HISTORY
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
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O.Hume
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Annie Besant
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Mahatma Gandhi
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W.C.Bannerji
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allan Octavian Hume, CB ICS (4 June 1829 – 31 July 1912) was a British political reformer, ornithologist, civil servant and botanist who worked in British India. He supported the idea of self-governance by Indians and founded the Indian National Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was the prime mover in the foundation of Indian National Congress in 1885, and worked as its General Secretary from 1885 to 1906. Besides the foundation of the Congress, Hume has demonstrated great interest in ornithology, horticulture, theosophy and reforms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian National Congress was formed. What happened? On 28 December 1885, the first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held at Bombay and continued till 31 December. It was started by a retired British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume along with Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.
Detailed explanation-4: -Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru founded the Congress Socialist Party within the Indian National Congress in 1930.