Home Rule movement

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The Home Rule movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign led by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant that demanded self-government within the British Empire and helped lay the groundwork for mass nationalist mobilization.

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Home Rule movement canonical 10
Home Rule movement in India 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian independence movement
nationalist movement
political movement
country India
effect spread of nationalist sentiment beyond educated elites
strengthening of demand for self-rule in India
endTime 1918
followedBy Non-Cooperation Movement
surface form: Non-cooperation movement
foundedBy Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
goal dominion status for India
expansion of political rights for Indians
mobilization of Indian public opinion for self-rule
self-government within the British Empire
hasPart Indian Home Rule League
surface form: All India Home Rule League

Indian Home Rule League
historicalPeriod early 20th century
influenced Indian National Congress
Non-Cooperation Movement
surface form: Non-cooperation movement

mass nationalist mobilization in India
inspiredBy Irish Home Rule movement
leader Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
G. S. Khaparde
Joseph Baptista
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
S. Subramania Iyer
location British India
mainRegion Bombay Presidency
Central Provinces
Karnataka
Madras Presidency
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
method boycott of official functions
constitutional agitation
pamphlets and newspapers
petitions
public meetings
opposedBy Colonial Office
surface form: British colonial government

moderate leaders of Indian National Congress
partOf Indian independence movement
precededBy Swadeshi movement
significantPerson Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
significantYear 1916
1917
slogan Swaraj
surface form: Home Rule for India
startTime 1916
under British Empire

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August 1917 Montagu Declaration relatedTo Home Rule movement
this entity surface form: Home Rule movement in India
Annie Besant knownFor Home Rule movement
this entity surface form: Home Rule movement in India
Bal Gangadhar Tilak movement Home Rule movement
Bal participantIn Home Rule movement
subject surface form: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
this entity surface form: Home Rule movement in India
Irish Home Rule movement alsoKnownAs Home Rule movement
Indian Home Rule League movement Home Rule movement
this entity surface form: Home Rule movement in India
S. Subramania Iyer movement Home Rule movement
Joseph Baptista participantIn Home Rule movement
Michael Davitt movement Home Rule movement
Swaraj flag influencedBy Home Rule movement
Swaraj movement associatedWith Home Rule movement
Parnell Monument monumentTo Home Rule movement
Repeal Association influenced Home Rule movement