Thread by @RadioChinar

#Thread on #India Fight for Independence

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The Revolt of 1857, regarded as First War of #Independence. Initiated by the sepoy #mangalpandey the #Revolt aroused the accumulated grievances of the #people against the East #India Company’s administration.

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Non-Cooperation #movement.
This #movement shook the #British authorities under #Leadership of #MahatmaGandhi and the Indian National #Congress from September 1920 to February 1922

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Simon #Commission was sent to #India in 1927 to suggest reforms in the structure of #Indian #Government Government but did not include any Indian member. It sparked a wave of protests. Crowds were lathi charged, Lala LajpatRai & Sher-e-Punjab were martyred in the agitation.

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Civil Disobedience #movement was complete disobedience of orders of #British #Government. It was decided that #India would celebrate 26th January as #IndependenceDay. Thousands were #arrested along with #gandhiji and #JawaharlalNehru. #movement spread across the country.

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dandi #March began on 12th March 1930 and ended on April 6th, 1930. A #nonviolent means of #protest garnered public #support and worldwide #Attention . #gandhiji walked from Sabarmati to Dandi nearly 400 km to protest against repressive salt tax imposed by colonial #Govt.

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Quit #India #movement.
In #August 1942, a mass civil disobedience #movement to force the #British to leave #India was launched. All the prominent #leaders were arrested, the #Congress was banned and the #Police and #Army were brought out to suppress the movement.

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#NetajiSubhashChandraBose, who stealthily escaped from the #British detention in Calcutta, reached foreign lands and organized the #Indian National #Army (INA) to overthrow the #British from #India.

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“Give me blood and I shall give you #freedom” – was one of the most #popular statements made by him, where he urges the people of #India to join him in his #freedom #movement.