There are three most important components of politics namely- political party‚ interest groups‚ and social movements. . An organization or group of people working together to gain political power is called political party. People which have common motive or interest ‚ get together for influencing political process is called interest group. “An informal network of activists who seek to transform the values of the society is called social movement .”(An introduction to political science edited
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higher studies . On completion of his studies‚ he returned to India in 1912 as a lawyer in profession. In India there were many movements started by different freedom fighters of India against the British people. So‚ Nehru also joined the Indian National Congress in 1920. It was the period of Mahatma Gandhi who leaded the whole freedom struggle. Nehru also got very much attached with the policies of Mahatma Gandhi that is ’Peace & Non-violence’. He actively took part in all freedom movement started
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entire country‚ Bengal partition was to take place on 16 October 1905. H. H. Riseley‚ home secretary to the government of India‚ stated on 6 December 1904: "Bengal united is a power; Bengal divided will pull in several different ways. That is what congress leaders feel; their apprehensions are perfectly correct and they form one of the great merits of the scheme... in this scheme... one of our main objects is to split up and thereby weaken a solid body of opponents to our rule". So the British tried
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but went to South Africa to work in 1907. In South Africa‚ he took part in passive protests against the Transvaal government’s treatment of Indian settlers who were in the minority in the region. In 1915‚ he returned to India and‚ after joining the Congress movement‚ he emerged as one of the party’s leaders. Gandhi encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and buy Indian goods instead. This helped to revitalise local economies in India and it also hit home at the British by undermining their economy
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victory Gandhi was bestowed the title of Bapu and Mahatma and his fame spread far and wide. Jawaharlal Nehru was not only the first Prime Minister of India‚ but in that apacity‚ was also a major world figure during the mid-twentieth century. Like many national leaders who first lead‚ or play a major role in leading‚ their nation to independence‚ Nehru was widely loved and respected and ended up not only serving as the nation’s leader for many years but also shaped much of the nation’s political life. Practically
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India had struggled for its independence from 1858 to 1947. The British had forced themselves into India which brought economic and social alterations to every day life; destroying traditional Indian values. During the early 1920s Mohandas Gandhi began leading nonviolent resistances against European rule‚ this method was known as Satyagraha. Gandhi claimed the adoration of India’s people through his philosophies and strong nationalism. Many participated in his nonviolent resistances‚ and by 1947
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Fayassir Haqna Prof. Robert Menzies ASIA 1430 A02 February 14 2013 ASIA 1430 A02 ASSIGNMENT #1 The Rise of Communalism in India The Rise of Communalism in India Communalism could be defined as a consciously shared religious heritage‚ which becomes the dominant form of identity for a given segment of society (Jones 1968). It mainly occurred between Muslims and Hindus. The autocratic Hindus in India insisted that the nation should be based on the
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• Subhash Chandra Bose was a brilliant student right from the childhood. • He founded Indian National Congress. Bal Gangadhar Tilak • Bal Gangadhar Tilak is considered as Father of Indian National Movement. • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratnagiri‚ Maharashtra. • He was a Chitpavan Brahmin by caste. • He was a social reformer‚ freedom fighter‚ national leader‚ and a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ Hinduism‚ mathematics and astronomy. • He
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19th November is the birth anniversary of India’s first lady Prime minister Indira Gandhi. However‚ 31st October marks a mournful day in India as it was the day Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards. Quami Ekta Divas‚ also known as National Integration Day is observed on the day our First Woman Prime Minister died. On 19th November‚ in the historic town of Allahabad‚ Indira Priyadarshini Nehru was born to Mrs Kamala Nehru and Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. Born in a politically influential
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In what ways and with what success did Nehru deal with the economic and social problems facing India? Jawaharlal Nehru‚ leader of the Indian National Congress and later India’s first prime minister‚ led the Congress Party to victory in India’s first three general elections. Nehru was born in 1889‚ educated in England and then returned back to India. In the 1920´s he travelled around India and was alarmed by the Indian people suffering from poverty and oppression. Inspired by his travelling around
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