Modern history

Concepts to cover

1. Sabarmati to Dandi 12 March to 6 April 1930, salt law broken, Gandhi's statement that sedition had become his religion; Vedaranyam march on the Tanjore coast by C. Rajagopalachari, Dharasana raid, Sarojini Naidu
2. Peshawar and the Garhwal Rifles, Khudai Khidmatgars, Sholapur, no-tax campaigns in Gujarat and UP, forest law breaches, Congress declared illegal, 90,000 arrests
3. First RTC November 1930 without Congress; princes accept federation in principle; Muslim League, depressed classes and liberals attend
4. Delhi Pact 5 March 1931: Congress to attend the second RTC, ordinances withdrawn, non-violent prisoners released, salt for personal use, no inquiry into police excesses, no commutation for Bhagat Singh
5. Karachi March 1931: Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme, endorsement of the pact, tribute to Bhagat Singh
6. Second RTC September to December 1931 with Gandhi as sole Congress delegate fails on the communal question; Willingdon's ordinance rule, movement resumed January 1932, withdrawn 1934
7. Third RTC November 1932 without Congress; White Paper 1933 leading to the 1935 Act
8. Civil Disobedience social participation: women, students, workers, peasants, business and uneven Muslim support
9. Strategy after Civil Disobedience: council entry, constructive work, socialism and struggle-truce-struggle