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The document outlines significant sessions of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 1885 to 1946, highlighting key decisions and leaders involved. Major milestones include the foundation of the INC, the adoption of 'Swaraj' as a goal, and the launch of the Quit India Movement. The sessions reflect the evolving political landscape and the push for greater Indian participation in governance and independence.

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Sessions of Congress CivilNavigator

The document outlines significant sessions of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 1885 to 1946, highlighting key decisions and leaders involved. Major milestones include the foundation of the INC, the adoption of 'Swaraj' as a goal, and the launch of the Quit India Movement. The sessions reflect the evolving political landscape and the push for greater Indian participation in governance and independence.

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Sessions of Congress

Year Place President Major Decision

1885 Bombay W.C. Bonnerjee Foundation of INC; demanded greater Indian participation in governance

1886 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji Participation of people from different provinces increased

1887 Madras Badruddin Tyabji Emphasis on Hindu-Muslim unity

1888 Allahabad George Yule First Englishman to preside INC

1889 Bombay William Wedderburn Reiterated constitutional methods

1890 Calcutta Ferozeshah Mehta Demanded Indian Civil Services exams in India

1892 Allahabad W.C. Bonnerjee Supported Indian Councils Act, 1892 with criticism

1896 Calcutta Rahimtulla Sayani Vande Mataram sung for first time; National song status

1905 Banaras Gopal Krishna Gokhale Opposed partition of Bengal

1906 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji Adopted 'Swaraj' as goal for the first time

1907 Surat Rash Behari Ghosh Split between Moderates and Extremists

1911 Calcutta Bishan Narayan Dar British shifted capital from Calcutta to Delhi

1916 Lucknow Ambika Charan Mazumdar Lucknow Pact between Congress & Muslim League

1917 Calcutta Annie Besant Demand for Home Rule

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Sessions of Congress

1919 Amritsar Motilal Nehru Condemned Jallianwala Bagh massacre

1920 Nagpur C.R. Das Adopted Non-Cooperation Movement, changed INC constitution

1924 Belgaum M.K. Gandhi Only session presided over by Gandhi

1927 Madras M.A. Ansari Rejected Simon Commission

1928 Calcutta Motilal Nehru Nehru Report presented (Dominion Status within a year)

1929 Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru Purna Swaraj declared; 26 Jan to be celebrated as Independence Day

1931 Karachi Vallabhbhai Patel Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme

1936 Lucknow Jawaharlal Nehru Focus on socialism; Reconciliation with leftists

1938 Haripura Subhas Chandra Bose National Planning Committee formed

1939 Tripuri Subhas Chandra Bose Re-elected but resigned; formation of Forward Bloc

1940 Ramgarh Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Individual Satyagraha supported

1942 Bombay No official session Quit India Movement launched

1946 Meerut J.B. Kripalani Supported Constituent Assembly formation

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