Category 18 · Modern History

Swarajists, New Forces and Revolutionaries in the 1920s

7 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Swarajists and No-Changers; Swarajist Activity in the Councils and the No-Changers' Constructive Work; and 5 more.

1. 18.1

   Swarajists and No-Changers

   After Gandhi's arrest in March 1922, the Congress split on how to use the passive phase. The Swarajists under C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru and Ajmal Khan wanted to enter the legislative councils to end or mend…

2. 18.2

   Swarajist Activity in the Councils and the No-Changers' Constructive Work

   The Swarajists outvoted the government several times in the councils, elected Vithalbhai Patel Speaker in 1925 and defeated the Public Safety Bill in 1928, but their position weakened through communal riots, splits and C.R. Das's death…

3. 18.3

   Spread of Socialist and Marxist Ideas, Youth Activism and Trade Unionism

   In the 1920s Marxist and socialist ideas spread, creating communist groups and a Congress left wing around Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose. The Communist Party of India was formed in 1920 at Tashkent and formalised…

4. 18.4

   Peasant Agitations and Caste Movements in the 1920s

   In the 1920s peasants agitated in the United Provinces, Andhra, Rajasthan and the ryotwari areas of Bombay and Madras, and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was led by Vallabhbhai Patel. Caste associations and movements also arose,…

5. 18.5

   Revolutionary Activity in Punjab, United Provinces and Bihar

   After the withdrawal of non-cooperation, young nationalists turned again to revolutionary activity. In Punjab, the United Provinces and Bihar it was dominated by the Hindustan Republican Association, founded at Kanpur in October 1924, which carried out…

6. 18.6

   Revolutionary Activity in Bengal

   In Bengal revolutionary groups reorganised during the 1920s, some working under the Congress. Gopinath Saha attempted to kill Calcutta Police Commissioner Tegart in 1924. The most famous group was the Chittagong group under Surya Sen, which…

7. 18.7

   Official Reaction and Ideological Rethinking of the Revolutionaries

   The government met the revolutionaries with panic and then severe repression, armed with 20 repressive Acts. Meanwhile Bhagat Singh and his comrades rethought revolution: from the mid-1920s the HRA moved towards communist ideas, and Bhagat Singh…

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Which topics are in Swarajists, New Forces and Revolutionaries in the 1920s?

Swarajists, New Forces and Revolutionaries in the 1920s has 7 micro topics in Modern History: Swarajists and No-Changers; Swarajist Activity in the Councils and the No-Changers' Constructive Work; Spread of Socialist and Marxist Ideas, Youth Activism and Trade Unionism; Peasant Agitations and Caste Movements in the 1920s; Revolutionary Activity in Punjab, United Provinces and Bihar; Revolutionary Activity in Bengal; Official Reaction and Ideological Rethinking of the Revolutionaries.

Is Swarajists, New Forces and Revolutionaries in the 1920s important for UPSC Prelims?

Swarajists, New Forces and Revolutionaries in the 1920s is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 7 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.