To commemorate this date the Constitution of India was formally adopted on 26 January 1950. 26 January 1930 was declaredĪs "Poorna Swaraj Diwas", Independence Day. In this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of the Indian National Congress. The 1929 Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as Untouchability, poverty, and religious and ethnic boundaries. With the already existing nationalistic feeling combined with Gandhi's popularity, the Congressīecame a forceful and dominant group of people in the country, bringing together millions of people by specifically working against caste differences, Ghokhale formed an alliance with the Khilafat Movement. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915 and with the help of the moderate group led by Their attitude towards the British colonists. Into two-halves-the Garam dal of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, or Extremists,and the Naram Dal of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, or Moderates-distinguished by But repressive measures of the British gave rise to extremist within the Congress. In the first two decades (1885-1905) Indian National Congress was quite moderate in its approach andĬonfided in British justice and generosity.
The Congress was transformed into a mass movement by Surendranath Banerjea and Sir Henry Cotton during the partition ofīengal in 1905 and the resultant Swadeshi movement. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held from 28–31 December 1885,Īnd was attended by 72 delegates. Womesh Chandraīonnerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress. Its founding members wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. Indian National Congress was founded by British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume in 1885 to form a platform for civic and politicalĭialogue of educated Indians with the British Raj.
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