GS Paper 1

Eka Movement, History, Causes, Objective and Outcomes

Eka Movement The Eka Movement is a powerful peasant organisation that started in Lucknow and rapidly spread to the districts of Hardoi, Unnao, and Sitapur. The protests continued from November 1921 until April 1922. Following World War I, a flurry...

Kisan Sabha Movement, History, Causes, Objective, Sahajanand Saraswati and Outcomes

Kisan Sabha Movement The Kisan Sabha Movement was a peasant uprising that took place in the former United Provinces' Awadh area (U.P). The poor living circumstances of the U.P. peasants brought on by the policies of the British Government and...

Muslim League, History, Feature, Formation and Objective

Muslim League In 1906, the Muslim League was established as a political organisation in British India. The British Empire divided India in 1947 as a result of its ardent support, starting in 1930, for the establishment of a separate nation-state,...

Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918 Incidence, History, Reason

Ahmedabad Mill Strike The Ahmedabad Mill Strike is regarded as Mahatma Gandhi's first starvation strike. The textile mill employees in Ahmedabad went on strike in 1918 to demand economic justice after the mill owners stopped giving out plague bonuses. Gandhi...

Komagata Maru Incident, Introduction, History and Significance

Komagata Maru Incident In 1914, the Japanese steamship "Komagata Maru" carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, a region of British India, sailed from Hong Kong, a component of the British Empire, to Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, stopping in Shanghai, China,...

Ghadar Movement, History, Objectives, Ghadar Party Founder

Ghadar Movement Indian immigrants who had immigrated to the United States of America established the Ghadar Movement, a political revolutionary group. Sikhs played a major role in the Ghadar Party's creation. The foundation for an Indian political organisation in the...

Anushilan Samiti, Background, Founder, Members & Revolutionary Activities

Anushilan Samiti A group called Anushilan Samiti advocated using revolutionary violence to overthrow the British Empire in India during the first three decades of the 20th century. It had two branches: the Jugantar Group in Kolkata and the Dhaka Anushilan...

Surat Split, History, Causes, Consequences, Ideological Difference and End Result

Surat Split The Surat Split, which occurred in December 1907, was the climax of the conflict between the different nationalist factions. Despite Tilak and others' objections, Rash Behari Ghosh presided over the Surat Congress gathering in 1907. Congress officials split...

Vernacular Press Act, Introduction, History, Provision & Impact

Vernacular Press Act British India passed the Vernacular Press Act (1878) to restrict press freedom and prevent criticism of British policies, especially the resistance that had risen since the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). The Act was proposed...

Ilbert Bill, Introduction, Controversy, Conflicts and Aftermath

Ilbert Bill Ilbert Bill was introduced by Ilbert Bill. The Viceroy of Ripon's administration in 1883 saw the introduction of the Sir Courtenay Pergine Ilbert-written Ilbert Bill, a piece of legislation. According to the law, Europeans could be tried by...