Emergence of Indian Nationalism and Formation of INC
How nationalism took root in India during the second half of the 19th century -- understanding the concept of nationalism and its Indian variant, the political, economic, social and cultural factors that gave rise to national consciousness, the early political organisations that preceded the Congress, and the formation of the Indian National Congress including the Safety Valve debate, its objectives, demands, methods, and its character as India's first truly national political body
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Nationalism and the Rise of National Consciousness
What nationalism means as a modern idea, when and where Indian nationalism first took shape, and the full range of political, economic, social, cultural, and administrative factors that awakened a shared national feeling across a deeply diverse society
Predecessors of the Indian National Congress
The early political organisations that emerged across India between 1838 and 1876 -- their founders, aims, limitations, and why none of them could become a truly national platform before the INC
Formation of the Indian National Congress and the Moderate Phase
How the INC came into being in 1885 -- the Safety Valve theory versus the Nationalist explanation, objectives and demands of the early Congress, methods of moderate politics, the British government's response, and why the INC counts as India's first truly national political organisation