Modern Indian History

Annie Besant was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.

Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in India in 1916, inspired by the Irish Home Rule movement.

To propagate her political views and the Home Rule movement, Annie Besant started the newspapers 'New India' and 'Commonweal'.

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931, before the second Round Table Conference.

C. Rajagopalachari resigned from his post as Chief Minister of Madras State in 1954 due to internal political opposition regarding his education policy.

The Bharata Mata Society was a revolutionary organization founded in 1904 to oppose British colonial rule in India.

Subramania Bharati became the editor of the Tamil weekly newspaper titled India in 1907, which became a powerful voice for the nationalist movement.

Subramania Bharati entered British India near Cuddalore in 1918 after his period of exile in Pondicherry, leading to his arrest by the British authorities.

Bipin Chandra Pal, a prominent nationalist leader, was released from prison on March 9, 1907, after serving a sentence for his political activities.

Aurobindo Ghosh, a prominent nationalist leader, famously hailed the labor victory at the Coral Mill as a victory for the Indian nation.

V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was a follower of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and actively preached his militant nationalist philosophy in Tamil Nadu.

Bipin Chandra Pal visited Madras in 1907, and his speeches inspired many youths to join the nationalist movement.

The Laatne Morcha was a famous protest demonstration led by Mrinal Gore in Mumbai, where women used rolling pins to protest against rising prices and shortages of essential goods.

Chandi Prasad Bhatt, a pioneer of the Chipko movement, was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for his significant contributions to environmental conservation and social work.