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125 years of the Congress

125 years of the Congress

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The first meeting of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in Mumbai on 28 December 1885. On Monday, the ruling party began a year of celebrations to mark its 125th anniversary.

Also see | A timeline of the Congress Party (PDF)

The political history of modern India is intimately linked to the history of the Congress party, which began as a courteous lobby of educated Indians but was then refashioned as a popular party of agitation by Mahatma Gandhi and later became India’s dominant party of government under Jawaharlal Nehru and his successors. From the Quit India movement to Independence to socialism to the Emergency to economic reforms, the Congress has been in the midst of it all.

Compiled by Ruhi Tewari & Santosh K Joy

Photographs by Bloomberg, AFP, Hindustan Times

ruhi.t@livemint.com

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Published: 29 Dec 2009, 12:02 AM IST
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