After the Rebellion of 1857, nationalist movements cropped up across the country. The idea of a free India became prevalent during this time.Indian National Congress (INC)Inspired by AO Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Surendranath Banerjee founded INC in 1885It was the first time an organisation recognised India as a countryThe organisation initially did not have a well-formed ideology and was a debating society that met annuallyThe idea was to let Britishers rule India while obtaining some kind of rights for the Indian citizensBut it did not last long and the party was divided into two factions - Moderates and ExtremistsModerates and ExtremistsModerates were led by Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale who opposed the extremists led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai.The extremists were forced out of INC and the Tilak was later arrested, which led to INC losing its credibility.Aligarh University and the Muslim LeagueIn 1875, under Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh was founded (renamed Aligarh Muslim University in 1920)Bengal was divided into two in 1906 - East Bengal and West BengalThe Muslim faction in the country did not feel INC is inclusive and they formed The Muslim LeagueThe RevolutionariesJallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919 was a turning point in the revolutionary movementThe work of the revolutionaries including Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki gained recognitionBoth of them tried to assassinate British officials and were captured and executedJugantar was established in April 1906 by Aurobindo Ghosh, his brother Barin Ghosh, Bhupendranath Datta, Raja Subodh Mallik.They collected and manufactured arms and explosives for revolutionary activities.Ghadar Party and its movement to conduct a Pan-India rebellion in the British Indian Army.All India Conference of Indian Christians was founded in 1914 with KT Paul as its first presidentFind the affiliate links to the equipment and resources we use to make this podcast here.Find Writer & Geek's guide to podcasting here.Source:Indian National Congress WikipediaIndian Independence Movement WikipediaTimeline of Indian History from 1857 to 194710 Events That Led to Indian IndependenceImage courtesy Canva

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