Non – cooperation movement The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist British occupation in India through non-violent means. Protestors and followers followed the swadeshi and boycott movement. The ideals of Ahimsa or non-violence had mass movement on a very large scale was seen for the first time. Among the significant causes of this
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Biography | | | Born: April 14‚ 1891 Died: December 6‚ 1956 Achievements: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was elected as the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for the independent India; he was the first Law Minister of India; conferred Bharat Ratna in 1990. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is viewed as messiah of dalits and downtrodden in India. He was the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the
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------------------------------------------------- Origin of Non alignment movement[edit source] Nonalignment had its origins in India’s colonial experience and the nonviolent Indian independence struggle led by the Congress‚ which left India determined to be the master of its fate in an international system dominated politically by Cold War alliances and economically by Western capitalism and Soviet communism. The principles of nonalignment‚ as articulated by Nehru and his successors‚ were preservation
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of this Indian society‚ emerged and the Indian National Congress (INC) was born in 1857. A struggle for freedom was soon ushered in‚ as the repressive policies of the British Raj aroused intense opposition. Two key contributors in this freedom struggle were Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856 – 1920) and Annie Besant (1847 – 1933). Although they had different beginnings‚ in opposing countries‚ there are surprising similarities and influences that led their lives to converge in the fight for Indian freedom
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with an Indian firm in South Africa. There he became an effective advocate for Indian rights. In 1906 he first put into action Satyagraha‚ his technique of nonviolent resistance. His success in South Africa gave him an international reputation‚ and in 1915 he returned to India and within a few years became the leader of a nationwide struggle for Indian home rule. By 1920 Gandhi commanded influence hitherto unattained by any political leader in India. He refashioned the Indian National Congress into
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Bonnerjee and Bal Mohan Wagle were close to Pherozeshah. This made him a part of the Liberal School of Indian politics. His antipathy to violent methods in politics alienated him from Tilak and Pal‚ his innate trust in constitutionalism‚ his dislike of regional and communal developments‚ made him criticise Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. These were characteristics that distinguished the Liberal School in Indian politics. Education‚ both primary and higher‚ absorbed his interests throughout his life. He saw in
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the hearts of the masses as they became united in the struggle for freedom. Naidu also travelled across India and campaigned for the rights of women. She was responsible for establishing self-esteem in Indian women. In 1925‚ Sarojini became the first Indian woman president of the National Congress--having been preceded
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963 Out first President may be truly described as one of the finest representatives of modern India‚ a product of Western culture with an outlook on life essentially Indian. His life reflects a combination of cultures and varied experiences through which he passed his life. Rajandra Prasad was born in a Bihar village in Chapra on December 3‚ 1884‚ the son of a landlord. His first school was the Chapra District School‚ where the Headmaster‚ Khirode
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months to the elections and the idea of a third front has been floated into the political picture of India. “We are aligning non-Congress‚ non-BJP parties in both houses‚" JD-U chief Sharad Yadav said at a joint press conference of the ‘third front’. Indian politics stands at an emergent juncture. The dominant (in terms of seats) and ruling party Indian National Congress (INC) is drastically losing popularity after a plague of scams. Critically‚ mass media touts Bharitya Janta Party (BJP) to be the
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she began to work for the cause of India’s freedom from the foreign yoke. Thus she was one of the first women to participate in the national struggle for independence. Working close to Mahatma Gandhi and participating in all of his programmes including the Dandi March‚ Sarojini Naidu received much adulation. She became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925. The Asian Relations Conference in the year 1947 was presided by her. Following India’s independence‚ she was given the governorship
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