Question

The Indian National Congress wished to speak for?

Answer 1

Hint: It was established on 28 December in 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. It is a political party with strong origins in India. It was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.

Complete Answer:
Indian National Movement wished to speak for the good of all the people of India, regardless of class, colour, caste, creed, language or gender. It is for all the different communities of India and not only for one class. Congress became the principal leader of the Indian Independence Movement from the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. W.C. Banerjee declared the goals of the Indian National Congress, the following:
- Promoting and reinforcing the feeling of National Unity.
- To formulate and present common demands before the government.
- To put representatives from various parts of the world together.
- To prepare and organise the country’s public opinion.

Three major phases can be listed in the history of the Indian National Movement:
- The 1885-1904 phase; the moderate nationalism phase when the Congress remained loyal to the British crown.
- The 1905-1917 phase; the Swadeshi Revolution, rise of the Home Rule Movement and militant nationalism.
- Period 1918-1947; regarded as the Gandhi era.

Note: Under the National Congress, the Indian masses fought one of the longest non-violent struggles to get their independence on 15th August 1947.
- The credit for coordinating the Indian National Congress’ first meeting goes to a former government servant, A.O. Hume.
- Dadabhai Naoroji, M.G. Ranade, Sir P.M. Mehta, G.K. Gokhale, W.C. Banerjee and S.N. Banerjee was the early leader of the Indian National Congress.