Early nationalism and the Congress
Congress sessions and presidents: a reference module
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Bombay 1885 Bonnerjee; Calcutta 1886 Naoroji; Calcutta 1896 Vande Mataram first sung; Banaras 1905 Gokhale; Calcutta 1906 Naoroji and swaraj; Surat 1907 split
- Lucknow 1916 reunion and pact; Calcutta 1917 Besant; Calcutta special and Nagpur 1920 non-cooperation; Gaya 1922; Belgaum 1924 Gandhi; Kanpur 1925 Naidu; Madras 1927 independence resolution; Calcutta 1928 Motilal; Lahore 1929 Purna Swaraj under Jawaharlal Nehru
- Karachi 1931 Fundamental Rights and economic programme; Lucknow 1936 and Faizpur 1937 (first rural) Nehru; Haripura 1938 and Tripuri 1939 Bose; Ramgarh 1940 Azad; Meerut 1946 Kripalani
- Lahore 1929 passed Purna Swaraj, fixed 26 January 1930, and authorised civil disobedience; it did not resolve the Moderate-Extremist rift (1916) or reject the two-nation theory (1940s)
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 11 Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase
- ch. 16 Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan
- ch. 19 Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences
NCERT Modern History Notes for UPSC, topic list (BYJU'S)
- heading: Indian National Congress Sessions
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 8: The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The Emergence of Nationalism, pp. 3-6 (printed 95-98)
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The happenings of 1922-1929, p. 12 (printed 104)
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 11 The Split in the Congress and the Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism, pp. 135-145
- ch. 23 From Karachi to Wardha: The Years from 1932-1934, pp. 284-295
- ch. 34 The Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission, pp. 443-456
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3. The Salt Satyagraha, p. 10 (printed 295)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3. The Salt Satyagraha, pp. 10-11 (printed 295-296)