Home Rule movement

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Indian independence movement nationalist movement political movement

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.

Aliases (1)

Home Rule movement in India ×3

Statements (52)

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 →
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	All India Home Rule League → Indian Home Rule League →
historicalPeriod	early 20th century →
influenced	Indian National Congress → 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	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	Home Rule for India →
startTime	1916 →
under	British Empire →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Annie Besant ("Home Rule movement in India") →	knownFor
Bal Gangadhar Tilak →	movement
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ("Home Rule movement in India") →	participantIn
August 1917 Montagu Declaration ("Home Rule movement in India") →	relatedTo
Indian independence movement →	significantEvent