Thursday, 23 February 2017

Modern History:Home rule movement & Lucknow pact

Home rule movement
  • The movement was started by B.G. Tilak in Poona in April 1916 and Annie Besant and S.Subramania Iyer at Adyar near Madras in September 1916.
  • Main demand was not complete independence but self-government under the hand of British.
Lucknow pact, 1916
  • Congress first time recognized Muslim league. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, who was the member of congress and Muslim league, broke the ice between these two parties. Sarojini Naidu called him “Ambassador of Hindu Muslim unity”
  • Extremist rejoined congress after their Surat split.

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