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INC Sessions & Presidents

National Movement · INC अधिवेशन और अध्यक्ष

📋Quick Overview

The Indian National Congress held annual sessions that were major milestones in the freedom struggle. Each session is famous for either a historic resolution, a landmark decision, or a notable first. From the inaugural Bombay session of 1885 to the Lahore session of 1929 where Complete Independence was declared — these sessions shaped the course of Indian nationalism.

Gandhi presided over only ONE INC session — the Belgaum session of 1924. Nehru presided over TWO sessions — 1929 Lahore (Poorna Swaraj) and 1936 Lucknow. Subhas Chandra Bose presided over Haripura (1938) and Tripuri (1939).

📖Landmark INC Sessions — Complete Table

YearPlacePresidentSignificance
1885BombayW.C. BonnerjeeFIRST session; 72 delegates; founded by A.O. Hume
1886CalcuttaDadabhai NaorojiNaoroji's first time as president
1887MadrasBadruddin TyabjiFirst Muslim president of INC
1888AllahabadGeorge YuleFirst English/British president of INC
1896CalcuttaRahimtulla M. SayaniBande Mataram sung for first time at an INC session (Tagore)
1905BanarasGopal Krishna GokhaleAnti-partition protest began; Swadeshi resolution passed
1906CalcuttaDadabhai NaorojiFirst demand for 'Swaraj' — 'Swaraj as the goal of INC'
1907SuratRas Bihari GhoshFamous Surat Split — Moderates vs Extremists; police intervened
1916LucknowAmbika Charan MazumdarLucknow Pact — INC + Muslim League; Moderates + Extremists reunited
1920NagpurC. VijayaraghavachariarNon-Cooperation Movement adopted; Gandhi took over Congress fully
1924BelgaumMahatma GandhiGandhi's ONLY time as INC president
1929LahoreJawaharlal NehruPoorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) declared; Jan 26 as Independence Day
1931KarachiVallabhbhai PatelFundamental Rights + Economic Policy resolution (drafted by Nehru)
1938HaripuraSubhas Chandra BoseBose's first presidency; National Planning Committee formed under Nehru
1942BombayMaulana Abul Kalam AzadQuit India Resolution passed (August 8, 1942)

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