Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, became the first and only Indian Governor-General of independent India. He succeeded Lord Mountbatten in June 1948. A brilliant lawyer, statesman and writer, he held the position until January 26, 1950, when India officially ...
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as the President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive years from 1940 to 1946. This was the longest continuous tenure in the pre-independence era. His presidency coincided with critical events like the Quit ...
Mahatma Gandhi first used the hunger strike as a political tool during the Ahmedabad Mill Workers’ Strike in 1918. The workers were demanding a 35% wage hike (Plague Bonus), which the mill owners refused. To strengthen the workers’ resolve and ...
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed for their involvement in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, specifically the assassination of British police officer John Saunders. They carried out the killing to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Their execution on ...
The Muslim League formally adopted the Pakistan Resolution during its Lahore session in March 1940. Led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the resolution demanded independent states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of India. This marked a decisive shift ...