PURNA
SWARAJ - MODERN HISTORY
News:
January 26 History: Know
About These Historical Events Apart From The Republic Day
What's
in the news?
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India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day (also known as
Ganatantra Diwas) on 26 January this year.
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26th January or Ganatantra Diwas is one of
three Indian national holidays and it commemorates the enactment of the
constitution of India, which took place on 26 January 1950.
Key
takeaways:
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The father of the nation had declared it
as ‘Swatantrata Sankalp Divas’ after
Jawaharlal Nehru demanded complete independence in the Lahore session on
January 26, 1930.
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From 1931 onwards, every year, including
1947, January 26 was observed all over the country as Independence Day.
Purna
Swaraj:
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The Indian
National Congress (INC) set forth the Declaration of the Independence of
India or the Purna Swaraj on 26 January 1930.
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This declaration was an outcome of the end of talks between the
British and the Indian freedom movement’s leaders over the status of India as a
dominion or complete Self-Rule.
Features:
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The Congress Party encouraged Indians to
observe this day as Independence Day.
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On 31
December 1929, Jawaharlal Nehru, the then president of the Congress
convention, hoisted India’s flag on the
banks of the Ravi River in Lahore.
Significance:
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The resolution has a deep significance in
the history of India’s struggle for attaining complete freedom.
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It was the starting point of an extensive
political movement against the Raj (colonial rule).
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The resolution called for claiming ‘purna’
or complete independence.
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It was a critical part of the changing
tactics of the Indian independence movement in dealing with the British.