Early Nationalism · 28 December 1885
Founding of the Indian National Congress
Seventy-two delegates met in Bombay under W.C. Bonnerjee to form an all-India political body.
Causes
- Growth of an English-educated middle class
- Earlier associations such as the Indian Association
- Resentment at policies under Lytton
Consequences
- An annual forum for national demands
- Moderate methods: petitions, prayers and protest
Significance
Gave the national movement a permanent, all-India organisation.
People
Key terms
Sources
- Bipan Chandra et al., India's Struggle for Independence (Penguin, 1988)
- Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885–1947 (Macmillan, 1983)