Swaraj Party The suspension of the non- cooperative movement led to a split within congress in the Gaya session of the congress in December 1922. Leaders like Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das... Read more »
Non- cooperation Movement (1920-1922) Mahatma Gandhi announced his plan to begin Non- cooperation with the government as a sequel to the Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Khilafat movement. It was... Read more »
Khilafat Movement The chief cause of the Khilafat movement was the defeat of Turkey in the first world war. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Sevres (1920) was felt by the... Read more »
Rowlatt Act (1919) In 1917, a committee was set up under the presidentship of Sir Sydney Rowlatt to look into the militant Nationalist activities. On the basis of its report the Rowlatt... Read more »
Advent of Gandhi The third and final phase of the Nationalist movement (1917-1947) is known as the Gandhian era. During this period Mahatma Gandhi became the undisputed leader of the National movement.... Read more »
In the first half of the 20th century, revolutionary groups sprang up mainly in Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab and Madras. The revolutionaries were not satisfied with the methods of both the moderates... Read more »
The Home Rule movement (1916) Two home rule leagues were established, one by B.G.Tilak at Poona in April 1916 and the other by Mrs. Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916. The... Read more »
Formation of the Muslim league (1906) In December 1906, Muslim delegates from all over India met at Dacca for the Muslim Educational conference. Taking advantage of this occasion, Nawab Salimullah of Dacca... Read more »
Introduction The period from 1905 was known as the era of extremism in the Indian National Movement. The extremists of the aggressive nationalists believed that success could be achieved through bold means.... Read more »
Moderate Nationalism The leading figures during the first phase of the National Movement were A.O.Hume, W.C.Banerjee, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Dadabhal Naoroji, Feroze Shah Mehta, Gopalakrishna Gokhale, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Badruddin Tyabji,... Read more »