Indian Independence Movement

Dadabhai Naoroji served as President of the Indian National Congress three times: in 1886, 1893, and 1906. He was a prominent leader and the first to expose the economic drain of India by the British.

The Shah Nawaz Committee (1956), G.D. Khosla Commission (1970-74), and Mukherjee Commission (1999-2005) were all formed to investigate Netaji's disappearance. Pathak Commission was never constituted for this purpose - it was related to a different matter.

Allan Octavian Hume (A O Hume), a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885. Lord Curzon was a Viceroy who opposed Congress, while W. C. Banerjee was the first President, not the founder.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828. He is called the 'Father of Modern India' for his social reform work including the abolition of Sati.

Begum Hazarat Mahal was the wife of Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh. After the British annexed Awadh in 1856, she led the revolt from Lucknow during the 1857 uprising and declared her son as the ruler. Nana Sahib led from Kanpur, Tatya Tope was a military leader in central India, and Bahadur Khan led in Bareilly.

Khan Bahadur Khan was the leader at Bareilly during the First War of Indian Independence in 1857. He led the revolt in Bareilly and surrounding areas against British rule. Tafajjul Hussain and other named individuals were not the primary leaders of the Bareilly uprising.

A.O. Hume, a British civil servant, was the first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress (founded 1885). Though Dadabhai Naoroji was the first President, Hume served as the organizing figure and General Secretary in the early years.

Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian member of the British Parliament in 1892, winning the Finsbury Central seat as a Liberal Party candidate. A key figure in the Indian independence movement, he pioneered the 'drain theory' of colonial exploitation. Other leaders like Tilak and Surendranath Banerjea were never British MPs.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as independent India's first Education Minister from 1947-1958. He was a key freedom fighter, scholar, and advocate for universal education. S. Radhakrishnan became Vice President, C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General, and Baldev Singh was the first Defence Minister.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, which was responsible for drafting the Constitution of India. The committee had 7 members in total. Ambedkar's legal expertise and his experience as a scholar of constitutional law made him the natural choice for this pivotal role. He is rightly called the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'.

W.C. Bonnerjee (spelled 'Bennergee' in the question, which is a typo) was the first President of the Indian National Congress, serving in 1885. A.O. Hume was the founder, while Annie Besant and Gandhi became presidents much later.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946. He later became the first President of independent India, serving from 1950 to 1962.

Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) advocated for 'partyless democracy' or 'total revolution' during the 1970s, particularly around the Emergency period. He called for dismantling the party-based political system and establishing a grassroots democracy through people's committees. M.N. Roy, Vinoba Bhave, and Gandhi had different ideological approaches to political reform.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875 at Aligarh, which later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. He was a visionary educator who advocated for modern scientific education among Muslims.

The Congress-League Pact of 1916, also known as the Lucknow Pact, was signed in Lucknow. It was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League. The pact was brokered by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the joint session at Lucknow.