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Formation of Indian National Congress from "summary" of India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra,Mridula Mukherjee,Aditya Mukherjee,K N Panikkar,Sucheta Mahajan
The Indian National Congress was formed in December 1885 in Bombay. It was the first organized expression of the Indian nationalist movement on an all-India scale. The idea of forming such a body had been in the air for quite some time. A. O. Hume, a retired British civil servant, played a significant role in the formation of the Congress. Hume had been in India for over twenty years and was deeply troubled by the poverty and backwardness of the Indians. The Congress aimed to provide a common platform for the articulation of Indian grievances and demands. Its objectives were to express the views and grievances of the Indian people before the government, to educate public opinion in India and abroad on political questions, and to develop a sense of national unity among the Indians. The Congress was to be a safety valve for the release of popular discontent. The first session of the Congress was attended by seventy-two delegates, representing different parts o...
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