INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
* Founded by 1885 by A.O. Hume.
* Venue of 1st 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).
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First Session to hold in village – 1937 (Fazipur). * First split of
congress – 1907 (Surat). * First – Joint 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 (Jana 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.
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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(Gandhi’s 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
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YEARS
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PRESIDENTS
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PLACES
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1885
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Womesh Chandra Banerjee
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Bombay
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1886
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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Calcutta
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1887
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Badaruddin Tayabji
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Madras
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1888
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George Yule
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Allahabad
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1889
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Sir William Wederburn
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Bombay
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1905
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Vanaras
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1906
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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Calcutta
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1907
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Rashbehari Ghosh
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Surat
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1908
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Rashbehari Ghosh
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Madras
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1916
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Ambika Charan Majumdar
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Lucknow
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1917
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Smt. Annie Besant
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Calcutta
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1920
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Calcutta
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1922
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Chittaranjan Das
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Gaya
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1924
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M.K.Gandhi
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Belgaon
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1925
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Sarojini Naidu
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Kanpur
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1928
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Motilal Nehru
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Calcutta
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1929
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J.L.Nehru
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Lahore
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1931
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Vallabhbhai Patel
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Karachi
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1933
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Smt. Nalini Sengupta
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Calcutta
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1934
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Rajendra Prasad
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Bombay
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1938
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Subash Chandra Bose
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Haripura
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1939
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Subash Chandra Bose
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Tripura
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1946
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J.B.Kriplani- On Independence
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Meerut
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1947
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Rajendra Prasad
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Delhi
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1948
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Pattabhi Sita Ramaiya
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Jaipur
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