the first session of the indian national congress was held at lucknow.
the first session of the indian national congress was held at lucknow.
where was the first session of the indian national congress held?
lucknow
he presided over the first session of the indian national congress held at bombay in 1885 from 28 december to 31 december and attended by 72 members. in the 1886 session held at calcutta, under the presidency of dadabhai naoroji, he proposed the formation of standing committees of the congress in each province for the better co-ordination of its work and it was on this occasion that he advocated that the congress should confine its activities to political matters only, leaving the question of social reforms to other organisations. he was the president of the indian national congress again in the 1892 session in allahabad where he denounced the position that india had to prove her worthiness for political freedom. he moved to britain and practiced before the privy council. he financed the british committee of congress and its journals in london.
womesh chunder bonnerjee
important public personalities of the presidency, like rangaiah naidu, s. subramania iyer, and g. subramania iyer, attended the first session of the indian national congress. however, some prominent personalities like eardley norton, salem ramaswami mudaliar, c. jambulingam mudaliar, t. madhava rao and r. raghunatha rao did not participate in the first session. nevertheless, the indian national congress, with its ideals actively propagated by members of the theosophical society grew by leaps and bounds, that the 1887 session of the congress held in madras city and presided over by madhava rao was a tremendous success. the visiting dignitaries were welcomed by lord connemara, the then governor of madras. in 1889, eardley norton and salem ramaswami mudaliar led an indian delegation to the united kingdom to set up a uk chapter of the indian national congress.
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