Gandhian Phase II Flashcards
Simon commission based on which act
GoI act 1919
Simon commission appointed by?
Members, chairman?
Lord Birkenhead, secretary of state for India announced
7 members
Chairmanship- John Simon assisted by Clement Attlee
Simon commission mandate
Enquire into
Working of system of government
Growth of education
Growth of representative institutions in British India
Relations between British India and Indian states
Desirability - principle of responsible government
Second chambers of local legislature possible or not?
Opponents of Simon commission
Congress
Muslim league majority faction led by Jinnah
Liberal federation led by Tej Bahadur Sapru
Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress
Hindu Mahasabha
Revolutionaries like bhagat singh
Supporters of Simon commission
All India Achut federation
Central Sikh Sangh
Justice party in madras
Muslim league led by Muhammad shafi- minority faction
Which session congress decided to boycott SC
1927 Madras
M.A Ansari
Nehru committee members
Motilal Nehru
Tej bahadur sapru
Ali Imam
M S Aney
Mangal Singh
Shuab Quereshi
G R Pradhan
Subhash Chandra Bose
Salt Satyagraha
Tanjore coast
Malabar
Orissa- Balasore, Cuttack, puri
Bihar nakhas pond
Leader?
Tanjore - C rajagopalachari
Malabar kelappan
Orissa Gopalbandhu Chaudhuri
Bihar- Ambika Kant Sinha
Chittagong raid leader
Surya sen
Peshawar
Khudai khidmatgars
Leader
Frontier gandhi
Dharasana Satyagraha leaders
Sarojini Naidu
Imam Saheb
Manilal
Anti chowkidari tax agitation began where?
Leaders?
Bihar
Rajendra Prasad and Abdul bari
Forest satyagraha
Where?
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Central provinces
Anti Cunningham
Assam
No revenue No rent campaign
Where
UP
main centres- Agra and Bareilly
Less support in CDM
which groups compared to NCM?
Urban intelligentia
Muslim
1st RTC chaired by?
recommended?
Ramsay Macdonald
Responsible govt at centre recommended
TB sapru and MR Jayakar initiated
Gandhi Irwin pact
Karachi session 1931
Ratified gandhi irwin pact
- only time sardar Patel president
Purna Swaraj reiterated
2 resolutions-
Fundamental rights
National economic programme
1st time defined what swaraj would mean for the masses
Karachi FR
Free speech and free press
Free assembly and freedom of association
Equality before law irrespective of caste, creed or sex
Neutrality of the state in regard to all religions
Elections on the basis of universal adult franchise
Free and compulsory primary education
NATIONAL ECONOMIC PROGRAMME
Reduction in rent and revenue
Relief from agricultural indebtness and usury
Better conditions for workers and special protection of women workers
Right to organise and form unions- workers and peasants
State ownership or control of key industries
2nd RTC outcomes
2 muslim provinces Sindh and NWFP
Formation of Indian Consultative committee
3 expert committees- finance, franchise and states
Prospect of unilateral communal award
Lucknow session 1936
Jawaharlal Nehru
Invited socialists to cwc - achyut patwardhan, jayprakash Narayan, acharya Narendra dev
Elections of 1937
Congress clear majority?
Single largest party
Poor performance
Could not get single muslim seat
Congress clear majority- COMBU-
UP, Bihar, CP, Orissa, Madras
Single largest party BBNA-
Bombay, Bengal, NWFP, Assam
Poor performance
Sind, Punjab
Reserved constituencies except labour seats
Could not get single muslim seat
BB UPSC
Bengal, Bombay, UP, Sind, CP
