Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress (1920)

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historical event political conference session of the Indian National Congress

The Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920 was a pivotal meeting where the Congress reorganized itself on a more democratic, mass-based footing and fully embraced Mahatma Gandhi’s strategy of non-cooperation against British rule.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → political conference → session of the Indian National Congress →
adoptedProgramme	Non-cooperation movement →
adoptedResolution	Hindu–Muslim unity → boycott of foreign cloth → boycott of government schools and colleges → boycott of law courts → boycott of legislative councils → full-scale non-cooperation with the British government → peaceful and non-violent methods of struggle → promotion of khadi → support to the Khilafat movement → use of swadeshi goods →
aimedAt	broadening participation of peasants and workers → transforming Congress into a mass organisation →
country	British India →
date	December 1920 →
endorsedStrategyOf	Mahatma Gandhi →
follows	Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1920) → Special Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (September 1920) →
hasKeyFigure	Annie Besant → Bal Gangadhar Tilak → C. R. Das → C. Vijayaraghavachariar → Hakim Ajmal Khan → Jawaharlal Nehru → Lala Lajpat Rai → Mahatma Gandhi → Maulana Abul Kalam Azad → Motilal Nehru → Sarojini Naidu → Vallabhbhai Patel →
introducedMembershipFee	four annas per year →
introducedOrganisationalUnit	district-level Congress committees → provincial Congress committees → taluka-level Congress committees → village-level Congress committees →
introducedReorganisationOn	linguistic basis for provincial Congress committees → mass-based democratic footing →
location	Central Provinces → India → Nagpur →
organisedBy	Indian National Congress →
partOf	Indian independence movement →
politicalGoal	attainment of swaraj → self-government within one year by non-violent means →
presidentOfSession	C. Vijayaraghavachariar →
reorganisedBody	Indian National Congress →
significance	marked full adoption of Gandhi’s non-cooperation strategy by the Congress → marked transition of Congress from elite organisation to mass movement →
year	1920 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1920) →	followedBy
Non-Cooperation Movement →	ratifiedAt