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Wavell Plan, History, Proposal, Shimla Conference and Failure

Wavell Plan Initially presented at the Shimla Summit in 1945, the Wavell Plan. The Governor of India, Lord Wavell, was honoured with the title. The Wavell Plan for Indian self-government, which demanded distinct representation along racial and ethnic lines, was...

Individual Satyagraha, History, Feature, Leaders and Impact

Individual Satyagraha The August Promise had a direct impact on the emergence of individual satyagraha. The British made the August Offer in 1940, which was a crucial time in the conflict. Congress and the Muslim League both declined the August...

Vande Mataram Movement History, Partition of Bengal, Reason, Significance and Impact

Vande Mataram Movement A self-sufficiency movement that was a part of the Indian freedom movement and influenced Indian nationalism was the Vande Mataram Movement. As a coordinated response to Bengal's partition, the Vande Mataram Movement started in 1905 and continued...

Telengana Movement History, Cause, Objective and Impact

Telangana Movement The Telangana movement (1946–1951) was an armed uprising of peasants against oppressive landlordism that was supported by the autocratic authority of the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was led by the Communist Party of India. Due to its significance...

Tebhaga Movement History, Objective, Feature, Reason & Impact

Tebhaga Movement The Tebhaga Movement was the fiercest in Indian history. There was a bloody farmer uprising just before Bengal was divided and India became independent. Tebhaga means "three shares of the harvest" in its literal sense. The Tebhaga movement...

Communist Movement in India History, Objective, Cases & Impact

Communist Movement in India The Communist Movement in India was established following the second Commintern Conference by M.N. Roy, Abani Mukherji, and others. It was established in Tashkent in 1920. (now the capital of Uzbekistan). The first chosen Commintern leader...

Communal Award, History, Provision, Objective, Significance and Defects

Communal Award On August 16, 1932, British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald unveiled the Communal Award. It was designed to create distinct electorates in British India for the Forward Caste, Lower Caste, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, Europeans, and Untouchables...

Hindustan Republican Association, History, Objective, Activities and Criticism

Hindustan Republican Association Read all about Hindustan Republican Association or Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sachindra Nath Bakshi, Sachindranath Sanyal, and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee established the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), formerly known as the Hindustan...

List of Famous Conspiracy Cases during British Rule in India

Famous Conspiracy Cases in British India Read all about Famous Conspiracy Cases in British India. Even though the Indian independence struggle after 1857 was largely free of violence, there was a progressive trend that included many young Indians that led...

Kakori Conspiracy, History, Objective, Events, Timeline and Impact

Kakori Conspiracy The Kakori train robbery, also known as the Kakori conspiracy case, was the largest railway heist in Indian history. Members of the Hindustan Social Republican Association (HRA), Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan, planned the theft. On August...