The Rowlatt Act aimed at:
Important Points to Remember in Chapter -1 - Beginning of Gandhian Era & Non-Cooperation Movement from Unique Academic Board History of India Solutions
Gandhian Era and the Non-Cooperation Movement
1. The time frame of the Indian National Movement post-1920 is said to be the period of Mahatma Gandhi. Though, Gandhiji launched his first Satyagraha in India, at Champaran and successfully guided the movements in Kheda and Ahmedabad. But his first participation in any pan India movement was noted in 1920.
2. All the major national movements from Noncooperation to Civil disobedience, Quit India, can be said to have been influenced by the Gandhian philosophy.
3. Non- Cooperation Movement
(i) It was the first national movement that was guided by Gandhiji along with the Khilafat movement from 1920-22.
Major reasons behind the movement included-
1. Government of India Act 1919.
2. Rowlatt Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Incident
4. Publication of the Hunter Report.
Proceedings
1. The Calcutta Special session of Congress headed by Lala Lajpat Rai proposed the boycott of titles, councils, courts, and education institutions.
2. Tilak Swaraj fund was created for donation.
3. Boycott of council and law practice was done.
4. Boycott of schools and colleges.
5. Boycott of Liquor and clothes.
Main figures
1. C. R das, Motilal Nehru, Asaf Ali, V. B patel, C. Rajagopalachari, etc.
Cause of Decline
1. The Chauri Chaura Incident in 1922, forced Gandhiji to call off the movement as it was getting violent.
