Poona Pact (1932) Gandhi strongly opposed the inclusion of depressed classes in the list of minorities. Gandhi argued that it would not only divide the Hindus but also make the campaign against untouchability meaningless, as they would be considered distinct from the Hindus. B.R. Ambedkar, the leader of the depressed classes, strongly argued for the […]
Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhi gave eleven demands to the Government and gave an ultimatum of January 31, 1930 to comply these demands. Reduce expenditure on Army and civil services by 50 per cent. Introduce total prohibition of liquor. Release political prisoners. Reduce land revenue by 50 per cent. Abolish salt tax. Salt Satyagraha To draw
The Round Table Conferences The Simon Commission had submitted the report to the government. The Congress, Muslim league and Hindu Mahasabha had boycotted it. In order to secure some legitimacy and credibility to the report, the government announced that it would convene a Round Table Conference (RTC) in London with leaders of different shades of
Nehru Report An all party conference was held in 1928 with objective to frame a constitution under Motilal Nehru for India as an alternative to the Simon Commission Proposals. At Calcutta session in 1928 to conciliate the left wing it was announced that Jawaharlal would be the President of the next session in 1929. Thus
Swarajist Party Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru proposed a new line of activity. They wanted to enter into electoral politics and demonstrate that the nationalists were capable of obstructing the working of the reformed legislature by capturing them and arousing nationalist spirit. Swaraj means ‘Independence’ or ‘Self Rule’. This group came to be called the
Non-Cooperation Movement Causes The two immediate causes responsible for launching the Non-Cooperation movement were the Khilafat and the Punjab wrongs. While the Khilafat issue related to the position of the Turkish Sultan vis-a-vis the holy places of Islam, the Punjab issue related to the exoneration of the perpetrators of the Jallianwala massacre. The British courts
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919 Edwin Montagu and Chelmsford, the Secretary of State for India and Viceroy respectively, announced their scheme of constitutional changes for India. Which came to be known as the Government of India Act of 1919. Provisions Separating the central and provincial subjects. Indian Legislative council was replaced by a bicameral legislature (Upper house
Home Rule was a common feature in the ancient Roman Empire and the modern British Empire. In Ireland the Home Rule Movement gathered force in the 1880s and a system of Home Rule was established by the Government of Ireland Act (1920) in six countries of Northern Ireland and later by the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921)
Gandhi’s Early Satyagrahas in India Champaran Satyagraha Ahmedabad Mill strike Kheda Satyagraha Champaran Movement (1917) It is Gandhi’s first Civil Disobedience Movement in India. The first attempt at mobilizing the Indian masses was made by Gandhi on an invitation by peasants of Champaran. In Champaran in Bihar the tinkathia system was practised in which the
Gandhian Era Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 into a well to do family in Porbandar, Gujarat. Father – Kaba Gandhi was the Diwan of Porbandar and later became the Diwan of Rajkot. Mother – Putlibai, a devout Vaishanavite, influenced the young Gandhi. Gandhi sailed to England in 1888 to study law.
