Consider the following statements:
1. Annie Besant was elected the President of the Indian National Congress in 1918.
2. In 1925, Sarojini Naidu was elected the President of the Indian National Congress.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
Incorrect AnswerNeither 1 nor 2
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Explanation:
The period after World War I witnessed the rise of two eminent women in Indian politics. Annie Besant, the President of the Theosophical Society and a founder of the Home Rule League, was elected the President of the Congress in 1917. The same year, Sarojini Naidu, the England-educated poetess, who had been delivering patriotic speeches at the
Congress Sessions since 1906, led a delegation to London to meet the Secretary of State, Montagu, to demand female franchise. The following year, she moved a resolution at the Congress Session, demanding equal eligibility for voting rights for both men and women. In 1925, she too was elected the President of the Congress. But despite being
“inspirational figures”, these two leaders could neither evolve an ideology for women’s emancipation, nor could carve out for them a niche in the nationalist politics.
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By: Parvesh Mehta