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Explain the programmes, events and effects of Non-Cooperation Movement.

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Programmes for Non-cooperation Movement:

  1. Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore surrendered their titles ‘Kaiser-e-Hind’ and ‘Knighthood honour’ respectively.
  2. Other leaders of the nation also gave up their titles and positions.
  3. Students left English schools and colleges.
  4. At various places, foreign clothes were set on fire.
  5. Duke of Kainatt came to India, he was boycotted.
  6. National schools and colleges were established.
  7. To make this movement unsuccessful and to break the unity of Hindi-Muslim, Government supported the policy of suppression.

Effect of Non-Co-operation Movement:

  1. The Nagpur Conference gave the approval to Non-Co-operation movement in December 1920.
  2. Hindu-Muslims were united.
  3. More than one crore rupees was collected in the Tilak Fund.
  4. The Congress made a strong demand for independence of India (Swarajya) instead of self-government.
  5. Chauri-Chaura incident look place in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Where people attacked the police station and set on fire in which 21 policemen died.
  6. On receiving this horrible news, Gandhiji suspended the Movement immediately.

Effect of the movement:

  1. This Movement did not achieve its desired aims, not through its negative and constructive aspect, managed to generate in people, awareness of their injustice.
  2. There was a political awareness among all the classes of India.
  3. The faith in independence became stronger.
  4. The fear of lathi, punishment and imprisonment was removed.
  5. The youth and women too came forward to
    serve their nation and the Congress became an organization of the people.
  6. Schools giving national education began.
  7. Hindi started getting more importance than English.
  8. The Movement that was limited to cities and towns and intellectuals spread to the people and village.


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