Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921. His tenure saw the launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 in response to the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He was also responsible for the ...
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‘India for Indians’ was written by Chittaranjan (C.R.) Das, the founder of the Swaraj Party. In this work, Das argued for the absolute right of Indians to govern themselves, rejecting the idea that British rule was necessary for Indian progress. ...
Mahatma Gandhi participated only in the Second Round Table Conference, held in London in 1931. He attended as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. The conference focused on constitutional reforms for India, but it ...
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is titled ‘Quaid-e-Azam,’ which means “Great Leader” in Urdu. The title was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi and the supporters of the Muslim League during the struggle for Pakistan. Jinnah was the pivotal figure in the creation of ...
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 ...