INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Mean of congress
- Group of people
- Term “congress” borrowed from USA
- Term ‘congress’ given by Dada Bhai Naoroji
- 28 Dec 1885
- Place: Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Mahavidayala
- Gwalia tank, Bombay
- Founder: A.O.Hume
- 1st chairman: W. C. Banerji
- 72 members – In 1st meeting
- Lord Dufferin (G.G)
Logic behind establishment of congress
- Lala Lajpat Rai:- Britishers have established INC to protect British India from disintegration
- William Wedderburn: Safety value theory
- Rajni Palme Dutt: Congress was established by Britisher with widening strategy.
IMPORTANT SESSION OF INC
First session/Summit – 1885
· Bombay
· W. C. Bannerji
2nd Summit, 1886
- Calcutta
- D. B. Naoroji
3rd Summit, 1887
- Madras
- Badruddin Taiyab [1st Muslim chairman]
4th Summit, 1888
- Allahabad
- George Yule (1st English chairman)
5th Summit, 1889
- Bombay
- William Wedderburn
- First-time women participated in this summit.
Note: William Wedderburn was the chairman of congress session – Two times
(1889 → Bombay, 1910 → Allahabad)
6th Summit, 1890
- Calcutta
- Firojshah Mehta
- Kadimbini Ganguly – First time, any women give a speech on the stage.
12th Session, 1896
- Calcutta
- Rahimtulla Sayani
Note: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, first-time sings ‘Bande matram’ in this session.
