Indian national congress (INC) was established in 28 October 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College , Bombay by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naroji and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. Here we will discuss important sessions of Indian national congress & its president.
Its sessions were rotated in all parts of the country so as to reach every nook and corner of the country.
This topic is very important from examination point of view.
List of the important sessions of Indian national congress with their president and its importance is given below :-
Year | Place | President | Importance |
1885 | Bombay | W.C Bannerjee | Formation of INC, first session attended by 72 delegates. |
1886 | Calcutta | Dadabhai Naroji | – |
1887 | Madras | Syed Badruddin Tyabji | First Muslim President of Indian national congress . |
1888 | Allahabad | George Yule | First English President of Indian national congress . |
1896 | Calcutta | Rahimtullah M. Sayani | National song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time . |
1901 | Calcutta | Dinshaw E. Wacha | First time Gandhiji appeared on the plateform of Congress. |
1905 | Benaras | Gopal Krishan Gokhale | Proclamation of Swadeshi movement. |
1906 | Calcutta | Dadabhai Naroji | Word “Swaraj” was mentioned for the first time. |
1907 | Surat | Rash Bihari Ghosh | Split in Congress i.e Exremist & Moderates. |
1909 | Lahore | Madan Mohan Malaviya | Indian council act of 1909 or “Morley-Minto reforms” came. |
1911 | Calcutta | Bishan Narayan Dhar | National anthem i.e “Jana Gana Mana” sung for the first time. |
1916 | Lucknow | Ambica Charan Mazumdar | a) Merger of Congress i.e unity between Moderates and Extremists. b) Lucknow pact signed between Muslim League and Congress. |
1917 | Calcutta | Annie Besant | First woman President of Indian national congress. |
1919 | Amritsar | Motilal Nehru | Congress gave support to Khilafat movement. |
1920(Special session) | Calcutta | Lala Lajpat Rai | Non-cooperation resolution was moved by Mahatama Gandhiji.* |
1920 | Nagpur | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | MA Jinnah left the Indian national congress. |
1922 | Gaya | C.R. Das | C.R das and other leaders broke away from congress because of Gandhiji’s decision on suspension of Non-cooperation movement and hence they made Swaraj party on 1st January 1923. |
1924 | Belgaum | Mahatama Gandhiji | Only session presided by Mahatama Gandhiji. |
1925 | Kanpur | Sarojini Naidu | First Indian woman President of INC. |
1928 | Calcutta | Motilal Nehru | Formation of All India youth congress. |
1929 | Lahore | Jawahar Lal Nehru | a) Passed resolution on “Poorna Swaraj” b) 26th January 1930 to be observed as first independence day. c) Civil disobedience movement to be launched. |
1930 | No session | – | |
1931 | Karachi | Vallabhbhai Patel | a) Resolution on Fundamental Rights . b) Endorsement of Gandhi-Irwin pact. c) Nomination of Gandhiji to represent INC for 2nd round table conference. |
1936 | Faizpur | Jawahar Lal Nehru | First session to be held in village. It is a village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. |
1938 | Haripura | Subhas Chandra Bose | National Planninng committee setup under Jawahar Lal Nehru . |
1939 | Tripuri | Rajendra Prasad | Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected by defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya(supported by Gandhiji), later he resigned, hence session presided by Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
1940 | Ramgarh | Abul Kalam Azad | – |
1941-1945 | No sessions | – | In this period Quit India movement, Indian national army trials, Royal Indian Navy mutiny occurred. |
1946 | Meerut | J.B. Kriplani | It was the last session before independence. J.B. Kriplani was the President of INC at the time of independence. |
1948 | Jaipur | Pattabhi Sitaramayya | First session after independence. |
* Gandhiji announced the launching of the Non Cooperation Movement in August 1920. The Indian National Congress met in September at Calcutta to pass the resolution of the Non Cooperation Movement. But many Congressmen were concerned with the proposals of the movement. They feared that the movement would lead to violence. From September to December there was an intense tussle within the Congress. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur Session. It was finally in this session that a compromise was worked out among the supporters and opponents of the movement and Non Cooperation Movement was finally adopted.
So, Gandhi wished to pass the resolution of the Non Cooperation movement in the Calcutta session but due to opposition he was able to get it passed in the Nagpur session in 1920.
If any of the important session of congress left, please let us know in the comment section below. Also feel free to ask any of your doubts related to this article.
Attempt the questions related to sessions of Indian national congress and check your progress with the answer sheet given below and do let us know your score in the comments section :-
Question (A) : Subhash Chandra Bose was chosen President of Congress in Tripuri session of Indian national congress in 1939. Where is Tripuri ?
- Calcutta
- Pune
- Jabalpur
- Ahmedabad M.P.P.C.S(Pre) 2000
Question (B) : Which of the following presided over the Haripura session of Indian national congress of 1938 ?
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Mahatama Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose
Question (C) : Which of the following is the only session of Indian national congress that is presided by Mahatama Gandhiji ?
- Kanpur session, 1925
- Lahore session, 1929
- Belgaum session, 1924
- Lucknow session, 1916
Question (D) : Who became the first woman President of Indian national congress in 1917 Calcutta session ?
- Madam Bhikaji kama
- Sarojini Naidu
- Annie Besant
- Kamala Nehru
Question (E) : Who was the first Indian woman President of Indian national congress in 1925 Kanpur session ?
- Sonia Gandhi
- Aruna Asif Ali
- Rani Gaidinliu
- Sarojini Naidu
Question (F) : Lucknow session of Indian national congress that took place in 1916 was presided by ?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Ambica Charan Majumdar
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Annie Besant
Question (G) : ‘Merger of congress’ i.e unity between extremists and moderates as well as ‘Lucknow pact’ was signed in which session of congress ?
- 1916 Lucknow session
- 1907 Surat session
- 1924 Belgaum session
- 1929 Lahore session
Question (H) : Who was the president of 1929 Lahore session of Indian national congress where resolution on “Poorna Swaraj” was passed ?
- Motilal Nehru
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Madan Mohan Malviya
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
Question (I) : Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of Indian national congress by defeating which Gandhian leader in 1939 Tripuri session?
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Abul Kalam Azad
- Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Question (J) : Who was the President of Indian national congress at the time of independence of India?
- Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- B.R. Ambedkar
- J.B. Kriplani
Question (K) : Which session of Indian national congress is known for split in congress i.e. split in extremists and moderates ?
- 1906 Calcutta session
- 1907 Surat session
- 1905 Benaras session
- 1916 Lucknow session
ANSWERS
Answer A) :- 3 (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)
Answer (B) :- 4 (S.C.Bose), Haripura is in Gujarat.
Answer (C) :- 3 (Belgaum session of 1924)
Answer (D) :- 3 (Annie Besant)
Answer (E) :- 4 (Sarojini Naidu)
Answer (F) :- 2 (Ambica Charan Majumdar)
Answer (G) :- 1 (Lucknow session of 1916)
Answer (H) :- 4 (J.L. Nehru)
Answer (I) :- 3 (Pattabhi Sitaramayya)
Answer (J) :- 4 (J.B. Kriplani)
Answer (K) :- 2 (Surat session)
Read more about most important battles/wars fought in Indian History by clicking here.
Hi, this is a comment.
To get started with moderating, editing, and deleting comments, please visit the Comments screen in the dashboard.
Commenter avatars come from Gravatar.
Pingback: Most important battles/wars in Indian History - gkcomplete.com