Methods of Political Work

During the first twenty years (1885-1905), moderate leaders dominated the Congress. This phase of the Congress is known as the Moderate phase.

  • During this period, the leaders were cautious in their demands. They did not want to annoy the government and incur the risk of suppression of their activities.
  • The leaders of this period were Dadabhai Naroji, Mahadev Govinda Ranade, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, W.C. Banerjee, S.N. Banerjee, Pheroz Shah Mehta, etc.
  • They raised basic questions regarding the nature and purpose of British rule & clearly understood the fact that the essence of British imperialism lay in the sub-ordination of the Indian economy to ....
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