The Gandhian phase 1915-1939
Civil Disobedience Movement and the Round Table Conferences 1930-34
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Sabarmati to Dandi 12 March to 6 April 1930, salt law broken, Gandhi's statement that sedition had become his religion; Vedaranyam march on the Tanjore coast by C. Rajagopalachari, Dharasana raid, Sarojini Naidu
- Peshawar and the Garhwal Rifles, Khudai Khidmatgars, Sholapur, no-tax campaigns in Gujarat and UP, forest law breaches, Congress declared illegal, 90,000 arrests
- First RTC November 1930 without Congress; princes accept federation in principle; Muslim League, depressed classes and liberals attend
- Delhi Pact 5 March 1931: Congress to attend the second RTC, ordinances withdrawn, non-violent prisoners released, salt for personal use, no inquiry into police excesses, no commutation for Bhagat Singh
- Karachi March 1931: Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme, endorsement of the pact, tribute to Bhagat Singh
- Second RTC September to December 1931 with Gandhi as sole Congress delegate fails on the communal question; Willingdon's ordinance rule, movement resumed January 1932, withdrawn 1934
- Third RTC November 1932 without Congress; White Paper 1933 leading to the 1935 Act
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 19 Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences
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, pp. 1-30 (printed 286-315)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.1 Dandi, pp. 11-14 (printed 296-299)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.1 Dandi, pp. 13-14 (printed 298-299)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.2 Dialogues, p. 15 (printed 300)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.2 Dialogues, pp. 15-16 (printed 300-301)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XII History
- ch. 5 Period of Radicalism in Anti-imperialist Struggles
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, pp. 1-20 (printed 93-112)
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The March to Dandi, pp. 13-14 (printed 105-106)
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The March to Dandi, p. 14 (printed 106)
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 22 Civil Disobedience 1930-1932, pp. 270-283
- ch. 23 From Karachi to Wardha: The Years from 1932-1934, pp. 284-295