Question

Mention the role of moderates in National Movement.​

Answer 1

The Early Nationalists, also known as the Moderates, were a group of political leaders in India active between 1885 and 1907. ... They are known as "Early Nationalists" because they believed in demanding reforms while adopting constitutional and peaceful means to achieve their aims.

They were able to sow the seeds of nationalism in the people. They popularised ideals like democracy, liberty and equality. They exposed many draining economic policies of the British. Leaders like Gopal Krishna Gokhale and M G Ranade were social reformers too and opposed child marriage and imposed widowhood.

Answer 2

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• Moderates had faith in the rule of British and Judiciary.

• They used to table their demands with the framework of the constitution through prayers and requests.

• They tried to bring in political awareness among the people.

• They organized public meetings, discussed various burning issues and submitted memorandums to the government.

• They submitted memorandums demanding cutting down of military expenditure, development of Indian industries, providing good education and programmes for poverty alleviation.

• Moderates were the first to study the ill effects of the British rule on India.

• They explained the drain of resources of India into England through scientific statistics and called it “Drain Theory’.