(a) What was the name of the Indian National Congress before it got this name? Who
gave it its present name? Where was it established and who was its founder?
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Answer:
On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance.
Hume assumed office as the General Secretary, and Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected President.
Founders: Allan Octavian Hume
Place founded: Mumbai
Founded: INA Defence Committee
Politician: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mohandas K.Gandhi, Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
ANSWER
=> The Indian National Congress was founded by A.O. Hume, a retired British member of the Indian Civil Service on December 28, 1885.
=> The name of the Indian National Congress before it got this name, was Indian National Union.
=> On the suggestion of Dadabhai Naoroji, the name of the Union was changed to Indian National Congress.
=> The meeting of the Union was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Mumbai from December 28 to 31, 1885 under the presidentship of Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.