Archives of Indian National Congress

First Online: April 13,2003
Page Last Updated: June 16,2008

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• The Indian National Congress
• Presidents of Indian National Congress

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) Sir P.C. Ray was a great apostle of home-rule (Swadeshi)
	Alan Octavian Hume Founder of Indian National Congress
Anjali Ammal Born in a poor weaver's family, Ammal joined Ganhi's call for Satyagraha and served prison sentence. Social worker and reformer, later she served Madras assembly.
	Annie Besant Altough of European by birth, Besant inspired many Indians to fight for freedom, and even served as the president of Indian National Congress
Anugrah Narayan Sinha Sinha was an eminent Congressman from Bihar
	B. Pattabhi Sitaramiah (1880 - 1959) Photograph by Vanguard for 1938 Congress Commemorative Volume
Balaji Bhawansa Walvekar (a.k.a Baboorao) Walvekar was a Congress leader from Maharashtra
	Bhagwan Das (1869-1958) A myriad minded genius and a Gandhian, Dr. Das was a prominent congressman from Uttara Pradesh. A brilliant scholar, he served as the Chancellor of Kashi Vidyapeeth.
C. Rajagopalachari (1878 - 1972) Well known as Rajaji, Rajagopalachari was close friend of Gandhi, and served several terms in prison for his political activities. Later (1959) he founded the Freedom Party
	Congressman Balakrishna Sharma (1897-1960) Picture of poet, philosopher and a leader Balakrishna Sharma
Da. Pa. Karamarakar Freedom fighter and leader of Karnataka
	Dadabhai Navroji (1825-1917) Navroji was an important pillar of Indian nationalistic movement and served as president of Indian National Congress during 1886, 1893, and 1906.
Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das
	Deshbandhu Chitta Ranjan Das (1870-1925) Freedom fighter of India and President of Gaya Convention (1922) of Indian National Congress
Gandhian Freedom Fighters Pictures of Vaman and Vithal Hodike, Town of Sirsi
	Henry Cotton (1845-1915) President of 1904 Congress Convention
Indira Nehru A 1938 Photograph shows young Indira
	Kadengodlu Shankar Bhat
Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan A liberal reformer, Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan belonged to the democratic party, which formed a coalition with congress and served as the interim mister for industries.
	Lohia at Congress Convention August 8, 1942
March of Satyagrahis in Goa Press clipping of protestors marching for Goa's freedom
	Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad President of Special Convention of 1923 (Delhi) Indian National Congress
N.G. Chandavarkar (1855-1923) President of Indian National Congress, 1900 Lahore Convention
	Narottam Morarji Portrait of Norattam Morarji, an pro-congress industrialist and a freedom fighter
Pandit Motilal Nehru Nehru served as the President of Indian National Congress during 1919 (Amritsar) and 1928 (Calcutta) Conventions
	Picture of Kamala Nehru
Portrait of Indira Gandhi Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp
	Portrait of Jamnalal Bajaj Bajajji was fervent follower of Gandhi and played an important role in industrialization of India after independence.
President's Message for Haripura Congress Convention Handwritten message by Subhas Chandra Bose to the delegates of the 1938 session of the Indian National Congress
	Rao Bahadur Mudholkar President of Indian National Congress during Bankipore (1912) Convention
Salt March to Break the Law A photograph from Ankola showing the non-violent civil disobedience movement
	Sardar Vallabhai Patel President of Indian National Congress, 1931 Karachi Convetion
Satyagrahis squatting on the beach to break law
	Soldiers of Non-violence Marching to Break Law The Salt Movement, 1930
Subhash Chandra Bose Making a Radio Broadcast Picture Courtesy: All India Radio, Bangalore
	Swadeshi Memorabilia Woman weaves cloth under Gandhi's bust From a picture postcard from 1940s
V. I. Muniswamy Pillai Pillai was elected to Madras assembly on a Congress ticket, and served as the Minister for Agriculture

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• Structure of Indian National Congress

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See Also:

• Charity Personified -- Biography of eminent congressman Karnad Sadashiva Rao (1881-1936)
• Tryst with Destiny -- The story of India's struggle for freedom remains as a guiding light for resolving the various conflicts around the globe
• Multimedia Mahatma -- Memorabilia, biography, excerpts from autobiography, photo archive and links; includes an interactive Ask Gandhi section
• Research Bibliography on "Congress"
• Freedom Fighters of Karnataka