{"id":34290,"date":"2024-12-26T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T12:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=34290"},"modified":"2024-12-26T17:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T12:17:41","slug":"100-years-for-belagavi-session-of-indian-national-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/26-12-2024\/100-years-for-belagavi-session-of-indian-national-congress","title":{"rendered":"100 Years For Belagavi Session of Indian National Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Modern Indian History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/foundation-of-indian-national-congress\/\"><strong>Indian National Congress (INC)<\/strong><\/a> has planned a series of events in <strong>Belagavi<\/strong> to mark the 100th anniversary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These include a two-day extended session of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and a public rally themed \u2018Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Belagavi Session of the INC (December 26-27, 1924)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was the <strong>39th session of the INC <\/strong>that took place in <strong>Belagavi (then Belgaum), Karnataka. <\/strong>It was a period marked by intense political activity and growing momentum for India\u2019s freedom movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was <strong>presided over by Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong>, the <strong>only time he served as the Congress president<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participants in the 1924 Congress session : <\/strong>The session was attended by several senior Congress leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sarojini Naidu, and Khilafat movement leaders Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali, among others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was a testament to the <strong><em>power of unity, non-violence, and collective action<\/em><\/strong> in the face of oppression.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Decisions and Outcomes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience:<\/strong> Mahatma Gandhi reiterated his commitment to non-cooperation and civil disobedience as effective tools against British rule.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These principles became the cornerstone of subsequent movements, including the <strong>Salt March and Quit India Movement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promotion of Khadi: <\/strong>The session emphasized the importance of promoting Khadi (hand-spun cloth) <strong><em>as a symbol of self-reliance and resistance<\/em><\/strong> against British economic policies.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This initiative aimed to revive indigenous industries and reduce dependence on British goods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communal Harmony: <\/strong>Gandhi stressed the need for communal harmony and unity among different religious and ethnic groups in India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was crucial in countering the divisive tactics employed by the colonial administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of Belagavi Session of INC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gandhi\u2019s Leadership:<\/strong> Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s presidency underscored his commitment to <strong><em>non-violence, communal harmony, and self-rule (Swaraj).<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gandhi\u2019s ideas and strategies laid the groundwork for future movements against British colonial rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact on the Freedom Movement: <\/strong>The session promoted peasant consciousness, spread khadi, and encouraged village industries, especially in Karnataka. It also led to increased peasant participation in Congress-led initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unity and Inclusivity: <\/strong>The session brought together prominent leaders from various parts of India, including <strong><em>Jawaharlal Nehru, Lala Lajpat Rai, C. Rajagopalachari, Sarojini Naidu, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad <\/em><\/strong>and many others.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It symbolized the unity and collective resolve of Indian leaders to achieve independence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural and Social Impact:<\/strong> Noted vocalist <strong>Veene Seshanna<\/strong> performed the song <strong><em>\u2018Udayavagali Namma Chaluva Kannada Nadu\u2019<\/em><\/strong> which became an <strong>anthem for Karnataka\u2019s unification movement.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The event highlighted the role of cultural expressions in the freedom struggle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :IE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian National Congress (INC) has planned a series of events in Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34311,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34290\/revisions\/34311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}