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4 Topics · ICSE Class 10 History & Civics · 2026-27

Topics in Factors Promoting The Growth of National and Foundation of The Indian National Congress

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Main Factors Behind the Rise of Nationalism

  • British economic exploitation weakened Indian trade, industry, and agriculture.
  • Raw material was exported cheaply to England, while manufactured goods from England were sold in India at high prices.
  • Cottage industries declined, artisans suffered, and many workers faced poverty.
2

Repressive Colonial Policies of Lord Lytton and Lord Ripon

  • Lord Lytton was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880.
  • The Grand Delhi Durbar of 1877 proclaimed Queen Victoria as Empress of India during a terrible famine in south India.
  • The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 restricted vernacular newspapers but did not apply to English newspapers.
3

Predecessors of the Indian National Congress

  • Local political associations prepared the ground for an all-India organisation.
  • Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London in 1866.
  • The East India Association aimed to place the true state of India before the people of England.
4

Social and Cultural Forces Supporting Nationalism

  • Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
  • Rammohan Roy is known as the father of Indian Nationalism.
  • He started the Bengali weekly Samvad Kaumudi in 1821 and later the Persian paper Mirat-ul-Akbar.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Growth of Indian nationalism and the foundation of the Indian National Congress as a response to British rule, exploitation, and rising political consciousness

British policy of economic exploitationEffects of the Revolt of 1857British imperialism and political unityRepressive colonial policiesTransport and communicationWestern thought and educationIndian press and literatureRacial segregation

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