{"id":172177,"date":"2025-05-20T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=172177"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:32:51","slug":"indian-freedom-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/indian-freedom-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian freedom movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian Freedom Movement, an anti-colonial struggle that lasted around a hundred years, sought to bring an end to British rule in the Indian subcontinent. It concluded with a bittersweet victory, where the people achieved freedom and independence, but were left with the painful reality of being divided into two nations: India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early Nationalist Phase (1885-1905):<br>In 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded &#8211; the Congress played an important coordinating role for Indian nationalists together and pursued the idea of self-government for India.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rise of Extremism (1905-1918):<br>The anti-colonial Swadeshi Movement and the home rule Movement emerged during this period advocating greater autonomy which challenged British rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gandhian Phase (1919-1947):\u00a0<br>Mahatma Gandhi led a mass-based anti-colonial struggle in India using the idea of Satyagraha or non-violent action, steering the anti-colonial struggle to a new level with mass mobilization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summary of Key Movements and Events:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Champaran Satyagraha (1917): Gandhi&#8217;s first significant campaign in India focusing on the plight of indigo farmers.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-Cooperation Movement (1920): An influential movement for Indians to boycott British institutions and goods.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934): The Salt March led public mobilization as a symbolic protest against the salt tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quit India Movement (1942): Indian Independence Movement sought immediate independence from British forces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919): British troops fired upon an unarmed crowd ensuing Anti-colonial sentiment towards British colonial officials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partition of India (1947): British Government divided the country into India and Pakistan; resulting in mass population displacements and sectarian violence.\u00a0<br>\u00a0Revolutionary Movements:<br>Alongside a non-violent movement in the nation were groups such as the Ghadar Party and individuals such as Bhagat Singh and Chandra Shekhar Azad engaged in revolutionary practices contributing towards independence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Key Figures:<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahatma Gandhi: A famous leader in India who fought for independence with the principle of non-violent resistance.<br>\u2022 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: A prominent figure who helped make all princely states part of the Indian Union.<br>\u2022 Jawaharlal Nehru: He was the nation\u2019s first Prime Minister, played a major role in achieving independence and helped build post-independent India.<br>\u2022 Subhas Chandra Bose: A nationalist who assembled the Indian National Army to oppose the British from a distance, during World War II.<br>\u2022 Rani Lakshmibai: A queen from Jhansi who fought the British when they attacked during the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857.<br><strong>Bhagat Singh:<\/strong> Bhagat Singh was\u00a0<strong>a hero of the early 20th-century Indian Independence Movement<\/strong>. He was a vocal critic of British raj in India and was involved in two high-profile attacks on British authorities\u2014one on a local police chief and the other on the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.<br>\u2022 Chandra Shekhar Azad was a fighter who stood up against British rule.<br>\u2022 Bagha Jatin: The leader of the Jugantar party in the province of Bengal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Freedom Movement, an anti-colonial struggle that lasted around a hundred years, sought to bring an end to British rule in the Indian subcontinent. It concluded with a bittersweet victory, where the people achieved freedom and independence, but were left with the painful reality of being divided into two nations: India and Pakistan. 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