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Gandhian Nationalism (1927-1937) — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 11 · History

What Gandhian Nationalism (1927-1937) covers in ICSE Class 11 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the ICSE Class 11 History syllabus.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 11 History · 2026-27

Topics in Gandhian Nationalism (1927-1937)

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1. From Non-Cooperation to New Political Alignments

  • The suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura created a political vacuum.
  • Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru led the Pro-Changers, who wanted to contest elections to the Legislative Councils and wreck the Reforms Act of 1919 from within.
  • The Pro-Changers formed the Swarajya Party on 1 January 1932.
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2. Simon Commission and the Nehru Report

  • The Simon Commission was appointed in November 1927.
  • It was an all-white commission with no Indian members, so almost all Indian political parties boycotted it.
  • Congress decided to boycott the Simon Commission at its Madras Session in 1927.
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3. Poorna Swaraj and the Shift to Mass Struggle

  • At the Congress Annual Session at Calcutta in 1928, the younger leaders led by Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru demanded complete independence.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru later became the central face of the Poorna Swaraj phase.
  • Lord Irwin declared that Dominion Status was the natural issue of India's constitutional progress on 31 October 1929.
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4. Civil Disobedience Movement and the Salt Satyagraha

  • Gandhiji decided to launch Civil Disobedience after the government gave a negative response to his Eleven Points of Administrative Reform.
  • On 12 March 1930, Gandhiji started the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram with 78 chosen followers.
  • He reached Dandi and broke the salt law on 6 April 1930.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Gandhian nationalism and the mass political struggle for freedom between 1927 and 1937

Simon Commission boycottDemand for Dominion StatusPoorna Swaraj resolutionCivil Disobedience MovementSalt Satyagraha significanceSpread and repressionRound Table ConferencesGandhi-Irwin Pact

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Key topics in Gandhian Nationalism (1927-1937) include From Non-Cooperation to New Political Alignments, Simon Commission and the Nehru Report, Poorna Swaraj and the Shift to Mass Struggle, Civil Disobedience Movement and the Salt Satyagraha. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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