HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Hastings
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W.W Hunter,
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Lord Ripon,
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Gladstone,
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Detailed explanation-1: -Above all Lord Ripon is known for the Resolution of 1882, which would give Indians the right to local self-government. The scheme of local self-government would develop the municipal institutions which had been under the direct control of the British Crown.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lord Lytton by Act III of 1882 and thus news papers published in vernacular languages were allowed equal freedom with the rest of the Indian Press. This action of Ripon went a long way in conciliating public opinion.
Detailed explanation-3: -In India, the father of local self-government is considered to be Lord Ripon. He introduced local self-governance in 1882. Lord Ripon contributed to local self-government, which issued a comprehensive resolution to remove all the existing defects in the local bodies.