Indian Independence Movement

Maulana Azad was originally proposed to contest the election of President of Indian National Congress against Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939.

The Congress President in 1934 was Rajendra Prasad.

Madan Mohan Malaviya was the Chairman of Congress sub-committee to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) massacre.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the Congress President when Poorna Swaraj was declared on 26^th January 1930.

Madan Mohan Malaviya acted as Gandhiji’s adviser at the Second Round Table Conference.

The year of this session was 1929.

The trusteeship formula was evolved by Kishorilal Mashruwala, Narahari Parikh and others.

Govind Ballabh Pant gave a formal notice to move a resolution at the session of the Congress in 1939, asking Subhas Chandra Bose to nominate his working committee in accordance with the wishes of Gandhiji.

A committee under Dr. Zakir Hussain was appointed to formulate the scheme of basic education.

Subhash Chandra Bose was the person resigned in protest against his abandonment of the principles, introduced by Gandhi.

In 1920, Gandhiji was elected the President of the All India Home Rule League. With no freedom in sight, he urged a resolution for satyagraha campaign of non-cooperation.

He wanted to form Lok Seva Sangh, an organisation dedicated to improving the condition of the socially backward and distance himself from politics. If possible, he wanted to persuade most of the Congress membership to join his new task and quit Congress.

G.V. Mavlankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, serving from 1952 to 1956. He had previously served as Speaker of the Constituent Assembly and the Provisional Parliament.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, is widely recognized as the Father of the Indian Constitution. He played the most significant role in framing the Constitution, ensuring it incorporated democratic principles, social justice, and fundamental rights. While other leaders like Nehru and Patel contributed significantly, Ambedkar's leadership in drafting earned him this title.

Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India's first Prime Minister, served as the first Chairman of the Planning Commission established in 1950. The Planning Commission was the apex body responsible for formulating India's Five-Year Plans until it was replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015.