The Indian National Congress was formed at the initiative of British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume. In May 1885, he secured the Viceroy’s approval to create an “Indian National Union”, which would act as a platform to voice Indian public opinion. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary when the Congress was founded in Bombay on 28 December 1885.

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The Indian National Congress was formed at the initiative of British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume. In May 1885, he secured the Viceroy’s approval to create an “Indian National Union”, which would act as a platform to voice Indian public opinion. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary when the Congress was founded in Bombay on 28 December 1885.

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, including Scotsman Allan Octavian Hume. Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin.

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The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, including Scotsman Allan Octavian Hume. Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin.

India’s Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was, on 18 September 1953, elected President of the eighth session of the U.N. General Assembly, becoming the first woman accorded that honour. A sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, she was also the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in 1937 when she was made the minister of local self-government and public health.

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India’s Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was, on 18 September 1953, elected President of the eighth session of the U.N. General Assembly, becoming the first woman accorded that honour. A sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, she was also the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in 1937 when she was made the minister of local self-government and public health.

Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.

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Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.

After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi’s first major political work in India.

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After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi’s first major political work in India.