Enlightened And Assertive Nationalism

During The Period Of First World War The Goal Of Achieving Swaraj Within The Empire In The Form Of Dominion States For India Continued With A Question Mark. The Trend Of Attacks On Bureaucratic Wrongs Became Sharper After The Promulgation Of The Rowlatt Act, And The Occurrence Of Jalianwala Bagh Tragedy In 1919. However, The Adoption Of Gandhijis Thesis Noncooperation Marked Clear Departure From The Past And So Some Eminent Leaders Left The Congress In Protest And Resentment.Obviously The Congress Presidential Addresses Relating To This Touch The Two Extremes Of Preand Postworld War I Phases; While The Former Is Known For Being Quite Dull And Passive, The Latter, In The Worlds Of Nehru, Is Known For Being Active On Account Of Keeping People In A State Of Suppressed Excitement. The First World War Broke Out In 1914 And The Congress Liberals Offered Full Cooperation To The Raj With The Hope That After Its Termination India Would Be Granted Selfrule That Would Made Her An Integral Part Of The British Empire.Part I Of This Book Deals With Indian National Congress Presidential Addresses (19151922) And Part Ii Explains British Colonial Interpretations And Pronouncements.