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• raja ram mohan roy - known as " father of modern india "
• the associations of nationalists were formed in 1885 and were called the indian national congress
• the british ruled over india for over 100 years, however this all changed when an indian lawyer arrived from south africa
• the seed of indian nationalism was planted in the last years of the 19th century
• in world war 1, the british promised extended rights to the indians in exchange for their assistance in the war
• after world war 1 , the british enacted the government of india act of 1919. it established a perliament composed of both britsh and indian representatives
• the indians did not accept the limited rights they granted so the protest for freedom continued
• the british answered to the protest with brutality and violence
• on april 23 1919,the british fired on amritsar ant known as the amritsar massacre which intensified the indian's desire for freedom
• raja ram mohan roy -challenged the traditional indian culture and advocated reforms
• raja ram mohan roy - was one of the first to concede that there were some indian traditions that needed to be condemned
• raja ram mohan roy - he cited that child marriages, suttee and rigid caste distinction as practices are needed to help revive pride in indian culture
• mohandas gandhi - led the struggle for indian independence in 1920-1940
• mohandas gandhi- graduated form the law of england and settled in south africa
• ahimsa and satyagraha were mohandas ganhdhi's guides for freedom
• mohandas gandhi showed his power by leading a peaceful protest against the british
• mohandas gandhi showed his opposition to british law by telling his followers not to pay taxes and boycott or enjoy all british products and services
• jawaharlal nehru - believed that india had to become modernized and industrialized
• jawaharlal nehru - wanted to create an economy based on socialism
• jawaharlal nehru was an advocate of socialism, democracy, and secularism
• ahimsa is non violence