1880 1947 1885 Founding of Indian National Congress (INC); moderate phase of Nationalism 1890s Dissension Movement 1893 Cow Protection Movement 1905 Partition of Bengal on 10th October; swadeshi ’ (own country) movement boycotts foreign products; radical nationalism; British suppression of leaders 1906 Foundation of All India Muslim League (AML) 1907 Split in Congress at Surat session 1908 Morely-Minto Reforms modest political reforms giving Indians slightly more representation on
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the expression of artistic genius was marked by rapid changes in economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ educational and political set up of the country. Arun Joshi began his literary career in the fifties‚ just after the independence of India. His life covers the two important ages after independence – the age of Jawaharlal Nehru and the age of Indira Gandhi. The period from 1950 to 1984 was dominated largely by Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi since Arun Joshi was the product of his age‚ he has successfully
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Mahatma Gandhi ‚was the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town in Bombay. Gandhi was raised in a Hindu bania community in coastal Gujarat. During his life time he practised to be a good Hindu by obeying all the laws and helping others. As well his devotion‚ his goal was to help the poor and protest oppressive taxation and discrimination. Through his efforts he led India to independence and inspired a movement for non -violence‚ civil
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suppressed‚ finds utterance… We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again.” These are the impressive words of the speech titled‚ “Tryst with Destiny” given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15‚ 1947. The real struggle for independence of India had begun almost 90 years before in 1857‚ when a group of sepoys mutinied against the East India Company. Nevertheless it needed another 90 years for India to become an Independent State. But‚ today‚ one must take a moment to ask oneself
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Satyagraha (passive resistance‚ soul force). Gandhi also strongly opposed the treatment of the untouchables in the Indian caste system‚ and believed in religious unity. He strived for Indian independence from the British Empire‚ while Kind strived for the equal treatment of African-Americans in the United States. When Gandhi was in South Africa‚ he protested the law stating that Indians in South Africa had to cary passes by burning his pass and the passes of others. This was his first well known
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oppressors – had to be persuaded to see the truth instead of being forced to accept the truth through the use of violence. By this struggle‚ truth was bound to ultimately triumph. Mahatma Gandhi believed that this dharma of non-violence could unite the Indians. After arriving in India‚ Mahatma Gandhi successfully organized Satyagraha movements in various places. In 1916‚ he went to Chamaparan in Bihar to inspire peasants to struggle against oppressive plantation system. Then in 1917‚ a struggle was
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PAKISTAN MOVEMENT PHASE II * Pakistan Resolution [1940] * Cripps Mission [1942] * Gandhi-Jinnah Talks [1944] * Wavell Plan and Simla Conference [1945] * Provincial and General Elections [1945-1946] * Cabinet Mission Plan [1946] * June 3rd Plan [1947] * The Birth o Pakistan [August 14‚ 1947] Pakistan Resolution [1940] * From March 22 to March 24‚ 1940‚ the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park‚ Lahore. This session
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The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide range of areas like political organizations‚ philosophies and movements which had the common aim to ending the company rule (East India Company)‚ and then British imperial authority‚ in parts of South Asia. The independence movement saw various national and regional campaigns‚ agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. Movements led by Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)
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His tolerance of Muslims is the reason why he was assassinated. He was killed by a fanatic in 1948. He was killed for political and religious reasons. Gandhi was shot three times in the chest. He was a leader that influenced the world. He fought for Indian liberation non violently. Gandhi’s assassination was unjust because he was a nonviolent leader. He didn’t fight back when he was attacked and believed that without violence you would be able to make your point across. He influenced the
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PUNDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman(14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) who was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Indian National Congress to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement
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