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Important Indian National Congress Sessions

The document outlines the sessions of the Indian National Congress from its inception in 1885 to 1946, highlighting key events and leaders. Notable sessions include the formation of the Congress, the introduction of significant movements like Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience, and the emergence of influential figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru. The document also marks the last session before India's independence in 1946.

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Important Indian National Congress Sessions

The document outlines the sessions of the Indian National Congress from its inception in 1885 to 1946, highlighting key events and leaders. Notable sessions include the formation of the Congress, the introduction of significant movements like Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience, and the emergence of influential figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru. The document also marks the last session before India's independence in 1946.

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Sessions

 First Session
o Held at Bombay in 1885.
o President: W.C. Bannerjee
o Formation of Indian National Congress.

 Second Session
o Held at Calcutta in 1886
o President: Dadabhai Naoroji
 Third Session
o Held at Madras in 1887.
o President: Syed Badruddin Tyabji
 First Muslim President.
 Fourth Session
o Held at Allahabad in 1888
o President: George Yule, first English President.
 1896
o Calcutta
o National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time by Rabindranath Tagore.
 1905
o Benaras.
o President: Gopal Krishan Gokhale
o Formal proclamation of Swadeshi movement against government
 1906
o Calcutta
o President: Dadabhai Naoroji
o Adopted four resolutions on:
 Swaraj (Self Government)
 Boycott Movement
 Swadeshi
 National Education
 1907
o Surat.
o President: Rash Bihari Ghosh
o Split in Congress- Moderates & Extremist
 1911
o Calcutta
o First time recital of Jan-Gan-Man in Congress session
 1916
o Lucknow.
o President: A.C. Majumdar
o Unity between two factions-Moderates and Extremists of Congress
o Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League to build political Consensus
 1917
o Calcutta.
o President: Annie Besant
o First Woman President of Congress
 1920
o Calcutta
o Gandhiji Convinced other leaders to start a noncooperation movement in support of Khilafat

 1922
o Gaya.
o President: C.R. Das

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o CR Das and other leaders broke away from INC
o Formation of Swaraj Party

 1923
o Delhi
o Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
o Youngest President
 1924
o Belgaum
o President: M.K. Gandhi
o Only Session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi

 1925
o Kanpur.
o President: Sarojini Naidu,
o First Indian Woman President

 1929:
o Lahore.
o President: Jawahar Lal Nehru
o Passed the resolution on ‘Poorna Swaraj.’
o Civil Disobedience movement for complete independence to be launched
o 26 January to be observed as ‘Independence Day’ .

 1931
o Karachi
o President: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
 1936
o Lucknow
o Demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward
 1937
o Faizpur
o President: Jawahar Lal Nehru
o First Session to be held in a village

 1938
o Haripura.
o President: Subhas Chandra Bose.

 1939
o Tripuri
o President: Rajendra Prasad
o Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected but had to resign
o Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place
o Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Bloc

 1946
o Meerut.
o President: J.B Kripalani
o Last session before independence
o J.B Kriplani was the president of INC at independence.

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