List of groups during indian freedom movement 1857 to 1947 upsc
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Answer: Indian Freedom Struggle [1857 -1947]
The Indian National Movement was organized as a mass movement. Given below is the list of Indian National Movements initiated to rule out British from India.
List of Indian Freedom Movements [1857 to 1947]
Years Indian Freedom Struggles
1857 Revolt Of 1857, Sepoy Mutiny, began in Meerut, spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur & Lucknow
1885 Indian National Congress Formed
1905 Partition Of Bengal By Lord Curzon
1907 Split of Congress – The Radicals led by Tilak and The moderates led by Gokhle and Dadabhai Noroji.
1906 Formation Of Muslim league (December 30)
1911 India’s Capital shifted From Kolkata to Delhi
1912 Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy – Assassination of Viceroy Of India, Lord Hardinge
1913 Ghadar Party was formed oversea to fight for independence
1914 -1917 Hindu-German Conspiracy
1915 Return of Mahatama Gandhi to India from South Africa
1916-1918 Mohammad Ali Jinnah joined the Indian National Congress, workers’ movement in Ahmedabad and Local struggles took place by means of Peasant movements in Kheda (Gujarat),
1919 Rowlatt Satyagraha (March-April) – A significant movement under Gandhi’s leadership
Jallianwala Bagh massacre -13th April – General Reginald Dyer –
Rowlatt Satyagraha – a countrywide campaign against the Rowlatt Act summoned by Mahatama Gandhi
1919-1924 The movement of Indian Muslims – the Khilafat Movement led which was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
1920 -1922 Non-cooperation Movement – Mahatama Gandhi against the autocratic rule of Britishers in India contemplated the non-violent movement
1922 Chauri Chaura killing (Gorakhpur district); Gandhi called off non-cooperation.
1925 establishment of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
1927 Simon Commission – a commission set up by British government for further formulation of constitutional reforms in India under Sir John Simon
December 1928 Bhagat Singh killed a senior British police officer in Lahore
1929 Declaration of Poorna Swaraj in (Lahore session)
March-April, 1930 Civil Disobedience Movement – Outset of Salt Satyagrah/Dandi March – Gandhi’s salt march to the sea at Dandi to oppose British taxes of salt.
November 1930 The First Round Table Conference – London
December 1931 Second Round Table Conference – London
5th March 1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed
1932 Poona Pact signed between Ambedkar and Mahatama Gandhi (Madan Mohan Malviya signed it on Gandhi’s behalf)
1935 Government of India Act
1939 All congress ministries resigned
August 1942 Quit India Movement – third major movement against British rule launched by Gandhi
1942 Cripps Mission was sent to India by British Government. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps
1943 The great Bengal Famine hit the Bengal province of pre-partition India causing the death of millions of people due to starvation, malnutrition and disease
1947 India gained its freedom from British rule in August 1947