INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

-: INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: -

Ø Foundation of Indian National Congress:

·       In the later 1870`s and early 1880`s, a solid ground has been prepared for the establishment of an all- Indian organization.

·       The final shape to this idea was given by

·       Surendranath Banerjee & Ananda Mohan Bose were the main architect of the

·       The first session of the INC in 1885 was attended by the 72 delegates (representative) & presided (leader) over by

·       Some of the great president of the INC: -

                                                       i.            DADABHAI NAROJI (THRICE PRESIDENT)

                                                    ii.            BADRUDDIN TYABJI

                                                 iii.            PHEROZSHAH MEHTA

                                                 iv.            P. ANANDACHARLU

                                                    v.            SURENDRANATH BANERJEE’

                                                 vi.            ROMESH CHANDRA DUTT

                                              vii.            ANANDA MOHAN BOSE

                                           viii.            GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE

·       Other prominent leaders included: -

                                                       i.            Mahadeo Govind Ranade

                                                    ii.            Bal Gangadhar Tilak

                                                 iii.            Sisir Kumar Ghosh

                                                 iv.            Motilal Ghosh

                                                    v.            Madan Mohan Malaviya

                                                 vi.            G. Subramaniya Aiyar

                                              vii.            C. Vijayaraghavacharia

                                           viii.            Dinshaw E. Wacha.

·       In 1890,

·       A part from the Indian National Congress, nationalist activity was carried out through provincial conferences & association, newspaper & literature.

Ø Main objective of INC: -

·       A pan India Organization

                                       

·       Politicize & politically educate people

                                         

To this end congress focused on demanding increasing representative in councils, Indianization of civil service etc.

·       Anti- Colonialism: -

                                 

·       Promote Nationalism: -

                                

·       Forward looking political & economic program: 

                                Formulate & present popular demands before the government with a view to collect the people over a common economic & political program

Ø Was It a Safety Valve?

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