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HISTORY – 2

BY SANAA PARVEZ

LECTURE STARTING SHORTLY


HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA

Phase of Moderate nationalism Phase of Mahatma Gandhi

1857–1905 1905–1915 1915–1947

Phase of extreme nationalism


• 1857- Sepoy Mutiny
• 1858- Company Rule to Crown rule
• 1885- Formation of INC- Indian National Congress
• 1905- Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
• British Policy of 'divide and rule'
• Swadeshi/ Swaraj Movement – 7th August 1905
• 1906- Formation of Indian Muslim League
History of • 1907- Surat split- congress (Moderates – Gokhale ; Extremists – Tilak)

Modern India • 1909 – Morley Minto Reforms – Separate electorates for Muslims
• 1911- Capital Shifted from Kolkata to Delhi
• 1914- Komagata Maru Incident
• 1914-18 – WWI – Ottoman Empire lost- Turkey Caliph
• 1915- Home Rule League (Rules made in India and greater
participation of Indians) - not freedom
• 9th Jan 1915 – Mahatma Gandhi arrived in India (Pravasi
Bhartiya Diwas – on request of GK Gokhale)
• 1916- Lucknow Pact
• Moderates + extremists

History of • INC + Muslim League


• 3 Local Satyagrah – Champaran (1917); Kheda (1918);
Modern India Ahmedabad (1918)
• 1919- Montagu- Chelmsford reforms
• 19th April 1919- Jalliahwala Bagh Tragedy ( On a rally
against Rowlatt Act)
• 1920 – Non Cooperation movement
• 1922 – Chauri Chaura incident (UP- 6th feb)
• 1923- Formation of Swaraj Party
• 1925- Kakori train Robbery (Hindostan Republican
Association)

History of • 1927 – Simon Commission (GOI 1935)


• 1928- Nehru Report
Modern India • 1929 – Poorna Swaraj Declaration- 16 Jan 1930
• 1930- civil disobedience - Sabarmati Ashram
• 1931- Gandhi – Irwin Pact
• 23rd March – Bhagat singh Martydom Day
• 1932- Poona Pact - ' communal award' by Ramsay
McDonald
• 1935 – GOI Act
• 1939-45 – WWII (Gandhi said no mass protest)
• 1940 – Individual Satyagrah (Acharya Vinobha Bhave)

History of • 1942- Quit India Movement (August Kranti)


• Gandhi ji – Do or Die
Modern India • Dilli Chalo
• Blood / Azadi
• 1946 – Cabinet Mission + Mountbatten
• Direct Action Day (16th August 1946)- Pakistan
• 1947 – Independence

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