What is Quit India Movement? The Quit India Movement also called the August Movement of India or the Bharat Chhodo Andolan was a civil disobedience movement that was launched in the month of August‚ in the year 1942. The Quit India Movement was a call by Mahatma Gandhi for the country’s immediate independence. Purpose of Quit India Movement Gandhi wanted to negotiate with the British government for the independence of India. Gandhi made a speech and within 24 hours the entire Congress was confined
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Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father‚ Motilal Nehru (1861–1931)‚ a wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community‚[5] served twice as President of the Indian National Congress during the Independence Struggle. His mother‚ Swaruprani Thussu (1868–1938)‚ who came from a well–known Kashmiri Brahmin family settled in Lahore‚[6] was Motilal’s second wife‚ the first having died in child birth. Jawaharlal was the eldest
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was the first President of India. Rajendra Prasad was a great freedom-fighter‚ and the architect of the Indian Constitution‚ having served as President of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution of the Republic from 1948 to 1950. He had also served as a Cabinet Minister briefly in the first Government of Independent India. He was a crucial leader of the Indian Independence Movement. Prasad was born in Jiradei‚ in the Siwan district of Bihar. His father‚ Mahadev Sahay‚ was a Persian and
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India—died October 12‚ 1967‚ New Delhi)‚ Indian politician and activist who was a prominent figure in socialist politics and in the movement toward Indian independence. Much of his career was devoted to combating injustice through the development of a distinctly Indian version of socialism. Lohia was born to a family of merchants. Following the death of his mother when he was two‚ he was raised primarily by his grandparents‚ although his father’s commitment to Indian nationalism influenced him during
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History as the lady who hoisted the Indian Flag for the first time in a foreign country. Bhikaji Cama is also known as Madam Cama and is considered as the mother of Indian revolution because of her contributions to Indian freedom struggle. Bhikaji Cama is also known as Madam Cama and is considered as the mother of Indian revolution because of her contributions to Indian freedom struggle. Madam Cama holds an important place in the annals of Indian freedom movement. Her name symbolised courage‚ integrity
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The Bengal School of Art commonly referred as Bengal School‚[1] was an influential art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal‚ primarily Kolkata and Shantiniketan‚ and flourished throughout India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. Also known as ’Indian style of painting’ in its early days‚ it was associated with Indian nationalism (swadeshi) and led by Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951)‚ but was also promoted and supported by British arts administrators like
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ambiguity which Gandhi was repeatedly to exploit during his Non-cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements. Gandhiji and his ideologies were quite successful among the common masses. He planned to win leadership of those organizations‚ which fitted his grand purpose‚ the achievement of Swaraj. Gandhiji made very valuable contribution‚ firstly‚ to frame the secular agenda within the parameters of the Indian cultural tradition‚ and subscribed to the dictum of Sarva dharma sambhava i.e. equal respect
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Social Change and Modernization * Define social change. What are the key features of social change? Provide four examples of social movements‚ current or past‚ and describe the key features of each movement. * * Define modernization. What are the key features of modernization? Provide four examples of modernization and describe the key features in each example.
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references for this project. Executive summary of the project This project tells about the Gandhian Philosophy regarding the Indian Context‚ along with that the Introduction of the Mahatma Gandhi. The life of Gandhi and there principles are mentioned. It also includes the Gandhian Philosophy in the context of the Indian Religion‚ along with there Philosophy regarding the Industrial and Economical Prosperity. Finally Gandhian Philosophy and Quotes for harmony is mentioned
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FREEDOM IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT: In 1890’s many Indian leaders began to explore more radical objectives and methods of Nationalism. This was the Extremist phase of Indian Nationalism. The extremist leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak‚ Bepin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai criticized the Moderates for their politics of prayers and emphasized the importance of self-reliance and constructive work. They asked people to rely on their own strength and fight for Swaraj. Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal
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