Britishers for a very long were applying the formula of Divide and Rule in India. They wanted to divide India into different “STAN”. They wanted the Balkanisation of the Indian Subcontinent. So, they accepted the demand of the Dr B.R. Ambedkar and gave Communal Award to the depressed class
Category: Modern Indian History
Complete Independence, previously INC was asking for the dominion status. But after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Complete Independence became the slogan of the Indian National Congress.
The eminent leaders of Congress also defined complete independence. The complete independence included sovereignty of the nation. Protection and promotion of minorities. Compulsory education also became the demand of nationalists.
In the Karachi Session of INC, leaders also demanded the fundamental rights of the people.
But after the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, for the first time accepted Indian National Congress as the representatives of Indians. So, this was the point of happiness for Congress. But then the points of sorrow were bigger than the happiness as always
The then Viceroy of India Lord Irwin requested Gandhi to allow Simon to finish his work in India. So, the government would organised Round Table Conference to decide the fate of Indians. So, Gandhi asked Viceroy to give the promise that Dominion Status would be the issue for the Round Table Conference. But Lord Irwin refused to give promise.
the provision was that the act will be reviewed after 10 years. So, then a new set of political reforms will come to India and for Indians. Therefore Simon Commission came to India under this provision. But it came 2 years before its scheduled time
Communism was a reaction to the exploitation done by Capitalism. Actually, with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the exploitation of workers and labourers was in miserable condition. So, the workers failed to understand the real reason for their suffering. So, they started destroying industries.
Bhagat Singh and his group Hindustan Republican Association took steps against communalism. To give the message to the people they preached unity is the strength. Bhagat Singh left Sikhism on the ground that religion acted as a barrier between him and his countryman.
Gandhiates or No-Changers. Because their objective was to move people and promote creative programs among the masses, they gave emphasis to education and prepared the ground for the next phase of the freedom struggle in India
In 1922, Chitranjan Das and Motilal Nehru formed the “All India Khilafat Swaraj Party” within Congress. So, their objective was to contest the coming election to enter the legislature and carry on Freedom Struggle. In 1924, Kamal Pasha abolished Caliphate in Turkey. At this time Swaraj Party came into existence and its associates were Swarajist.
In the previous post, we have read about the Montagu-Chelmsford Reform of 1919. This act increased dissatisfaction among the masses. Gandhi wrote to the Lord…