Paper I · 9 Modern India & the National Movement · 9.2.1 Rise of nationalism and the early Congress

9.2.1.2 Pre-Congress associations: Landholders' Society to the Indian Association

From 1838 onwards, associations in Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Poona and London taught Indians how to petition, organise and think politically, and in 1883-85 the Indian Association's National Conference paved the way for the Congress.

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Key terms

  • Landholders' Society
  • British Indian Association
  • Bombay Association
  • East India Association
  • Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
  • Indian Association
  • Madras Mahajana Sabha
  • Indian National Conference

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