Annie Besant was 1 Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2 The founder of the Theosophical...........

Modern Indian History 1905-1920

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Annie Besant was

1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement

2. The founder of the Theosophical Society

3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress

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Annie Besant was a British theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator who supported Indian and Irish home rule. She started Home rule league in 1916. Annie Besant was the first women President of INC in 1917 Calcutta Session. Madam Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott founded Theosophical Society.