Question

Name the two presidents under whom the first two sessions of the Indian National Congress were held.

Answer 1

Hint:
One of the two presidents is also known as ‘Grand Old Man of India’. He immensely contributed to the freedom struggle against the British Raj.


Complete answer:
The two presidents under whom the first two sessions of the Indian National Congress were Womesh Chandra Bannerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji.

Additional Information
The retired civil servant A.O Hume mobilized the leading intellectuals and formed the Indian National Congress. He believed that this would provide a ‘safety valve’ to the releases growing discontent among the people. It was a step towards the process of building a nation. Many extremist leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai supported this theory. Even the various conspiracy theories of Marxist historians was a result of this theory. It was decided to conduct congress sessions in different regions in order to reach all regions. The president of the session belonged to another region than the region where the session was conducted. The First session was conducted in Mumbai under president ship of W.C Banerjee in 1885. The next session was held at Calcutta in 1886. The President was Dadabhai Naoroji. The Indian National Congress sessions are held at the gap of one year. It was formed with an objective of promoting and developing Anti-colonialist ideology. It also aimed to inform people about exploitative policies and their basic rights. Also planned to form and project different political and economic programs.

Note:
The Indian National congress was formed in 1885 by retired civil servant A.O.Hume. Later, the sessions were held at a gap of one year. The first session was conducted by the president Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee. While the second session was conducted by Dadabhai Naoroji.