Indian National Movement - Syllabus

THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

• Rise of Indian Nationalism

• Emergence of a National Consciousness

• Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisations

• The Indian Association

• Formation of the Indian National Congress

• The Indian National Congress (1885-1905)

• Prominent Leaders

• Early Demands

  Contribution of

• Early Nationalists

• Attitude of the Government

• Drawbacks of Early Nationalists

• Rise of Militant Nationalism

• Partition of Bengal

• Swadeshi and Boycott

• Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism

• Surat Split of 1907

• Indian Councils Act of 1909

• The Muslim League

• First World War and Indian Politics

• Revolutionary Activities

• Lucknow Pact of 1916

• Home Rule League

• Emergence of Gandhi

• Champaran

• Kheda

• Ahmedabad

• Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (July 1918) Rowlatt Act

• Jallianwala Bagh Incident

• The Non-cooperation Movement (1920-22)

• No-Changers and Swarajists

• Communalism

• Peasant Movements

• Emergence of Communists

• Revolutionary Terrorism

• Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru

• Simon Commission and Nehru Report

• Simon Boycott

• Hindustan Socialist Republican Army

• Industrial Unrest and the Communists

• Peasant Movements

• Punjab

• Bihar

• South India

• Gujarat and Maharashtra

• Lahore Congress and Purna Swaraj

• Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-31)

• First Round Table Conference and Gandhi-Irwin Pact

• Karachi Session of the Congress, 1931

• Truce Time

• Second Round Table Conference

• Civil Disobedience Resumed (1932-34) Communal Award and Poona Pact Return to Council Politics

• Growth of Socialist Forces

• Government of India Act, 1935

• Lucknow and Faizpur

• Elections and Congress Ministries

• Muslim League Tactics and Growth of Communalism Gandhian Reforms

• States People Movement

  Congress Crisis and Formation of Forward Bloc

• Congress Ministries Resign

• National Movement during World War II

• Jinnah’s Two-Nation Theory

• August Offer, 1940

• Economic Scene

• New Phases of War

• Cripps Mission

• Quit India Movement

• Advance of Muslim League

• Left Alternative

• Indian National Army and Netaji

• Independence and Partition (1945-1947)

• INA Trials

• Developments under Wavell

• Rajaji Formula and Gandhi-Jinnah Talks Wavell Plan and Simla Conference

• September 19 Announcement

• The 1945-1946 Elections

• Revolt of RIN Ratings

• Cabinet Mission Plan

• Direct Action Day and Interim Government

• Constituent Assembly

• Attlee’s Announcement

• Mountbatten Plan

• Partition

• Integration of Princely States