaders of the time‚ Surendranath Banerjee‚ Gokhale and others. In 1917‚ his fateful meeting with Gandhiji took place over the Champaran agrarian troubles. So deep was the Mahatma’s influence over Rajendra Prasad‚ that he joined the Congress‚ after the Satyagraha movement. He became President of the Bihar Congress unit in 1920. Soon then he became the General Secretary of the Congress. He joined the Civil Disobedience
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1. There are many ways in how a congress person can represent the American people. There are two kinds of representation for a congress person‚ which are sociological and agency. Sociological is type of representation‚ in where representatives have the same cultural background or traits as their constituents. For example‚ if a congress person has the same ethnic as their constituents‚ the people will feel that they are well representative at national level. The second principle is called Agency representation
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existing culture and religion. British modernisation - probably helped spread the nationalist message. They had improved transport and communications. Indian Association 1885 - Began as a powerless "talking shop" but turned into the Indian National Congress‚ where Indians could voice their complaints against the British. Educated politicians used this parliament to rally support for the movement. Lord Curzon (Viceroy 1898-1905) gave no concessions to the natives. He allowed them no representation
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emphasis on Indian culture. Tilak began a mass movement towards independence that was camouflaged by an emphasis on a religious and cultural revival. (Right): Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak [Photo: Wikimedia Commons] Tilak joined the Indian National Congress in 1890. He opposed its moderate attitude‚ especially towards the fight for self-government. He was one of the most-eminent radicals at the time. Despite being
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