Gandhian Era


     1893-1915 Gandhi was in South Africa
     His organization was natal Indian Congress in South Africa
     He fights for discrimination against Indian there.
     Journal: Indian opinion
     In 1915 he comes back to India
     Gandhi's movement was
     Non-cooperation movement
     Civil disobedience movement
     Quit Indian movement

    Non-cooperation movement
     Against: Rowlett act, jallianwala bagh massacre 1919, Khilafat movement 1919-1920.
     Its time duration is 1920-1922.
     The boycott of British educational institute, goods especially textile
     The boycott of titles: Gandhi gave back his title ‘kaiser-i-hind’(given in 1915), Surender Nath Tagore his title knighthood
     Boycott of court
     On 5 Feb 1922 chauri-chaura in Gorakhpur district of up. A crowd fire police station and all policeman burnt, then Gandhi suspended the non-cooperative movement.
     In March 1922 Gandhi was arrested(released in 1924) for spreading disaffection against the govt by his weekly newspaper ‘Young India’


Development between 1922-1930

Swaraj party formation
Simon commission 1927
Nehru report 1928


     Swaraj party
     announced on 1922 in Gaya session president and founder C.R.Das, come into force in 1923.
     Rowlatt act
     Full name is Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919
     Founded in 1919 by Britisher
     With this act, the police can arrest a person without presenting in the court. it gave police extreme power
     Jallianwala Bagh massacre
     This meeting was a protest against the arrest of two people under Rowlett act on 13 Apr 1919.
     Two people are dr Satya pal and Saif-ud-din kitchlu
     The governor-general of India was Lord Montague Chelmsford
     Governor of Punjab Michael O'Dwyer imposed martial law mean no public meetings
     In 1940 Michael O’Dwyer was killed by Udham Singh Sarabha in London. When the name is asked from UdhamSinghh he said his name Ram Mohammad Singh Azad.
     Govt of India act 1919
     Montague Chelmsford reforms
     Dyarchy(dual govt) was introduced
     Simon commission
     Come in 1927, it is a 7 member committee headed by Sir John Simon
     This report is going to decide the entire future of India
     Congress declares it as white men commission because no Indian is included in this commission.
     On Madras session of Congress, president M.A. Ansari in 1927 passed resolution-Simon boycott resolution
     In Lahore Lala Lajpat Rai was the leader against Simon commission, in 1928 lala was died because of injuries.
     Muslim league has split of thoughts, Jinnah against Simon commission but Muhammad Sufi was with Simon commision.
     It submits its report on may 1930



Roundtable conference
The conference is help for discussion of constitutional reform in Indian in the report of Simon commission.3 roundtable conferences are held in 1930-1932. The governor general was Lord Irwin and conference headed by Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald
     First roundtable conference
     Nov 1930 -Jan 1931
     Most of the Congress leaders were absent because they were in jail because of boycott British.
     The concept of All India Federation was supported. Dr. Ambedkar demanded a separate electorate for the Untouchables.
     PM of Britain unhappy with the absence of Congress leader so this conference was canceled
     Second round table conference 1931
     Lord Irwin confess Gandhi to attend the conference, Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed 1931 and Gandhi accept the to attend the conference
     Gandhi suspends his civil disobedience movement(it was started with Dandi March or salt satyagraha 1930).
      Ambedkar demand for separate electoral for Dalit, everyone supported it but Gandhi not. So Gandhi again boycotts conference and again call to civil disobedience movement.gandhi was put in yerwada prison in Pune.
     Churchill called Gandhi half-naked fakir.
     Third round table conference
     In 1932

Nehru report 1928
     The revival of Simon commission report
     President was Moti Lal Nehru


Lahore session of Congress 1929
     President was Jawaharlal Nehru
     Sampurna swaraj was resolution was passed
     Congress official declare that objective was complete independence
     26 January 1930 declared independence day by Congress
     31 dec 1929 first time Congress party hosted the national flag on the bank of the river in Lahore publically
     The boycott of the roundtable conference
     Civil disobedience resolution was passed


Civil disobedience movement
     Proposed by Henry David Thoreau.according to this concept the civilian have right to beak or disobey the reactionary civil law’s made by the govt.
     1930-31 and 1932-1933
     Salt Satyagraha was launched from Sabarmati ashram(residence of Gandhi) against the salt law. The walk starts from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat.
     Sarojini Naidu led in Orissa cost at dharna here she got his title The Nightingale of India.
     The second phase of civil disobedience launched after 2 roundtable conference but not succeed.


Individual Satyagraha 1940-1941
     Started first by Vinoba Bhave and second by Jawaharlal Nehru
     Against the restriction on Indian press
     Satyagrahi walk to Delhi from their respective places


Quite India movement 1942 
     Gandhi said “do or die”
     Launched in Bombay session 1942 during the second world war. President was Abdul Kalam Azad
     Also known as august movement


Azad hind fouj
 Created by captain Mohan Singh in Singapore in 1942
In second world war 42000 soldiers imprisoned by Japan, Mohan Singh advised Japan to release soldier and they fought against British, Japan agreed.


Subash Chander bose
     1919 ICS officer
     He resigned  in 1920 and joined Congress
     1938 Haripura congress session president against he the wish of Gandhi. Ghadhi wish to elect Pattabhi Sitaramayya
     In 1940 he was arrested and in 1941 he escaped India and never return
     He gave slogan jai hind and Dilli Chalo.
     Start Azad hind radio
     book: the Indian struggle
     He became the leader of Azad hind fouj in 1943.
     1945 plane take off from Bangkok to Tokyo but the plane does not reach Tokyo. Japan govt made an announcement that the plane had crashed in Taiwan


Freedom and partition of India
     In 1940 Lahore session of Muslim league declared its goal i.e partition of India
     4 planes are formed
     C.r formula 1944
     Wavell plan 1945
     Cabinet mission plan 1946
     Mountbatten plan 1947
     C.R formula
     Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
     He left Congress against quit India movement
     His party was Swatantra party
     This formula’s motive was two political parties shall launch united struggle against British. After the transfer of power, Pakistan shall be given to Muslim. And northeast and north-west state where Hindu and Muslim population was equally solved by taking plebiscite(direct vote). but the zinna wants to include only Muslim in plebiscite. so this plan was failed.
     Wavell plane 1945
     Wavell was governor general
     He aimed to transfer more power to Indians. out of 14 members of the executive council, 13 are Indian remaining 1 is in charge.
     Out of 13, 6 must be Muslim
     Zinna wanted that 6 members are only from Muslim league party
     Gandhi rejected this concept and zinna boycott the meeting
     Cabinet mission plan: 1946
     Composed of 3 ministers of England Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, Alexander, (the First Lord of the Admiralty)
     It rejected the partition India
     Muslim league rejects the bill on August 16, 1946, was fixed as “Direct Action Day“. either divide India or destroy India.
     6000 muslim and Hindu killed in Calcutta on direct action day.
     Mountbatten plan: 1947
     Also called 3rd June plan
     Atlee’s declaration 20 Feb 1947= British would quit India after transferring the power into responsible hands not later than June 1948
     Congress accept the partition of Pakistan
     British shall be divided into two countries Indian union, Pakistan
     The 563 princely state are free to either join india or Pakistan or they can make their own independent state.
     The line between India and Pakistan = Redcliff line
     Indian independence act 1947
     J. B. Kripalani was the president of INC while transfer of power.





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