Important Sessions of Indian National Congress pdf
» The Congress was founded
in 1885 by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, including
Scotsman Allan Octavian Hume.
» Its objective was to
obtain a greater share in government for educated Indians and to create a
platform for civic and political dialogue between educated Indians and the
British Raj.
» The Congress met each
December. The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Poona, but due to a cholera outbreak
there it was shifted to Bombay.
» Hume organised the first
meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin.
» Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the
first president of the Congress.
» The first session was
held from 28–31 December 1885 in Mumbai, and was attended by 72 delegates.
» Mahatma Gandhi presided
over the Belgaum session of INC in 1924.
» The first woman
president of INC was Mrs Annie Besant.
» The first Indian woman
president of the INC was Mrs Sarojini Naidu.
» The first Englishman to
become the president of INC was George Yule
» The first Muslim
president of the INC was Badruddin Tayabji.
» The president of INC at
the time of India's independence was Acharya JB Kriplani.
Indian National Congress Conferences or Meetings and Presidents before Independence
Year
|
Venue
|
President
|
Importance
|
1885
|
Bombay
|
W.C.Bannerji
|
·
1st session attended by 72 delegates
|
1886
|
Calcutta
|
Dadabhai
Naoroji
|
|
1887
|
Madras
|
Badruddin
Tyyabji (fist Muslim President)
|
·
Presided by first Muslim president.
|
1888
|
Allahabad
|
George
Yule (first English President)
|
·
Presided by first Englishman President
|
1889
|
Bombay
|
Sir
William Wedderburn
|
|
1890
|
Calcutta
|
Sir
Feroze S.Mehta
|
|
1895
|
Poona
|
S.N.Banerjee
|
|
1896
|
Calcutta
|
Rahimtulla
M. Sayani
|
·
The National Song, Vande Mataram was sung for the first
time.
|
1905
|
Banaras
|
G.K.Gokhale
|
|
1907
|
Surat
|
Rasbehari
Ghosh
|
·
The INC split into two, one consisting of Moderates, led
by Gokhale and the other consisting of Extremists, led by Tilak.
|
1909
|
Lahore
|
M.M.Malviya
|
|
1911
|
Calcutta
|
Pandit
Bishan Narayan Das
|
·
The National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana was sung for the first
time
|
1916
|
Lucknow
|
A.C.Majumdar
|
·
Joint session with Muslim league in which the historic
Lucknow pact was signed.
·
Re-union of the Congress
|
1917
|
Calcutta
|
Annie
Besant
|
·
First session to be presided by a Lady.
|
1919
|
Amritsar
|
Motilal
Nehru
|
|
1920
|
Calcutta (sp.session)
|
Lala
Lajpat Rai
|
|
1921
|
Ahmedabad
|
C.R.
Das
|
|
1923
|
Delhi (sp.session)
|
Abdul
Kalam Azad
|
·
Youngest President
|
1924
|
Belgaon
|
M.K.Gandhi
|
|
1925
|
Kanpur
|
Sarojini
Naidu
|
·
First session to be presided by an Indian lady.
|
1928
|
Calcutta
|
Motilal
Nehru
|
·
First All India Youth Congress Formed
|
1929
|
Lahore
|
J.L.Nehru
|
·
The decision to launch a civil disobedience movement to
achieve complete independence and to observe 26 Jan as Independence Day was
taken.
·
Nehru became the president for the first time.
|
1931
|
Karachi
|
Vallabhbhai
Patel
|
·
Here, resolution on Fundamental rights and the National
Economic Program was passed
·
The Gandhi Irwin Pact was endorsed by the Congress in this
Session
·
Gandhi was nominated to represent Congress in the Second
Round Table Conference.
|
1932
|
Delhi
|
(Session
Banned)
|
·
(without President) Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya was elected as
President
|
1933
|
Calcutta
|
(Session
Banned)
|
·
(Mrs. Nellie Sengupta presided) Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
was again elected President
|
1934
|
Bombay
|
Rajendra
Prasad
|
|
1936
|
Lucknow
|
J.L.Nehru
|
|
1937
|
Faizpur
|
J.L.Nehru
|
·
First session in a village
|
1938
|
Haripura
|
S.C.Bose
|
·
A National Planning Committed set-up underJ.L.Nehru
|
1939
|
Tripuri
|
S.C.Bose
|
·
S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protest by
Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasadwas
appointed in his place.
|
1940
|
Ramgarh
|
Abdul
Kalam Azad
|
|
1946
|
Meerut
|
Acharya
J.B.Kriplani
|
·
Last pre-independence session of the INC.
|
1948
|
Jaipur
|
Dr.Pattabhi
Sitaramayya.
|
·
First session after Independence.
|
Frequently
asked:
What is the Indian National Congress?
From
its foundation on 28 December 1885 until the time of independence of India on
15 August 1947, the Indian National Congress was the largest
and most prominent Indian public organization, and central and
defining influence of the Indian Independence Movement.
Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
Womesh
Chandra Bonnerjee
Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress?
Allan
Octavian Hume
Who was the first woman president of Congress?
Mrs Annie Besant
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