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MODERN INDIA HISTORY
MODERN INDIA HISTORY AT A GLANCE
GENERAL STUDIES FOR
PRELIMS
ADVENT OF THE
EUROPEANS
1.Shakespeare termed India as a land of great opportunities . Hegel called
India as the land of desires . Until 15
th
Century there were three trade
routes only. First route to Caspian and Black Seas through Central Asia;
Second to Mediterranean Sea through Syria. Third route to Egypt via Red
Sea. But in 1453 with the conquest of Constantinople by Turkish all the
routes were closed.
2.Portugese: Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on 20.5.1498 and Zamorin King
welcomed him. This new Sea route via Cape of Good Hope and discovery of
America were termed as two greatest by Adam Smith. He again came in 1502.
First Governor was Fransiscl Almedia. In 1509 Alfonso d Albuyquerque came
to India as Portuguese Governor and captured Goa from Bijapur in 1510.
Capital transferred from Cochin to Goa in 1530 by by Nino- da cuncha,. Lost
Hoogli in 1631 to Shajahan.1661 Bombay given Royal dowry toCharles II for
marrying Catherine. But they could not continue in India due to religious
intolerance and piracy. They taught us tobacco cultivation. Goa freed in 1961
3.Dutch In 1595 Dutch merchants started going to India They formed Dutch
East India Company(VOC) in 1602. They established a few trading depots at
Surat, Cambay, Ahmedabad.Lost to British in 1759 in the battle of Bedara
1759.
4.East India Company It was originally known as Governor and Company
of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies and Queen Elizabeth I
granted royal charter on 31.12.1600. The first Governor was Thomas Smith
and Groups were known as Merchant Adventurers. Hawkins was given 400
manasabs by J ahangir. In 1615 J ames I sent his Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe
to the Court of J ahangir. First they started factory at Surat, in 1633 at
Musulipattam. Fort St. George was constructed in 1640 and a factory was
opened at Bangalore in 1642.
a) Got madras in 1639 from Raja of Chandagiri and Fort St George
b). In 1661 Bombay was received as royal dowry from Portuguese for marrying
their Princess Catherine Braganza with Charles II. The Company got it from
the King in 1668 for an annual rent of 10pounds.
c) In 1715 three villages Sutanati, Kalikota and Govindpur got by
Hamiltongained firman in 1717 called magna carta of the company.
5) Danes: Came in 1616 Coy- Tarangampadi- Serambore capital.Sold all
settlements to British in 1845.
6) French: 1664 company- First factory at Suratr and machilipattinam- First
governor wasFrancois Martin- Dupliex powerful and Carnatic Wars.
7.Carnatic War French were the last to come a.First war 1745 to 1748
due to capture of French ship by Barmett and Duplleix opposed it . Fought at
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St, Thome and French won. However end of war of Austria also ended this
war and Madras was given to English.
b.Second war 1749-54. French supported Muzaffar J ung and Chanda Sahib.
French lost and Arcot was captured by Clive. Chanda Sahib executed.
c.Third War Outbreak of seven years war in Europe and Capture of
Chandra Nagoor by Clive led to the War.
8.Battle of Plassey 1757 Between Siraj-ud-daula and British British won
and it paved a way for British Monarchy of Bengal marked beginning of
drain of wealth from India to Britain.
9.Battle of Buxar 1764 Between Munro and Mir Quasim, Shuja-ud-daula
and Shah Alam II. British won and became defacto rulers of Bengal.
10.Anglo Maratha War. a.First 1775-1782 defeated of Britain. b.Second
1803-1805c.Third 1817-1818.
INDIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY(SPK)
1.Political and other Conditions Generally it was fluid and past deteriorating.
Disintegration of Mughal Empire, Growth of Marathas and Peshwas and rise of
autonomous states and foreign invasions were the salient future. Women were
treated badly and were victims of Saty, Child marriage, Infanticide, Purdha
(both muslims and higher caste Hindus wore it) and Devadasi system in
Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
2.Disintegration of the Mughal Empire
I.It started with death of Aurangzeb in 1707. During Shah Alam II its boundary
shrink from Alam to Palam - Red Fort to Village.
II.Three sons of Aurangzeb fought a.Muhammad Muazzam was first son called
Bahadur Shan I captured power and prevented demolitions of temples. He
was called Shah-I-Bekhabar b.Second son was Muhammad Azam and was
killed c. Third son was Kam Bakhas who was favourites to his father and was
called Deen Panah (Saviour of the religion)
III.In 1712 J ahandar Shah came to throne with the support of Zulfikar Khan.
He did away J aziya tax. He honoured Rana J ai Singh of Amer as Sawai.
IV.He was killed by Farrukh Siyar with the help of Saiyid brothers and he rulled
from 1713-1719. Saiyid brothers were Abdulla Khan and Hussain Ali Khan.
Who were known as king makers.
V.After death of Siyar, two princes Rafi-ud-Darajat and Daula came to
throneand finally Muhammad Shah rulled Delhi from 1719-1748. HENCE
DURING 1719 THERE WERE FOUR MULSIMS RULERS.
vi.After death of Muhammad Shah his son Ahmad Shah ruled for six years
from 1748-1754. During his period Ahmad Shah Abdali raided India several
times.
VII.Hence Aziz-ud-din came to throne and was called Alamgir II. His
successors were Shah Alam II 1759-1806, Akbar Shah II 1806-1837 and
Bahadur Shah II 1837-1857.
VIII.There were many manasabs in the Mughal Court. They were Irani from
Iran, Turani from Central Asia, Afgan and Hindustani. Saiyid brothers were
Hindustani. If Saiyid brothers continued they would have succeeded in
establishing frank and powerful Government.
3.Maratha Power
I.After Ahahuji Raja Ram came to throne. II.Shahiji was released by Bahadur
Shah I. III.Civil War between Shahuji and Tara Bai widow of Rajaram.
IV.Shahuji appointed Balaji Vishwanath as first Peshwa which was hereditary.
Second Peshwa was Baji Rao and third was Balaji Baji Rao and last was Baji
Rao II. Their seat of power was Poona. They own many baters but lost the
crucial third batter of Panipat. Even though they own Hydrabad in 1760.
4.Rice of Autonomous Statesa.Awadh Saadat Khan established. He was
also called Burhan-ul-Mulk. He joint hands with Nadir Shah and later
committed to suicide. Safdarjand and Shuja-ud-Daula were prominent rulers.
b.Bengal in 1700 Murshid Quli Khan became Diwan of Bengtal.
c.Hydrabad Nisamk-ul-Mulk Asaf J ah found it in 1724 and found Asafjahi
dynasty. It entered with subsidiary alliance of Britian.
d.Mysore I.Haider Ali associated with first two An glo Mysore Wars and
killed in second war. First he was appointed as Faujdar of Dindigul. First war
(1767-1769) He conquered Malabar and Coorg. Second Anglo war 1780-
1784 and he died in 1782.
II.Tipu Sultan Ruled from 1782-1799. His attempt to remove commander of
Bednur was vital. During his period treaty of Mangalore find after second war
and he withdrew from Carnatic. In 1787 he proclaimed himself as kPadshah.
Third Anglo Mysore war 1790-1792 and jktreaty of Seringapattam and he paid
three crore rupees. Fourth war 1799 and Tipu was killed. He sent Ambassador
to Foreign Country
e.Kerala Started by King Martanda Verma. In 1805 Travancore joind
subsidiary alliance with Britain.
f.Rajput Sawai J ai Singh built J aipur. He was expert in Geometry,
Trignometry and Sanskrit.
g.Sikhs He started with Guru Nanak Dev. Guru Gobind Singh was the 10
th
and last Guru and he formed Sikh Khalsa with 12 Sikh confederations (misls).
Ranjit Singh was Ch8ief of Misls.
h.Assam It was also known as Kamrup and Pragjyotishpur. They resisted all
foreign invasions.
5.Foreign Invasions a. Nadir Shah Persian ruler whose father was
Shepherd. In 1738 he conquered Kandhar. In 1739 he invaded India and fight
at Karnal. He defeated Nadir Shah. He took seventy crore rupees and also
peacock throne built by Shah J ahan and famous Kohinoor diamond. b.In 1747
Nadir Shah was assassinated. Ahmad Shah Abdali became ruler and invaded
seven times India and looted many properties. His significant win was third
battle of Panipat, which was fifth invasions in which he defeated Marathas in
1761 under Baji Rao I. Even to day there is a memorial at Panipat in honour of
Marathas soldiers who were killed.
THE BRITISH ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF
GOVERNMENT IN INDIA (1757-1857)
-Until 1765, the East India Company was basically a trading concern.
Lord Clive, during his second term as Governor, established Diarchy
in Bengal and this system was continued for 7 years.`
The College established by Lord Wellesley, at Fort Williams in 1800
which integrated training in history, customary laws and languages did
not find the favour of the Court of Directors and it was continued only
language training School till 1854.
The Company established in 1806 its own training College in England in
the name of East India College at Hailsbury.
Cornwallis first Governor General established a regular police force on the
British pattern in India.
The Supreme Court held its proceedings on the basis of English laws. The
Sadar Diwani and Sadar Nizamat Adalats (Criminal) operated on the basis of
Indian laws.
The first Law Commission constituted to codify and improve rules and
regulations was framed Indian Penal Code (IPC) which came into effect in
1860.
Warren Hastings established a Board of Revenue to improve the system of
revenue administration. .
In 1854, Sir Charles Wood sent a comprehensive dispatch on education to
the Government of India in which the issues regarding the establishment of
departments of public instructions in five provinces of the Company, promotion
of western education in English and Indian languages and the pattern of grants
in aid to encourage private participation in the field of education were
recommended.
Despatch recommended the establishment of one University each in Calcutta,
Bombay and Madras, on the Model of the London University. In 1857 the three
Universities were established on the basis of Woods recommendation.
In J uly 1856, J .P.Grant, a member of the Governor Generals Council tabled a
bill supporting widow remarriage was passed on 13 J uly 1856 and came to be
called the Widow Remarriage Act 1856.
In 1846 the minimum marriageable age for a girls was only 10 years. In
1891, through the enactment of the Age of Consent Act, this was raised to 12
years.
In 1930, through the Sharda Act, the minimum age was raised to 14 years.
After independence, the limit was raised to 15 and 18 years, respectively in
1948 and 1978.
Equal rights were given to men and women only after independence through
the 1956 Right to Hindu Inheritance of Property Act to own property.
In 1917, the issue of women franchise was taken up in relation to the
elections for the Provincial Councils, Municipalities and other local self-
governing bodies. Prominent women leaders of this time like Sarojini Naidu,
Meera Behn, Masturba Gandhi and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur played significant
roles in this regard.
The Government of India Act of 1935 granted limited franchise to the Indian
women.
Mahatma Gandhi brought out a paper, the Harijan, and also organized the
Harijan Sevak Sangh. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced mainly in
Madras, Berar, Bombay and Assam.
In 1833, the Mahalwari settlement was introduced in the Punjab, the Central
Provinces and parts of north western provinces (Present UP)
. Kutch, Sind and Punjab were known for manufacturing arms; Kolhapur,
Satara, Gorkhpur, Agra, Chittor and Palaghat had earned a reputation for their
glass industries.Despite enjoying fame in the world, the Indian handicraft
industry had begun to decline by the beginning of the 18
th
century.
In 1769, the first steam engine was invented. Comet Napoleon used the
first steamer in 1812 in an expedition to Russia.
The first railway line was developed between Bombay to Thane. Its
inauguration was done on 16 April 1853. First Telegraph Line 1852
between Calcutta and Agra. Postal 1854.
1857 REVOLT(SPK)
1. It was a land mark in Indian history. It was termed as first war of
Independence by Savarkar. But ridiculed as Sepoy Mutiny by British as only a
part of central India participated in it. Any way it was starting point against
British Rule. Had it succeeded, there would has been a different chapter in the
History of India.
2. Previous Mutinies Bengal 1764, Vellore 1806, 47
th
Regiment 1824 and
34
th
, 22
nd
, 66 and 37 native infantry in 1844, 1849, 1850 and 1852.
3. Reasons for the Revolt- It can be divided into individual Reasons and
social, Economic, political and administrative Reasons
4. Individual Reasons
a) Grievance of Native Rulers Doctrine of Lapse Annexation of Awadh
abolition of titles. Successor of Bahadur Shah would be known as princes.
b) Grievance of Sepoys Para 2 above c)Grievance of Orthodox and
conservative people Domination of Christian missionary- abolition of Sati,
widow remarriage act, protection of converts from Hinduism 1856
d)Grievance of crafts man, peasants and Zamindars Village and crap destroy,
Zamindars affected by permanent settlement and strict collection of Revenue
5. Economic Causes Heavy Taxation Borrowed from Money lenders drain
of wealth Destruction ofvillage industries and crafts manship and permanent
settlement
b) Political Cause Subsidiary Allowance, doctrine of lapse
c) Social Cause Conversion, Sati, Widow Re-marriage
d) Administrative Cause: Corruption
6) Immediate cause Introduction of New Enfield Rifle in J anuary 1867 with
Greased Cartridge with fat of Cows and Pigs Sepoys of 19
th
N.I. at
Berhampur disobey on 26.02.1957 and Mangal Pandey of 34 N.I. at Barakpur
started it.
7. Courses of Revolt
a) Beginning 10.05.1957. Sepoy at Merut started British tried to control by
declaring Bahadur Shah as Emperor of India No effect Massacre of British
Civil Military Officers.
b) Spread to various Places as detailed below.
c)Centres, leaders and suppression
I. Delhi Bahadur Shah II Arrested and deported to Rangoon
II Kanpur Nana sahib, Tantiatope Killed at Gwaliar III Lucknow Begum of
Awadh defeated Bihar - Kunwar Singh
IV J ansi Rani Lakshmi Bai She Captured Gwaliar Lost later
8. Reasons for failure : a) Only Central region participated
b) Un Sympathetic attitude and Hostility of many native rulers seek non
participation by Bengal, Punjab, Bombay, Madras c) Hostility of Money lenders
and Merchants
e) Weakness of Revolters f)Strong British
9) Hindu Muslim unity factor First time Witnessewd Accepted Bahadur
Shah Sentiment of Both respected Ban on Cow slaughter ordered Both
Hindu and Muslim were included in main positions .
Conclusion: It was not successful due to factors mentioned above yet it was
starting point. It was more than Sepoy- Mutiny Due to these there was major
transformation in British policy- Try divide and rule by provoking Muslims.
Above all companys rules ended.
IMPORTANT WARS
1) First Carnatic War- 1745-48-Austrian War cause- Nawab ofCarnatic
supported British but lost- Victory forFrench- difference between Dupleix
andLa Bourdaunaris- Treaty of
Aix.La Chapple- Madras given back-Proved superiority of foreign army over
Large local Army
2) Second Carnatic War-1749-54-Originally Dupleix,Chanda Sahib, and
Nasir J ung joined and defeated Md Ali in the battle of AMBUR..later
Marathas, Tanjore and British supported him and Capture ofArcot by Clive-
French influence restricted toHyderabad.
Treatyof Pondichery
3) Thir CarnaticWar- 1758-63-Capture of Chandernagore by Clive and
more British army at Bengal- Battle of Wandiwasi1760 and defeat of Lallyat
Eyre Coteled- Treaty of Paris- ended French ambitionin India.
4)Battle of Plassey: 1757-Why Bengal-Siraj ud dowla and Mir jafar and Mir
Kasim- Wanted to overthrow- Clive entered and defeated
5) Battle of Buxar-1764 Mir Kasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to
Monghyer-Vansitrat andMir Kasim-Lost- Shah alam became puppet.
6) Anglo Mysore War1 : 1767-69: Haider Ali+Nizam+French- Vs English-
Hyder won- Treaty of madras
7) Anglo Mysore 1780-84War2:Hyder+Nizam+Marathas Hyder killed-
Treaty ofMangalore-
8) Third War: 1790-92- TipuVsEnglish-Nizam and Marathas- Tipu lost-
Treatyof Seerangapattinam-Tipu helped Hindus- Temple- coin-Foreign
embassy
9) Fourth War: 1799-Tipu- Vs English- Tipu killed
10) First Anglo maratha War: 1775-1782- Sawai Madhava Rao vs English
with Ragnath Rao- Treaty of Salabi-20 yearspeace
11) SecondAnglo Maratha War: 1803-05- Baji Rao II- Treaty of Bassein
12) Third War- 1817-1818Lasr PeshwaNanaSahib dethroned and sent to
Kanpur- satara captured by British
13)First Anglo Sikh War- 1843-46-4 battles ended with Treaty of Lahore
and Sikhs ceded J ullundur to British- Treaty of Bhairowal- Duleep singh
made King by British
14) Second Anglo sikh War: 1848-49- To suppress revolt of Mulraj-
Annexation of Punjab in 1849- DuleepSingh pensioned off to England
15) First Afghan War- 1839-42- Forward Policy of Lord Auckland
16) Second War 1878-1880- Lyttons Forwardpolicy led to the war
17) Burmese Wars
a) First - 1824-26 b) Second- 1852 c) 1885- Lord dufferin.
18) Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816) over Nepals southward and Britains
northward expansion in India. Although the British defeated Nepal, they
were so impressed by the Gurkha fighters that they enticed them to enter
the British (and subsequently, Indian) army. The Gurkhas, known for
carrying razor-sharp curved knives called kukris,
RELEGIOUS AND SOCIAL REFORMS
MOVEMENTS
1. 19
th
Century witnessed New vision Also called renaissance. Impact of
British Rule, Religious superstition, Boredom with religious movements social
conditions, Caste factor raising of nationalism and democracy LED TO
REFORMS.
2. Social base Emergence of Middle Class and Western Educational
intellectual through renaissance, Re-formation and enlightenment
b) Ideological base Nationalism, Religiosm , Universalism, Humanism and
secularism. Authority in religion was given up and truth in religion was
searched. Universal theism of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Social Reform
movements played important role. Movements like Brahma Samaj, Pradhana
Samaj, Aligarh movements which were reformed and Arya Samaj, Deoband
which were revivalist played important role
3. Social Reform
a) Social equality and equal worth of individuals which were humanistic and
idealist had major impact. Originally it was integral part of Religious Reform.
But later on adopted secular approach. Originally upper caste followed; later
lower strata of society also followed. Various organisation and individuals also
played important role. Languages played important rule and Drama, Poetry
and press spread their use. Broadly Social Reform had 2 point Agenda
(i) Betterment status of Woman in Society (ii) Removing caste inequalities
4. Betterment of Woman
a) Abolition of Sati Raja Ram Mohan Roy- 1829 Bengal Presidency
abolished and from 1830 Madras and Bombay presidency
b) Female Infanticide Prevalent among upper class Bengalis and Rajputs.
Bengal regularisation 1795, 1804 declared infanticide has equivalent to Murder
and Act 1870 made compulsory Registration of Birth. Widow Remarriage
Brahmo Samaj had the issue in its agenda.
c) Widpw Remarriage But Eswar Chandra Vidhaya Sagar (1822-1891)
Principal of Sanskrit College at Calcutta was instrumental in passing Act of
1856. Vishnurajagiri Pandit founded Widow remarriage association in 1850. V.
Bandulu made in Madras. Karve marriage a widow in 1893 and became
Secretary of Widow remarriage association and opened a home in Pune. Set
up Indian woman university at Bombay in 1916.
d) Child marriage
First prohibited in 1872through Native Marriage Act. But limited as not
applicable to Hindus and Muslims- through age of Consent act 1891. marriage
age was raised to 12. Other acts to be noted.
e) Education of Woman
Christian Missionary in 1819. Vidhyasagar was associated with 35 Girls
School in Bengal-. Iin 1914 Woman Medical Service. Trained Nurses and
Midwife. Karreys Indian Woman University 1916 Laid Harding Medical
College in Delhi.
f) Participation in the Swadeshi and acted participation and human rule
moments were new openings and woman faced lathis and Bullets and
imprisonment later they took part in Trade union. Later elected to legislative/
Local bodies.
Sarojini Naidu became president of Indian National Congress 1925 and First
Governor of United Provinces of India Woman Conference 1927.
g) Various legislative measures in India after Independence to be analysed.
5) Struggle against Caste-Based Exploitation.
a) Various Castes Chaturvarnashrama Caste determined who could get
education, ownership, profession, dress, food etc.,
b) Factors which reduced caste Regidities.
i) Creation of Private property in land ii) New Industries and Opening of New
Economy
iii) Equality before law Iv) J udicial functions of caste Panchayats taken away
v)Education and Recruitment open to all vi) Social Reform Movements
(vii)National Movement
viii) Congress Government did work for upliftment of the depressed Classes
like free education for Harijans etc.,
ix) Gandhiji founded All India Harijan Sangh in 1932
x)Government of India act 1935 which clear representation.
xi)J yotiba Phule and Ambedkar who opened All India Schedule Caste
Federation in 1942 xii) Other self respect movement.
xiii) New Constitution and Directive Principles.
6) Various Organisations
Brahmo Samaj Raja Ram Mohan Ray founded called father of Indian
Renaissance
At the age of sixteen, Rammohun became convinced of the futility of
idol worship and to that effect wrote a treatise, Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
(Gift to Monotheists) in Persian.
In 1815, he founded the Atmiya Sabha.
On 20 August 1828, he founded the Brahmo Samaj.
He strongly denounced idol worship and called upon the Hindus to
abandon it.
He called upon the British to make India their permanent home, so that
the drain of Indian wealth could be stopped.
According to the eminent writer Satyendra Nath Majumdar, Rammohun
was the first Hindu of his time to go abroad.
He Translated Vedas and Upanishads and he set up Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta
in 1814. He wrote Precepts of J esus in 1820. He was a linked between east
and west culture. He knew more than 12 languages. Practice against Sati. He
supported David Hare to found Hindu College in 1815 in 1825. He established
a Vedanta College.
b)Maharishi Debendranath Tagore Father of Tagore Succeeded Roy
He also found Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839.
After the demise of Raja Rammohun Roy in 1833, the leadership of
Brahmo Samaj was passed on to the hands of Maharishi Devendranath
Tagore (1817-1905), the grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore.
In 1839, he had founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha, which was meged
with Brahmo Samaj in 1842.
In 1866 the Brahmo Samaj was split into the Brahmo Samaj of India headed
by Keshav Chandra Sen and the Adi Brahmo Samaj, which remained under
the guidance of Devendranath Tagore
Brahmo Samaj aimed at 5 principles .
i) It denouonced polytheism and idol worship
ii)It discarded faith in divine avataras (incarnation)
iii)It denied that any scripture could enjoy the status of ultimate authority
transcending human reason and conscience
iv) It took no definite stand on the doctrine of karma and transmigration of soul
and left it to individual Brahmos to believe either way v) It criticised the caste
system
c) Prarthana Samaj
K.C. Sen found in Bombay Paramhansa Sabha founded in 1849.
d) Young Bengal Movement Radical, intellectual trend among the youth
under Henry Derozio started. He got inspiration from French Revolution. He
was called first nationalist poet of modern India.
e) I.C.Vidyasagar.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) occupied a prominent place
among the social reformers and educationists of the 19
th
century.
In 1849, he founded the Bethune School at Calcutta. The main aim of this
school was to encourage female education.
He was Principal of Sanskrit College 1850 and open it to admit non brahmins.
Introduced western thought in Sanskrit College, Secretary of Bethune School
1849. Started Movement in support of Widow remarriage. remarriage.
f)B.C. Chatterjee: The eminent Bengali novelist as well as the composer of
the famous national song Bande Mataram, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(1838-1894) aroused a new consciousness in the 19
th
century Bengali
society.
In 1872, he started the publication of a monthly magazine under the title
Banga Darshan from Behrampur.His novel is Anand Math
g) SERVANTS INDIA SOCIETY: G.K.
Gokule founded in 1905. TO TRAIN
National Machinery and to promote
interest of Indian people. In 1915
Srinivasa Sasthri took over as
President.
h) Social Service Leaque Narayana Malhoth J oshi founded in Bombay. He
also founded All India Trade Union Congress in 1920.
i) Ramakrishna Movement Started to propagate Bakthi Yoga by
Ramakrishna Pramahamsa (1834-86) Vocation Priest of Kali Temple in
Dakshineshwar. He taught salvation by renunciation, mediation and Bakthi. He
said all Gods are same though names are different. (Mutt) founded by
Ramakrishna.
j) Vivekananda (1862-1902) Known as Narendira Nath Datta Found
Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 with Headquarters at Belur. Vivekananda used
technology at modern type in the service of mankind. His famous speech at
Chicago in 1893 is world famous. He never gave any political message. He
was considered as spiritual father of the Modern National Movement.Subhas
Chandra Bose regarded him as the founder of modern India who possessed
the heart of Buddha and the intellect of Shankaracharya. Tagore He is genius
of creation.
k)Dayananda Saraswathi Dayananda founded the Arya Samaj inm Bombay
on 10 April 1875 based on a set of 28 principles of Lahore.
For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on
Swadeshi, swadharma, swabhasha and swarajya.
Annie Besant, the famous Theosophist regarded Dayananda as first
person, who gave slogan of Indian nationhood, emphasizing the
superiority of Indian culture.
His famous wok was Sathiyach Prakash. He gave the slogan back to Veda
Revival of Vedic learning. He was against Orthodoxy, Caste, Untouchablity and
Polytheism. He supported Cheturvarma - Man not born in any caste but
according to occupations he followed. It prescribes marriageable age as 25
and 16. He started Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) School first at Lahore in
1886. He gave ten principles.
l) Seva Sadhan - Started by Parsi Chromji. Malabari. It took care of women
and their welfare.
m)Dharma Sabha. Radha Khan Beg founded in 1830.
n) Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paribalana Ezahavas of Kerala 1902 -
Admission, Appointment, Assess to temple and Political representations.
o) Vokkaliga Sangam Launched in1905 in Mysore.
p) Justice Movement D.N. Mudaliar, T.M.Nair and Sri Thiyakaraja to secure
jobs and representations for non-Brahmin. In 1917 Madras Presidency
Association was found.
q) Self Respect Movement started by E.B.R. in 1920.
r)Aravippuram Movement in 1988 on the occasion of Sivarathiri by Narayana
Guru to install ideal of Shiva.
s)Temple Entry Movement Narayana Guru Kumaran and T.K.Madhavan
in 1924 Vaikom Sathya Giraha of Kesava wanted
opening Hindu Temple to untouchables J othas in Punjab.
t) Indian National Conference founded by M.G. Ranadate in 1887 at Madras.
u) Theosophical Movement Madam Blagalsky and Thomas Alcott founded
in 1875 at USA. In 1882 Shifted Headquarters to Adyar. Believed special
relationship could be established between God and Soul by prayer revelation
et
v)Annie Besant became President in 1907 after the death of Alcot. She came
to India in 1893 and laid foundation of Central Hindu College in Banaras in
1898. It became Banaras Hindu University in 1916.
separate peoples and increased communal consciousness. v) Historical
process of evolution of composite culture arrested to some extent.
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
* Founded by 1885 by A.O. Hume.
* Venue of 1
st
Session Gokul Tejpal Sanskrit School of Bombay.
* First President W.C. Banerjee. * First Women President Annie Besant
(1917 Calcutta). * First Indian Women President Sarojini Naidu.(1925,
Kanpur)
* First English President George Yule * First Muslim President Badaruddin
Tayabji* Women President Annie Besant (1917), Sarojini Naidu (1925) and
Nalin Sengupta. * Thrice President (Maximum times) Dadabhi Naoroji
(1886,1863,1906), J .L. Nehru (1929, 1936, 1937).
* First Session to hold in village 1937 (Fazipur). * First split of congress
1907 (Surat). * First J oint Session of Congress and Muslim League Lucknow
(1916).
* Word Swaraj was first used from congress platform (1906) Calcutta.
* Only session presided over by Gandhi Belgaon (1924).
* Complete Independence was demand for the first time (1929), Lahore.
* For the first time National Song was sung in the Calcutta Session (1896) of
INC. i.e., Vande Mataram * For the first time National Anthem (J ana Gana
Mana ) Was sung in Calcutta session (1911) of INC.
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the youngest president of Inc.
* The first session of congress (Bomaby 1885) was attended by 72
representatives.During the fourth session of INC (1888, Allahabad)
emphasized was given on formation of its constitution. * Nagpur Session
(1891) the word National was added to Congress. * Poona session(1895),
representatives second time discussed on the formation of its constitution.
* Calcutta session of 1906, its president for the first time used Swaraj in his
speech. * In Lucknow Session of Congress (1916) the two factions of congress
(extremists and Moderates) reunited.
* During Ahmedabad Session of INC (1921) , C. R. Das was elected its
President but Azamal Khan presided over the session because C.R. Das was
in prison.
* During Gaya Session (1922 ) differences arose over the issue of council
entry. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru organized Swaraj Party in 1922.
* During its Delhi session (1923) INC decided to establish All India Khadi
Borad.
* Gandhi presided over only Belgaon session (1924) of INC.
* During this session knowledge of weaving was fixed as minimum
qualification for its members. Gandhi decide to set up All India Charkha
Association declared 1926 as year of keeping silent.
* During Guwahati session of Inc (1926) wearing Khadi was made compulsory
for its workers.
* During Madras session of INC 91927), proposals for independence and to
boycott Simon commission were passed. Gandhi did not participate.
* During Karachi Session (1931) Fundamentals Rights and Economic Policy
Proposals Passed.
* During its 1932 and 1933 session government had declared it an
illegal organization.
* During Lucknow Session (1936), J .L. Nehru explained socialism for the first
time. * During Fazipur Session (1937) congress decided to take part in
election of 1937. * 1938 session of congress held in a village Haripura.Netaji
elected unopposed. * In Ramgarh Session (1904) decisions on Individual
Satyagarha.
* The word Congress Or INC was taken from the history of USA which
means group of people. * While Britishers tried to use congress as a safety
valve, Indian leaders tried to use it as lightening conductor,* During Tripuri
Session Of INC (1939) Subhash Chandra Bose Defeated Pattabhi
Sitaramaya(Gandhis candidate in presidential election) but later resigned and
Rajendra Prasad became its president.* During Calcutta Session (1928) first
All India Youth congress was established.* During Delhi session (1918) along
with S.N. Banerjee many liberals resigned from INC.
IMPORTANT SESSIONS OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
YEARS PRESIDENTS PLACES
1885 Womesh Chandra Banerjee Bombay
1886 Dadabhai Naoroji Calcutta
1887 Badaruddin Tayabji Madras
1888 George Yule Allahabad
1889 Sir William Wederburn Bombay
1905 Gopal Krishna Gokhale Vanaras
1906 Dadabhai Naoroji Calcutta
1907 Rashbehari Ghosh Surat
1908 Rashbehari Ghosh Madras
1916 Ambika Charan Majumdar Lucknow
1917 Smt. Annie Besant Calcutta
1920 Lala Lajpat Rai Calcutta
1922 Chittaranjan Das Gaya
1924 M.K.Gandhi Belgaon
1925 Sarojini Naidu Kanpur
1928 Motilal Nehru Calcutta
1929 J .L.Nehru Lahore
1931 Vallabhbhai Patel Karachi
1933 Smt. Nalini Sengupta Calcutta
1934 Rajendra Prasad Bombay
1938 Subash Chandra Bose Haripura
1939 Subash Chandra Bose Tripura
1946 J .B.Kriplani- On Independence Meerut
1947 Rajendra Prasad Delhi
1948 Pattabhi Sita Ramaiya J aipur
INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS ( 1885 -1905)
1. Commonly the period between 1885-1905 is known as the period of
moderates or of moderate nationalism.
2. The moderate leaders of the Congress belonged to the educated middle
class. They held the belief that the English were basically truthful and
just.Banerjee, Naoroi, Mehta, SN banerjee, Tyabi, Dutta, Gokale were known
as moderates
3. In its very first session the moderates asked for reform in the Indian
Council. They also asked for the abolition of the post of Secretary of State for
India and India Council.
4. The moderates laid great emphasis on the question of appointing Indians to
high governmental posts.
5. In the beginning, the Congress paid no attention to agricultural matters, but
in its fourth session they asked for a reduction and subsequent fixation of the
land revenue.
6. In 1901 a demand for industrial expansion also began.
7. Under the leadership of William Digby, the Congress opened a branch in
England in1888 and started publishing a magazine called India.
8. In 1905, Gokhale had established the Servants of India Society. He had
also rejected the title of knighthood and refused to accept a position in the
Council of the Secretary of State for India.
9. In 1893 Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) arrived in hey city of Chicago in
America with great difficulty, to attend the world Parliament of Religion. In the
conference, he was given two minutes to speak on the very first day. It was in
this year on November 16 that Annie Besant (1847-1933) arrived in India. The
year 1893 was also important year in the life of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
This was the year when he went to South Africa in connection with the trial of
a Merchant, Abdullah Seth.
10. Lokmanya Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal (who are known in
Indian History as the revolutionary trio) filled in the Indian people the ideas of
self-respect, self-confidence, patriotism and courage and inspired the work for
Indias independence.The above three and Aurobind Ghosh wereknown as
Extremists.(Moderate Extremist split in sural Session 1907 and reunited in
1916 Session due to efforts of Annie Besant.From 1916 Extremists got upper
hand.
11. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920) was popularly known as a Lokamanya
Tilak. In reality he was the chief propagator of a new national consciousness
in the country. Before Mahatma Gandhi no other leader matched his stature.
He was born on 23 J uly 1856 at Ratnagiri in Maharastra. In 1881, he began
his drive for new awakening by among the Indians publishing two newspapers
i.e., the Maratha (English) and Kesari (Marathi). He participated in the Bombay
session in 1889 for the first time and for the next thirty years he remained its
main leader. By introducing the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi and Shivaji
festivals he tried to bring the Indian society together and inspired patriotic
feelings among the people. In 1906 he introduced two slogans Swaraj is my
birth right and Our life and religion are useless without the attainment of
Swaraj. In 1908 and was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. The
Britishers called him the Father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor.
12. The second great leader in this category was Lala Lajpat Rai (1865-1928).
He was also known as Sher-e-Punjab. He was born in village Dhoondke in
Ferozepur district in Punjab on 28 J anuary 1965. He encouraged the use of
Hindi language in daily life. He was impressed by the ideas of Arya Samaj. He
began his practice of Law in Hissar but soon he shifted to Lahore. He
published a few newspapers like The Punjabi. Later he also published The
Pupil in English. While demonstrating against the Simon Commission he was
hit by a baton on the head and after a short while died on 17 November 1928.
Lord Minto wrote that the Congress was very loyal but Lala Lajpat Rai was a
very dangerous man.
13. The third member of the trio was Bipin Chandra Pal (1858-
1932). He was born on 7 November 1858. He had come into contact
with the Brahmo Samaj and had went to Central Europe and
America as its spokesman. He started English weekly called New
India. In 1907 he was tried for treason and was sent to jail.14. The
period of Lord Curzon witnessed another terrible famine during 1899-
1900. But he never paid any head to it and held a Royal Durbar in
Delhi in 1903 in order to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII
which was an expensive affair.
PARTITION OF BENGAL
1. Reason: Curzons imperialist policy of divide and rule manifested itself
most glaringly in the partition pf Bengal. The reasons given were --The area
and population of the Provinces of Bengal was too large. There was a problem
of communication. Highways were not safe. The peasants of this province
were a harassed lot.
2. But actually the cause behind the partition was much more political than
administrative. Bengal was becoming the nerve centre of nationalist activities
in India.
3. On 19 July 1905 the Government of India formally proposed the partition
of Bengal. According to this proposal Chittagong, Rajshahi and Dacca were
merged with Assam to form the new province.
4. The proposed area of the new province was fixed at 1 lakh 6 thousand 5
hundred 40 square miles and its population was 3 crore 10 lakh out of which
the Muslims accounted for 1 crore 80 lakh and Hindus 1 crore 20 lakh.
5. Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on 16 October 1905. Sir
Aurobindos Ghosh (1872-1950) played a prominent parting the nationalist
movement of India. Particularly his contribution to the movement against the
partition of Bengal was unparalleled. Sir Aurobindo left Baroda to work in the
National College in Calcutta with a view to make education compatible to the
national needs. The National College in Calcutta had been established on 14
August 1906. Sir Aurobindos second revolutionary contribution was the editing
of the Bande Mataram paper. A series of seven articles published by Sir
Aurobindos, between 11 and 23 April 1907 under the heading, Doctrine of
Passive Resistance in Bande Mataram became very popular. The Partition of
Bengal infused a sense of nationalism among the Indians and also gave birth
to the swadeshi movement which galvanized the masses against the partition
of Bengal. Since 16 October 1905, the reactions against the partition of Bengal
started taking shape. This day was observed as a Black Day. People took
holy dip in the Ganga and kept vows. They also tied Rakhi in each others
hand as symbol of unity.(Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 by Lord
Hardine.)
MUSLIM NATIONALIST
MOVEMENT
1. Sir Sayyid was born in 1817 in Delhi. His father was an officer in the court
of Muguals. He felt that the relations of the Muslims with the British should be
improved and therefore he brought out a paper with the title of the Loyal
Muhammadans of India. He also inspired the Muslims to adopt the Western
education and the Western mode of scientific thinking. He brought out an Urdu
Paper with the title of Tahaib-al-Akhlaq. In 1875 he found the Muhammadan
Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh, which later grew into the Aligarh Muslim
University in 1920. He opposed Polygamy, Purdah. William Graham wrote in
the biography of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan. He also founded the Patritotic
Association with the assistance of Raja Shivprasad of Banaras. Another
organization by the name Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association
too was set up by him. He opposed it by calling it a Hindu organization.
2. Deoband Movement was founded by Maulanna Hussan Ahmad and
Moulana Abul kalam Azad was associated with it. represented by Mohammad
Qasim Nanautavi (1832-1880) and Rashid Ahamd Gangohi (1828-1916).
Found the Dar-ul-Ullema madarsa at Deoband,
b) Wahabi Movement started by Shah Walliullah. Sayid Ahmad Khan found
Aligarh Movement Ahmadia movement by Mirza gulamAhmad .Arhar
movement by Mula Mohammad Ali in 19110.
3. Muslim League: The meeting of a Muslim delegation under the leadership
of Aga Khan with Viceroys of India, Lord Minot at Shimla in October 1906 was
very significant. Demands were for a separate electorate, more representations
in the Legislative Assembly and government services the establishment of a
Muslim University and provisions for Muslims representation in the Viceroys
Council. Muslims leaders gathered at a meeting presided over by Nawab
Wakar-ul-Mulk on 30 December 1906 at the invitation of the Nawab Salim
Ullah Khan of Dacca. The All Indian Muslim League was the result of this
conference. The Constitution of the League was prepared in 1907 at Karachi.
Aga Khan became the President of the Muslim League. The objectives behind
the formation of the Muslim League were to create a sense of loyalty among
the Muslims towards the British Government, to safeguards the political and
other rights of the Muslims, to represent the aspirations and sentiments of the
Muslims interest and to appoint Sir Aga Kahn as the permanent President of
the League,-first session at Amristar. League also supported the partition of
Bengal.Nawab Salimullah of Dacca and Nawab Moshin ul Mulk were others
who were involved in formation of League.
REVOLUTIONARY
MOVEMENTS
1. Two Brothers- Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar began the process of
revolutionary activities in India. They formed the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini
Sabha in 1893 and started celebrating the birthday of Shivaji and Ganesh
Utsavs.
2. In 1896-97 the Chapekar brothers had set up a gymnasium in Pune. The
Famine Commissioner of the Pune, Rand and Lt. Ayrst was killed by them
3. The Savakar brothers (Ganesh, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Narayana
Savakar), like the Chapekar brothers had been infused with a sense of
patriotism since their very childhood.Savarkar was qualified as a barrister but
for his patriotic stance he was neither decorated with its degree not was he
given the degree of Bachelor Arts. Book (The Indian War of Independence)
had been seiged by the British government before being published.He was
perhaps the first individual who had set fire to foreign clothes. There he
organized the New Indian Association. (The Indian House had been founded
by Shyamji Krishna Verma). Savarkar was linked to the assacination of
J ackson at Aurangabad. On 8 J uly 1910, he was arrested and then sent to
India, by a ship. He was sentenced to imprisonment in Andaman between
1911-1924. In Bengal an organization by the name of Anushilan Samiti was
founded. Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta had started the
paper Yugantar in 1906. A 15 year old youth, Khudiram Bose had been
entrusted with the task of throwing the bomb at Kingsford District J udge of
Muzzafarbur. vehicle. On August 11, 1908 Khudiram inspite of being a minor
was hanged to death while his associate Prafulla Chaki shot himself. Lala
Hardayal (1884-1938) had played an important role in the Gadar Movement
and Basant Kumar Biwas were hanged whereas Ram Bihari Bose succeeded
in feeling to J apan..
Ghadar party: Started by HarDayal and Sohar Singh Bhakna in 1913 at San
Fransisco in North America and brought out a Urdu and Gurumukshi weekly
viz Ghadar.During firstworld war moved to Germany and set up Indian
Independence committee.
1906 - 1917
Four major resolutions i.e., Swaraj, Swadesh, Boycott of foreign goods and
National education were passed in this session. Morley-Minto Reforms (Act of
1909) were announced. Though the moderates did not welcome the reform,
yet consented to assist in their implementation. Every effort was made in 1911
to make Aga Kahn preside over the incoming Congress Session at Bankipur.
The 1912 Bankipur session was the shortest in duration during the entire
history of the Congress. In total, 207 representatives had taken part in this
session but not a single representative had come from the Muslim majority
province of Punjab. To bring the Muslims closer the 1913 session of the
Congress was held at Karachi under the president ship of Nawab Sayyid
Muhammad Bahadur. Bahadur belonged to a lineage, which had familiar
relations with that of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan. The moderates thought that
Britain was fighting the War in the interest of democracy and after the war she
will do something in this direction in India. Therefore the moderates decided to
support the British with men and material. During her visit to Ireland in 1913,
the Home Rule League there had suggested Annie Besant to launch a similar
movement in India. On her return to India she had brought out a weekly paper
by the name of Common Will followed by a daily called New India. Both
these papers had been used to demand Home Rule for India. The aim of the
Home Rule Movement was to obtain for India a status equivalent to other
colonies of the British Empire. In short the Home Rule Movement was neither
entirely moderate nor was thoroughly revolutionary. A Home Rule League had
been established by Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916. Annie
Besant herself was its President. The other prominent member of the League
was Arundale, P.C. Ramaswamy Iyer and V.P. Wadia. By October 1916,
around 500 branches of the league had come up in the country. The Congress
had also passed a resolution in its 1915 Bombay session demanding Home
Rule for India. Prior to the establishment of the Home Rule League by Annie
Besant. It was Lokmanya Tilak who had set up a Home Rule League at Pune
in April 1916. Both Annie Besant and Tilak had agreed to conduct this
movement in cooperation with each other. The Home Rule Movement left a
deep impact on Indian politics. Not only it revived the nationalist movement but
also it made the Indian conscious of their rights. In 1915 the prominent leaders
of the Congress viz. Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu and Madan Mohan
Malaviya took part in the Muslim League Session. This session of the Muslim
League was presided over by Muhammad Ali J innah; The session gave
emphasis on Hindu-Muslim unity. The Lucknow Pact was signed on the basis
of an agreement in 1916.
MAHATMA GANDHI, NATIONAL MOVEMENT
* In 1887, Gandhi went to England for higher education and returned to India
in 1892 after becoming a Barrister.
* In 1893 he went to South Africa for a year spent twenty two years in that
country.
* He returned to India on J anuary 9 NRI Day.
* Gandhi recorded his initial thoughts in 1909 in Hind Swaraj.
* Gandhis four preconditions a) perfect chastity b) adopt poverty c) follow
truth and d) cultivate fearless.
* Gandhi began his experiments with Satyagraha Champaran in Bihar in
1917 Indigo Planters.Committee of enquiry of which Mahatma Gandhi
himself was made a member.
* The Committee of Enquiry recommended some measures to alleviate the
miseries of the Indigo cultivators thereby bringing the Satyagraha to an end.
* The movement launched by the peasants at Kheda(1917) in Gujarat was
another instance Peasants not able to pay rent. Vallabhbhai Patel, who
became one of the most active and dedicated followers of Mahatma Gandhi
from Kheda.
* In 1918 the mill workers of Ahmedabad got into dispute 35 Percent
increases.
* Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political Guru (mentor).
* On 30
th
March 1919 it was decided to launch first nationwide hartal against
Rowlatt Act which was called Black Law and which empowered arrest without
reasons.. But, as the decision could not reach everywhere in the country, the
date was postponed to 6 April
* Satyagarha Sabha organized at Bombay Hindu Muslim unity was seen.
* In Delhi hartal organized on 30 March 1919. * On April 1919 Gandhi
arrested.
* Jallianwala Bagh - 13 April day of Baisakhi Punjab as a special day to
celebrate the harvesting season Government proclaimed a ban.* At 4.00 p.m
on the same day a public meeting was called J allianwala Bagh was not a
garden rather it was an open space near the Golden Temple in Amristar.At
one point of time it was a personal property of a person named J alli.
* General Dyre when speakers reciting the poem Fariyad ordered troops
to shoot at the crowd from the exit point.
* As per Government Report 179 people were killed in the accident -
according to the Congress Committee the number of people who died could
around one thousand.
* An enquiry committee under the Chairmanship of Hunter was setup on 19
October 1919. The committee submitted its report after about a year on 26
May 1920.Some
* Called him as the the defender of the British Empire and honored him with
sword and an amount of 2,00,000 pound Gandhi after this event the British
lost the moral authority to rule over India Rabindranath Tagore renounced
knight hood titles as a mark of protest.
* Khilafat Sultan of Turkey was regarded as the Caliph or the religious head
of the Muslims all over the worlds a movement to express the Muslim
support for the Caliph of Turkey against the allied powers, particularly Britain.
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Dr. M.A. Ansari, Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew, Maulvi
Abdulbari (Lucknown), Hakin Ajmal Khan and the Ali brothers were the
prominent leaders of this movement.
* On October 1919, he whole country had observed the Khilafat day
Committee had been formed in September 1919. March 1920
committee under the leadership of Maulanan Shaukat Ali and
Mohammad Ali was also sent to England.
* British Government signed Treaty of Tibers on 10 August 1920 Turkey
was partitioned Sultan was made a prisoner and sent to Constantinople.
* On 1, August 1920, in a communication to the governor General, Mahatma
Gandhi announced his plan to begin non-cooperation with the Government as
a sequel to the Rowlat Act, J allianwala Bagh massacre and the Khilafat
movement.
* Gandhis plan was approved by the Indian national congress in a special
session at Calcutta in December 1920.C.R.Das opposed it.
* Mohammed Ali J innah, Annie Besant and Bipin Chandra Pal were not in
agreement with the congress declaration of non-cooperation and, thus they left
the Congress.
Features of Non Cooperation: Boycott of Law Courts, foreign clothes,
establishment of panhayattis, promotion of Khadi.Prince of Walesboycotted in
Nov 1921 during his visit.
* The Khilafat meeting in Malabar incited so much of communal feelings
among the Muslims peasants (The Moplahs) that it took an anti-Hindu turn in
J uly 1921 Moplah rebellion.
* On 5 February an agitated crowd gheraoed the police station at Chauri
chaura in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and set fire it. Twenty two
policemen including the station officer died in the incident.
*Gandhi announced the suspension of the movement .
Revolutionary movements :
Kakori Robbery: * Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil occupies a special place. He
published book with the title How did America get Freedom and a pamphlet
with the heading A Message for the countrymen * On 9, August 1925 when
the money sent by the government from Saharnpur to Lucknow by train was
looted at the Kakori railway station. In December 1927, on the charges of
conspiracy, Ram Prasad bismil, Rajendra Lahiri, Roshan singh and
Ashfaquallah Kahn were hanged.
* Ashfaqualah Khan was the first Muslim revolutionary of India to be hanged
for the sake of the countrys freedom.
Saunders Murder and Central hall Bomb throwing: * On 9, J une 1931
Harishen was hanged on the grievous charges of murder. Sardar Bhagat
Singh born in Banga in Layalpur district found the Punjab Naujawan Bharat
Sabha in 1926.
* Lala Lajpat Rai owing to a police lathi charged led by Saunders was taken as
a national humiliation and the later was assassinated on 17 December 1928.
* Bhagat Singh in the mean time had left Lahore in disguise. He had also
participated in the congress Session at Calcutta in 1928 he chose the
Central legislative Assembly at Delhi as his targets * The throwing of the bomb
in the Assembly on 8 April 1929 by Bhagat Singhand Batukeshwar Dutt shook
up the whole country into a new enthusiasm Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and
Sukhdev were hanged.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT
Swaraj party- Pro and No Changers: * The leaders of the congress were
spilt into two groups. The first group comprised of those who wanted a change
in the programme of the Congress and in reality did not approve the Non-
Cooperation Movement. Prominent among such leaders were Deshbandhu
Chittranjan Das and Motilal Nehru, who were called pro-changers.
* The other groups consisted of those members who supported the non-
cooperation movement and retained full faith in the leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi. This group came to be known as no-changers. Prominent among the
no-changers were C.Rajagopalachari and Dr. M.A. Ansari.
* In March 1923, Chittaranjan Das along with Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj
Party at Allahabad to take parting November 1923 council elections.
* Elections in November 1923 Motilal Nehru became the leader of the
party whereas in Bengal the party was headed by Chittranjan Das.
* Simon Commission the act of 1919 included a provision for its review
after a lapse of ten years. Thus, such a review was due in 1929.
* The Conservative Party appointed the review commission two years ahead
of its schedule, in 1927.
* Simon commission after the name of its chairman, Sir J ohn Simon all its
seven members were Englishmen, the Commission was also called the White
men Commission.
* There were no Indian member in it, the Commission faced a lot of criticism
all the political parties including the Congress, the Hindu Mahasabha and the
Muslim League decided to oppose the Commission tooth and nail 3
February 1928 when the Commission reached Bombay.
* At Lahore the student took out a large anti-Simon commission - LalaLajpat
Rai was seriously injured in the police lathi charge ordered by Saunders,
assistant superintendent of Police of Lahore. As a result of which he passed
away after one month His last words, Every blow on my body will prove a
nail in the coffin of the British Empire.
* With the sole exception of a few members of the Muslim League, the rulers
of the Princely States and zamindars, all political parties and the sections of
the Indian people opposed the Simon Commission report published in May
1930 Dyarchy was unsuccessful recommended special powers to
Governor General at the centre and Governors at the Provinces.
* Indians rejected the Simon commission report out of Hand as it did not
mention anything in regard to conferring the Dominion Status Simon
Commissions report became the basis for enacting the Government of India
Act 1935.]
* Secretary of State, Lord Birkenhead, while delivering a speech on the floor
of the British Parliament challenged the Indians to produce a Constitution.
* The Report published by this Committee in J uly 1928 came to be known as
the Nehru Report .
* Muslim League Central Sikh League, Sardar Kharak Singh also rejected it
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Dr. M.A. Ansari and Hakim Ajmal Kahn
supported it. * J innah, thereafter convened an All Indian conference of the
Muslims where he drew up a list of fourteen point demand.
* Nehru Report was approved by a majority vote in the annual session of the
Congress held in Calcutta on 2 December 1928, an ultimatum was served on
the British government to accept the Report by 31 December 1929.
* Poorna Swaraj-The annual session of the congress was held at Lahore in
December 1929. The place where this session was held was named as the
Lajpat Rai Nagar.
* Dandi March Gandhi reached the coast of Dandi on 5 April 1930 after
marching a distance of 200 miles with 78 handpicked followers and on 6 April
formally launched the Civil Disobedience Movement by breaking the salt laws.
* On 9 April, Mahatma Gandhi laid out the programme of the movement which
included making of salt in every village in violation of the existing salt laws;
picketing by women before the shops selling liquor, opium and foreign clothes;
organizing the bonfires of foreign clothes; spinning clothes by using charkha;
fighting untouchability; boycotting of schools and colleges by students and
resigning from government jobs by the people.
* Many Muslims kept themselves aloof from this movement northwest
Frontier Province an organization of Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God) was
formed under the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Most of the
volunteers donned red clothes, because of which they came to be known as
the Red Shirts.
* The khudai Khidmatgars accepted the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and
participated in the movement in full measures.
* The government had to send a detachment of the 18
th
Royal Garhwal Rigles
to suppress this movement. But as the Garhwali soldiers refused to open fire
on the unarmed people, the government pressed the air force into action.
* Round table conference first such conference held on 12 November 1930
at London, failed to resolve he communcal question as it was boycotted it by
the Congress.First civil disobedience movement Gandhi put 11 demands
including cut in military expenses, total prohibition,release of political prisoners
etc,.
* On 8 March 1931 the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was singed. As per this pact Gandhi
agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the
Second Round Table conference but most of the leaders did not like this pact.
* On 7 September 1931, the Second round Table conference was held at
London; Gandhi joined the Conference on 12 September but returned o India
disappointed as no agreement could be reached on the demand of complete
independence on the communal question.
* On 3 J anuary 1932, the civil disobedience Movement was resumed. The
government responded to it by arresting Gandhi and Sardar Patel and by
reimposing the ban of the Congress Party.
(Dr Ambedkar: * In J uly 1924 Ambedkar had organized a Bahishkrit hitkar
Sabha (the Depressed Classes Institute) with the objective of raising the moral
and material status of the untouchables.)
* Fist Round Table Conference he had demanded separate electorates for
depressed.
* On 16 August 1932, British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald made an
announcement, which came to be as the communcal Award .
* According to this award the depressed classes were considered as a
separate community and as such provisions were made for separate
electorates for them.
* Gandhi protested against the Award and went on a fast unto death in the
Yeravada jail on 20 September 1932.
* Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam and Das
Birla, C. Rajagopalachari and Dr. Ambedkar gathered at Pun and hammered
out an agreement with the consent of Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar. This
agreement came to be called as the Poona Pact British Government also
approved of it.
* 148 seats in different Provincial legislatiures were reserved for the
Depressed Classes in place of 71 as provided in the Communal Award. A
Common electorate of all Hindu, including the Depressed Classes was agreed
upon.
* Special provision for representation of the depressed people in local bodies
and civil service were also made.
* The Third Round table conference was held from 17 November to 24
December 1932. The Congress once more did not take part in it.
* In March 1933, the British Government issued a White Paper, which became
the basis for the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1935.
* In J uly 1933, the Congress decided to launch an Individual Civil
Disobedience in place of Mass Civil Disobedience.
* Under the Morely-Minto Reforms of 1909 only one percent , and under
the Montague Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 two and half percent of Indian
got voting rights, under the Government of India Act of 1935 only 13
percent of Indias population became eligible voters.
* In accordance with the provinces of the government of Indian Act of 1935
elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in February 1937.
* Congress virtually swept the polls Muslim League faced miserable
defeat out of the 482 Muslim seat it could register victory only in 81 seats.
* On 7 July 1937, after the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow assured the
Congress of his cooperation the party formed its Ministery in 7
Provinces.
THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
* Congress Ministeries were formed in seven states of India. These states
were the North West Frontier Province, the Central Provinces, Bombay, Bihar,
Orissa, the United Provinces and Madras.In two provinces namely Sindh and
Assam, ministries were formed with the Congress support whereas in Punjab
the Unionist Party and the Muslim League formed the coalition ministry of
Krishak Praja Party and the Muslim League came to power.
* Second World War broke out. The British Government without
consulting the people of India involved the country in the war. The
Congress vehemently opposed it also resigned from Ministries in all
Provinces.
* Muslim League raised the slogan Islam is in danger. At this juncture, J innah
also presented the two-nation theory inflamed communal feelings by saying
that now Hindi would become the national language of India and Bande
Mataram would be its national song.
* Pirpur Report and the Sharif Report also inflamed the communal
passions.
* Muslim League celebrated 12 December 1939, the day on which the
Congress Ministries from office as the Deliverance Day accepting two-
nation theory in its annual session at Lahore J imait-ul-Ulema-e-Hind
opposing the demand for Pakistan Khudai Khidmatgar and the Majlis-e-
Ahrar-e-hind too opposed the idea.
* On 8, August 1940 which came to be known as the August Offer-
It said Indians would set up to frame the new Constitution.
Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch individual Staygraha limited
symbolic and non-violent in nature On 17, October 1940, Vinoba
Bhave was the first to offer Satyagraha and he was sentenced to
three months imprisonment.
* J awaharlal Nehru was the second Satyagrahaist ; the third Satyagrahi was
Brahma Dutt - continued for nearly 15 months
British sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India on 23 March 1942.
* Cripps proposals included Dominion Status to India, protection of
minorities and setting up of Constituent Assembly. The major
political parities of the country rejected the Cripps proposals.
* The Muslim League was also dissatisfied as its demand for Pakistan had not
been conceded 26 April 1942, he asked the British to quit India.
* In J uly, the Congress Executive Committee passed the Quit India Resolution
at Wardha. The All India Congress Committee further considered it at Bombay
in its meeting on 7-8 August 1942. * Mahatma Gandhi was kept in prison a
Poona.
* Working Committee of the Congress Socialist Party was in session,
where it was decided to carry forward the movement from under
ground. Among its prominent leaders who took this decision were
Ram Manohar Lohia, Achyuta Patwardhan, Ramananda Mishra and
S.M. Joshi.
* Quit India Movement had passed through four stages. The first stage was
from 9 to 11 August 1942 when strikes, demonstrations and public meeting
wee organized in various towns and cities.
* In its second stage from 12 August to 22 September the
movement reached the rural areas. During this stage the
Government adopted a policy of repression. Government structures,
municipality buildings, railways stations, police stations, post offices
and trains came under public ire.
* In the third stage from 23 September 1942 to February 1943 there were
armed attacks on government buildings in Madras and Bengal. Bombs were
thrown at many places in Bombay and the United Provinces
* February 1943 to 9 May 1944 was the fourth stage of the movement when
Gandhi was released from jail. During this period, many demonstrations were
held, processions taken out, anniversaries of national leaders celebrated and
national weeks observed. Students peasants and workers took active part in
it. The Muslims by and large, remained indifferent.
* Participation lower middle class, political parities, Communists,
Muslim league, Liberals opposed the movement, Savakar criticized
the Government and directed his followers not to take part in the
movement, and Anglo-Indian Community under the leadership of
Anthony opposed the movement.
* Hindu Mahasabha established in 1915 on the occasion of the Kumbh Mela at
Haridwar by Madan Mohan Malaviya.
* Lord Linlithgow described it most dangerous since the 1857 revolt.
* The Communist Party of India had come into being by 1925. The
British government which declared the organization illegal in 1934.
This ban continued in 1942.British Removed the ban on the
Communist Party of India in July 1942 in return for the latters
promise to extend full cooperation to the British in its war efforts.
* Subash Chandra Bose was born on 23 J anuary 1897 at Cuttack in Orissa.
He passed the Civil Services Examination in 1920 but not joined to serve the
nationalist cause instead of serving the British Empire.
* Chittaranjan Das was instrumental in inspiring him top join the national
freedom struggle unanimously elected President of the Congress at its
Haripura session.
* In May 1939, Subash Chandra Bose formed a new group which came to be
called the Forward Bloc. J uly 1940 subhas was arrested under the Defence of
India Rules. In the guise of a Pathan left the country on 16 February 1941 and
reached Kabul along with his friend Bhagat Ram.
* He went to Germany and met Hilter. He was first addressed as Netaji in
Germany. Indian National Army goes to Captain Mohan Singh, who set up the
first division of the INA on 1 September 1942.
* On 2 J uly 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose reached Singapore and gave the
rousing war cry of Dilli Chalo.
* Formation of the Azad Hind Government and proclaimed Give me
blood and I will give you freedom. He organized the Indian National
Army and gave the country the slogan of Jai Hind.
* the name of the INAs three Brigades were the Subhas Brigade, Gandhi
Brigade, and Nehru Brigade womens detacgnebt after the name of Rani
Laximibai was recognized by J apan, Germany, Italy, China, Ireland, Burma
(Brahma Desh) and Philippines.
* On 8 November 1943, J apan headed over Andaman and Nicobar Islands to
Subhas Chandra. In turn, Nataji named these islands as Shaheed Island and
Swaraj Island respectively. Germany accepted defeat on 7 May 1945. On 6
August 1945, atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
* After crossing the Formosa Island on his way to Tokyo died on 18 August
1945 as his plane suddenly caught fire. The trial of the soldiers of INA was
held at Red Fort in Delhi, Pandit J awaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai and Tej
Bahadur Sapru fought the case on behalf of the soliders.
* On 20 J anuary 1946, some soliders of the Air force staged a hartal against
the British Government in Karachi. The hartal soon spread to Bombay, Lahore
and Delhi.
* About this time, on 19 February 1946, some Indians serving in the
Royal Indian Navy also ined mutiny. They also demanded equal
treatment. The civilian population of Bombay also joined hands with
them by striking work due to the efforts of Sardar Patel, this
agitation came to end.
INDIA TOWARDS PARTITION
* The British, with an aggravating war situation were expecting
increased cooperation from the Indians. Thus, they began a process
of diplomatic engagement with the Indian leaders by opening
negotiations on contentious issues. The Wavell Plan, Shimla
Conference and Cabinet Mission Plan were the results of these
efforts.
* Lord Wavell came to India on October 1943, - barring Mahatma Gandhis
release from prison on 6 May 1944, nothing spectacular happened.
* Rajapolachari evolved a formula in March 1944. But it was
shooting down by Jinnah, who would not settle for anything less
than a separate State.
* Lord Wavell also put forth on 14 J une 1945, which came to be popularly
known as the Wavell Plan.
* The Principal objectives behind the plan were to assuage the widespread
public ire in India, obtain Indian cooperation against the surging military tide of
J apan and build up public opinion for the conservative party in the forthcoming
general elections in Britain.
* Wavell invited the prominent Leaders of all political parties in the country to
a conference in Shimla on J une 1945. Conference was held from 25 J une to
14 J uly and was attended by 21 leaders.
* The conference began on a hopeful note but ultimately broke down
due to the insistence of Jinnah that the Muslim League alone
represents Indian Muslims and hence no non-League member could
be nominated to the Viceroys Council.
* Clement Atlee took over as the Prime Minister and the Sir Pethick
Lawrence was appointed as the new Secretary of State for India.
*Cripps Mission: On 15 March 1946, Lord Atlees government made a
historic announcement in which the Indians right to self-determination and
framing of a constitution were conceded. Three members of the British Cabinet
Pethick Lawrence Sir Stafford Cripps and A.B. Alexander were sent to India.
* Features formation of union of India, Constituent Assembly, Interim
Government. * On 6 J une the Muslim League and on 25 J une 1946 the
Congress accepted the plan. Elections were held in J uly 1946 for the
formation of a Constituent Assembly. The Congress secured 205 out of 214
General seats. They also had the support of 4 Sikh members.
* The Muslim League got 73 out of 79 Muslim seats. J innah became greatly
disturbed by the elections results.
* End of J uly they resolved to withdraw its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission
Plan and went on to pass the Direct Action resolution. 16 August 1946 was
fixed as the Direct Action Day communal riots broke out.
* On 13 October 1946, communal riots also broke out in Noakhali. Mahatma
Gandhi reached Noakhali on 29 October. Interim government was formed
under the leadership of J awaharlal Nehru on 2 September 1946.
* League joined the Interim Government on 26 October 1946, not to
work it but to wreck it from within. Atlee decided to sent Lord
Mountbatten as viceroy to India in place of Lord Wavell.
* Lord Mountbatten armed with vast powers became Indias Viceroy on 24
March 1947. Put forth the plan of partition of India on 3 J une 1947.
* Sardar Patel also felt that if the plan of Indias partition had not been
accepted them. We would not have had one Pakistan but several.
* India would be divided in two parts, namely the Union Of India and Pakistan
and both would be granted freedom on 15 August 1947 instead on J une 1948.
India Independence Act on 18 J uly 1947.
MAKING OF THE INDIAN CONSITUTION AND LIBERATION OF GOA AND
PONDICHERY
* Before Independence the number if native states in India was 562, which
accounted for 48% of the countrys total area and 20% of its total population.
* In 1934 Dr. Rajendra Prasad proposed the introduction of responsible
governments in the Princely states Patel with a hurricane tour of 40 days
to join the Indian Union by the 5
th
of August.
* Only Hyderabad, J unagarh and Kashmir did not take a decision by the
aforesaid date about their joining the Union.
* The ruler of J unagarh was a Muslim whereas most of its people were
Hindus. In February 1948, through a referendum the people of this state
decided to join India. The Nawab of J unagarh therefore left for Pakistan.
* Mahatma Gandhi also met the king of Kashmir, but in August 1947, the
Pakistan in the guise of Qubailis began intruding into J ammu and Kashmir.
* On October 26, Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir sent his Prime Minister.
Meharchand Mahajan, with the signed papers of merger to India, which were
accepted.
* But in the meantime, on 21-22 October 1947, with the help of the Pathan
Qubailis Pakistan invaded Kashmir and these intruders advanced up o
Srinagar.
* Even today about a third of Kashmir territory remains illegally occupied by
Pakistan which it calls as Azad Kashmir.
* Pakistan got a share of the countrys 40% of cotton production, 85% of jute
production and 40% of wheat production whereas all the related mills and
factories came under Indias share. This led to a shortage of raw materials in
India which in turn led to shortage of food grains and textiles.
* In 1948, in the wake of announcing an economic policy, the first scheme
known as the Sarvodaya scheme was presented by J aiprasksah Narain.
* Chandernagore had acceded to India on the basis of a plebiscite.
* In 1946 the French Indian National congress and the French Indian Students
Congress had been established with this objective. All these organization
expressed their wish to liberate Pondicherry from French control and merge
with the Indian Union.
* Within two years, all the five French enclaves came under Indian control
though the legal transfer of territories took place only in 1962.
* The Portuguese had established their control over Goa, Diu and Daman
since 1510, 1546 and 1559 respectively. Including Dara and Nagar Haveli this
whole area used to be referred to as Goa.
* a Goa Liberation Army constituting all political parties was formed to liberate
Goa. The Satyagraha of J une 18, 1954 was particularly significant as several
satyagrahis were arrested in it for unfurling the national flag.
* On 22 J uly, Dadra and Nagar Haveli came under the control of the
liberators.
* In November 1961, the Portuguese injured crew members of the ship
S.S.Sabarmati besides killing a fisherman. Ultimately the, Government of India
announced operation Vijay for the liberation of Goa. This military operation
was carried out under the command of general J .M. Choudhary on 17-18
December 1961 and was completed by 19 December. In this way, the Indian
Army freed Goa, Daman and Diu.
GOVERNOR-GENERALS AND VICEROYS
ROBERT CLIVE 1757-60 AND 1765-67: Battle of Buxar- Siraj Ud doula- Dual
Govt in Bengal- First Treaty of Allahbad in 1765 with Shuja ud Doula and
second with Shah Alam II..First Governor of Bengal. Battle of Plassey was in
1764 and Governor was Pensitrat
Warren Hastings (1772-85) First Governor-General of Bengal.
Creation of the post of Collector- Regulating Act of
1773
The Act of 1781 (it made a clear demarcation between the jurisdiction of the
Governor General-in-Council and that of then Supreme Court at Calcutta).
-Pitts India Act of 1784.--The Rohila war (1774) and annexation of
Rohilkhand by the Nawab of Oudh with help of the British.---First Maratha war
(1775-82) and the Treaty of Salbai (1782).--Second Mysore war (1780-84)
(First one was fought in 1766-69).--Nand Kumar episode (1775) First
English translation Gita by Charles Wilkins --Foundation of the Asiatic
Society of Bengal by Hastings and Sir William J ones (1784). After his return to
England (1785), impeachment proceedings were started against him. After a
prolonged trial (seven years), he was finally acquitted.
Lord Cornwalls (1786-93)
Third Mysore War (1790-92) and the Treaty of Seringapatam (1792).
Permanent revenue settlement .Reform of the judiciary- Creation OF district
J udge (1793) Code Europeonisation of Civil Service.
Sir John Shore (1793-98)
In the introduction of the permanent settlement (1793) he played an important
role as the President of the Board of Revenue, but his Governor-Generalship
was very uneventful.
Lord Wellesley (1798-1805)
Introduction of the system of Subsidiary Alliance (1798), and the first
Subsidiary Treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad (1798)-Fourth Mysore War
(1799) and the annexation of many parts of Mysore.-Subsidiary Treaty of
Bassein (1802) and Second Maratha War (1803-05).
Formation of the Madras Presidency after the annexation of the
kingdoms of Tanjore and Carnatic.
Fort Williams- Training College.
Lord Minto I (1807-13)Before Minto, Sir George Barlow was the governor-
general for two years (1805-07). Main event was the Vellore Mutiny (1806).
Treaty of Amritsar with Ramjit Singh (1809).--Charter Act of 1813
Lord Hastings (1813-23)
War with Nepal or the Gorkha War (1814-16); due to his success in this war,
he was made Marquis of Hastings (1816).
Third Maratha War (1817-1818) abolition of Peshwaship and
annexation of all his territories, and creation of the Bombay
Presidency (1818).
Pindari wars (1817-1818).
Introduction of the ryotwari settlement in Madras Presidency by
governor, Thomas Munro (1820).
Lord Amherst (1823-28)First Burmese War (1824-26)Capture of Bharatpur
(1826)
Lord William Bentinck (1828-35)- First Governor General of India.
Prohibition of sati (1829).
Suppression of thuggee (1829-35).-Charter Act of 1833.
Macaulays Minutes and introduction of English as the medium of
instruction (1833)
Visit of Rammohan Roy to England (1830) and his death there (1833).
Deposition of the Raja of Mysore and annexation of his territories
(1831).
Charles Metcafle 1835-36- Famous Press law and Liberator of Press in India
Lord Auckland (1835-42)
First Afghan War (1836-42) disaster of the British in the war and recall of
Auckland.-Death of Ranjit Singh (1839).
Lord Ellenborough (1842-44).
Termination of the first Afghan war (1842).
Conquest and annexation of Sind (1843)-War with Gwalior (1843).
Lord Hardinge (1844-48)
First Sikh war (1845-46) and treaty of Lahore (1846)
Prohibition of female infanticide and suppression of the practice of human
sacrifice among the Gonds of central India.
Lord Dalhousie (1848-56)
Second Sikh war (1848-49) and annexation of the Punjab.
Second Burmesewar (1852) and annexation of Lower Burma.
Charter Act of 1853.
Application of the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of Satara
(1848), Sambalpur (1849), Jhansi (1853) Nagpur (1854), etc.
Annexation of Oudh (1856).
Woods (President of the Board of Control) Education Despatch of 1854
and British assumption of the responsibility of educating the masses.
Introduction of the Railways (First train-Bombay to Thana),
Telegraph (First line-Calcutta to Agra) and the Postal System in
1853.
Widow/Remarriage Act (1856)
Establishment of a separate Public Works Department in every
province.
Santhal uprising (1855-56)
Lord Canning (1856-57)
Establishment of three universities (at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay) in
1857.
Revolt of 1857.
VICEROYS (1858-62)
Lord Canning (1858-62)-First Viceroy
Queen Victorias Proclamation and the India Act of 1858.
White Mutiny by the European troops of the EICO in 1859.
India Councils Act of 1861. Portfolio system. Withdrawl of Doctrine of
Lapse
Lord Elgin I (1862)
His sudden death in 1862; administration carried on by Sir Napier and Sir
Denison from 1862 to 1864.
Lord John Lawrence (1864-69)
War with Bhutan in 1865.
Establishment of the High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
1865.
Lord Mayo (1869-72)
Establishment of two colleges for the education and political training of the
Indian Princes-the Rajkot College in Kathiawar and the Mayo college at Ajmer
in Rajasthan.
First step in the direction of separation of central and provincial finances
in 1870.-Organisation of Statistical Survey of India.First Census
Establishment of a Department of Agriculture and Commerce.Beginning of the
system of State Railways.His assassination by a convict in the Andamans in
1872.
Lord North Brook (1872-76)
Visit of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) to India in 1875.
His resignation over the Afghan question.
Lord Lytton (1876-80)
Royal Titles Act of 1876 and the assumption of the title of Empress of India
by Queen Victoria; the Delhi -Durbar in January 1877.
Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878.
Second Afghan War of (1878-80)
Appointment of the first Famine Commission under Sir Richard
Strachey in 1878.
Lord Ripon (1880-84)
First Factory Act of 1881.
First Census taken in India (1881)-254 millions.
Introduction of Local Self-Government in 1882.
Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act in 1882.
Division of the finances of the center in 1882.
Appointment of an Educational Commission under Sir William Hunter in
1882.
The libert Bill Controversy (1883).
Coming into existence of the Famine Code in 1883.
Lord Dufferin (1884-88)Third Burmese war (1885-86)Foundation of the Indian
National Congress (Lord Cross was the Secretary of State at that time).
Lord Lansdowne (1888-94)
Second Factory Act of 1891.
Division of the Civil Services into Imperial, Provincial and Subordinate.
Indian Councils Act of 1892.
Appointment of the Durand Commission and its definition of the Durand
Line between British India and Afghanistan (now between Pakistan and
Afghanistan) in 1893.
Lord Elgin II (1894-99)
Assassination of two British officials by the Chapekar brothers of Poona in
1897.
Lord Curzon (1899-1905)
Appointment of a commission under Sir Thomas Raleigh in 1902 to suggest
reforms regarding universities, and the passing of the Indian Universities Act
of 1904 on the basis of its recommendations.
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904.
Establishment of an Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa in
Delhi.
Partition of Bengal in 1905.
Col.Younghusbands Expedition to Tibet in 1904. I.S.T.
Lord Minto II (1905-10)
Anti-Partition and Swadeshi Movements.
Surat Session and split in the Congress (1907)
Minto-Morley Reforms or the Indian Councils Act of 1909.
Foundation of the Muslim League by the Aga Khan, the Nawab of
Dacca, etc, in 1906.
Lord Hardinge II (1910-16)
Annulment of the partition of Bengal and creation of a Governorship for Bengal
like Bombay and Madras in 1911. (Lieutenant Governorship for Bihar and
Orissa, and Chief Commissionership for Assam).
Transfer of the Imperial capital from Calcutta to Delhi (1911).
Coronation Durbar of King George V and Queen Mary at Delhi
(December, 1911).
Death of G.K.Gokhale in 1915.Division of Bengal repealed
Foundation of the Hindu Mahasabha in 1915 by Madan Mohan
Malviya and some Punjabi leaders.
Lord Chelmsford (1916-21)
Foundation of two Home Rule League one by Tilak in April, 1916 and
another by Mrs. Annie Besant in September, 1916.
Lucknow session and the reunion of the Congress (1916) (Mrs.Besant
played an important role in the reunion).
Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League in
1916. (Tilak played an important role in this).
Return of Gandhi to India (1915); foundation of the Sabarmati ashram
(1916); Champaran satyagraha (the first time Gandhi experimented his
new technique in India-1917); satyagraha at Ahmadabad (1918); Khaira
satyagraha (1918).
August Declaration (1917) by Montague, the then Secretary of State,
and Montford reforms or the Government of India Act of 1919.
Resignation of some veteran leaders led by S.N. Banerji from the
Congress, and their foundation of the Indian Liberal Federation (1918).
Rowlatt Act (March, 1919)and the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (13
th
April, 1919)
Death of Tilak on Ist August, 1920.
Formation of the Khilafat Committee and the launching of the Khilafat
Movement (1919-20).
Launching of the Non-cooperation Movement (1920-22).
Nagpur session of the Congress (Dec. 1920-kchanges in the
constitution of the Congress.
Foundation of the Womens University at Poona (1916)
Appointment of Sir S.P. Sinha as Lieutenant Governor of Bihar (Sir
Sinha was the first Indian to become a Governor and the second Indian
to become a member of the British Parliament, the first being Dadabhai
Naoroji).
Lord Reading (1921-26)
Chauri Chaura incident (February 5, 1922) and the withdrawal of the Non-
cooperation Movement by Gandhi.
Formation of the Swaraj Party by C.R. Das (Deshbandu) and Motilal
Nehru in December 1922.
Foundation of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangha (RSS) by
K.B.Hedgewar at Nagpur in 1925.
Repeal of the Rowlatt Act.
Holding of simultaneous examinations for the ICS in England and India
with effect from 1923.
Beginning of Indianisation of the officers cadre of the Indian army.
Foundation of the Communist Party of India in 1925.
Lord Irwin (1926-31)(Popularly known as the Christian Viceroy)
Appointment of the Simon Commission (Nov. 1927) and the boycott of the
Commission by the Congress.
Appointment of the Harcourt Butler Indian States Commission in
Nov.1927 (to recommend measures for the establishment of better
relations between the Indian states and the Central Govt.). and the
convening of the All India Civil Services Coaching Centre States
Peoples Conference in Dec. 1927 by the states people in response.
Deepavali Declaration by Lord Irwin (on 31
st
, 1929) that India would
be granted dominion status in due course.
Lahore session of the Congress (Deg. 1929) and the Poorna Swaraj
resolution; Fixing 26
th
J an. 1930 as the first Independence Day.
Launching of the Civil Disobedience Movement by Gandhi with his
Dandi March (12
th
March, 1930), boycott of the first session of the
Round Table Conference by the Congress (1930), Gandhi -Irwin pact
and the suspension of the movement (March 1931).
Lord Wellingdon (1931-36) Participation of Gandhi in the second session of
the Round Table Conference (Sep. 1931) and the failure of the conference,
return of Gandhi to India (Dec.1931) and resumption of the movement,
Gandhis imprisonment, final suspension of the movement in May, 1934.
Third session of the Round Table Conference in London (1932)
without the representation of the Congress.
Announcement of the Communal Award by Ramsay Macdonald, British
P.M. (1932); Gandhis fast unto death in the Yeravadi prison and the
Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar (Sept.1932).
Government of India Act of 1935.
Separation of Burma from India (1935).
Foundation of the Congress/Socialist Party by Acharya Narendra Dev
and J ai Prakash Narayan (1934).
Formation of the All-India Kisan Sabha in 1936.
Lord Linlithgow (1936-43)
Formation of Congress Ministries in majority of the provinces (1937).
Resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose from the Presidentship of the Congress
as well as from its membership in 1939, formation of the Forward Block by
Bose and his followers (1939).
Resignation of the Congress Ministries after the out break of the World War II
(1939).
Celebration of the Congress Ministries resignation as Deliverance Day by the
Muslim League (1939), and its Lahore Resolution (23
rd
March, 1940),
demanding separate state for the Muslims. (It was at this session that J innah
propounded his Two-Nation Theory).
August Offer by Linlithgow (1940); its rejection by the Congress and the
starting of individual satyagraha by Gandhi.
Escape of S.C. Bose from India in 1941.
Cripps Mission (March, 1942) offering Dominion Status to India, and its
rejection by the Congress.
Passing of the Quit India Resolution by the Congress at Bombay (8
th
August, 1942), arrest of all the Congress leaders and the outbreak of the
August Revolution or Revolt of 1942.
Lord Wavell (1943-47)
C.R.Formula evolved by C.Rajagopala Chari in 1944 and the Gandhi-J innah
Talks (1944) based on it: failure of the talks.Famine in Bengal
-Wavell Plan and the Simla Conference (1945) to discuss it; its failure.
-INA Trials and the Naval Mutiny (1946).
-Cabinet Mission (Three members-Lawrence, Cripps and Alexander) and
acceptance of its plan by both the Congress and the League (1946)
-Formation of Interim Government by the Congress (Sep. 1946).
-Launching of Direct Action Day by the League (17
th
Aug. 1946) but it also
joined the Interim Govt. in Oct. 1946, though it abstained from the Constituent
Assembly.
Lord Mountbatten (March-August, 1947) Mountbatten plan; partition
of India and achievement of freedom. Also First governor General of Free
India Gandhi murder-Kashmir annexation
C.Rajajai : Second and Last GG of Independent India-
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS
1.Regulating Act Governor General of Bengal SC at Calcutta
Executive Council with 4 members Dual Government abolished
2. Pitts India Act Board of Control E.C. 4 to 3 Bombay and Madras
subordinate to Bengal
3.1793 Charter Act Trade Monopoly extended for 20 years Local
Government Higher Post for Europeans
4. Charter Act 1813 Monopoly ended China Opium and Tea for 20
years Education Advance Christian Missionary to India
5. Charter Act 1833 Governor General of India Law Member Macaulay
Trade Monopoly in China Ended Governor General can frame Law
Patronage system abolished
6. Charter Act 1853 Lt. Governor for Bengal Competitive Exam
Legislative Council with 12 members
7. Government of India Act 1858 Power Transfer-Secretary of State
India Council - - Home Government Viceroy abolition of the Board of
Control and Court of Directors
8. Indian Councils Act 1861 Portfolio System, Legislative Councils in
Madras, Bombay and Bengal Rigid Centralisation Ordinance making
Power of GG
9. Indian Councils Act 1892 Indirect Election- Budget Discussion,
Question - no voting
10.Minto Morley Reforms 1909 Direct Elections Separate electorate for
Muslims
11. GOI Act 1919 Dyarchy in Provinces Central bicameral two lists
towards responsible Government Local Govt UPSC High
Commissioner of India
12. Government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy Dyarchy
Abolition in Province introduced at Centre Three lists Indian Council
abolished communal representation extended Federal Court
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