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The Gandhian phase 1915-1939

Swarajists, No-changers and constructive work 1922-27

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Concepts to cover

  1. Gaya session December 1922, C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru form the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party January 1923, pro-changers and no-changers, Delhi compromise 1923
  2. Swarajists in the Central Legislative Assembly: defeating budgets, Vithalbhai Patel as Speaker 1925, demand for a Round Table Conference, decline after Das's death 1925
  3. Reforms Enquiry (Muddiman) Committee 1924 on the 1919 Act: majority and minority reports
  4. No-changers' khadi, national schools, untouchability and Hindu-Muslim unity work; Belgaum 1924 under Gandhi
  5. Moderates leave Congress 1918 to form the All India Liberal Federation: Tej Bahadur Sapru (president), Srinivasa Sastri, Chintamani; work in councils and at the Round Table Conferences
Where to study

A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)

  • ch. 17 Emergence of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces
  • ch. 20 Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement

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. The Salt Satyagraha, p. 10 (printed 295)

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, The happenings of 1922-1929, p. 11 (printed 103)

India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others

  • ch. 19 The Years of Stagnation: Swarajists, No-Changers and Gandhiji, pp. 235-246
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