Lord Reading
(1921 – 1926):
- Rowlatt act was repeated along with the Press act of 1910.
- Suppressed non-cooperation movement.
- Prince of Wales visited India in Nov.1921.
- Moplah rebellion (1921) took place in Kerala.
- Ahmedabad session of 1921.
- Formation of Swaraj Party.
- Vishwabharati University started functioning in 1922.
- Communist part was founded in 1921 by M.N.Roy.
- Kakory Train Robbery on Aug 9, 1925.
- Communal riots of 1923 – 25 in Multan, Amritsar, Delhi, etc.
- Swami Shraddhanand, a great nationalist and a leader of the Arya Samajists, was murdered in communal orgy.
Lord Irwin (1926
– 1931):
- Simon Commission visited India in 1928.
- Congress passed the Indian Resolution in 1929.
- Dandi March (Mar 12, 1930).
- Civil Disobedience Movement (1930).
- First Round Table Conference held in England in 1930.
- Gandhi – Irwin Pact (Mar 5, 1931) was signed and Civil Disobediance Movement was withdrawn.
- Martydorm of Jatin Das after 64 days hunger strike (1929).
Lord Willington
(1931 – 1936):
- Second Round Table conference in London in 1931.
- On his return Gandhiji was again arrested and Civil Disobedience Movement was resumed in Jan 1932.
- Communal Awards (Aug 16, 1932) assigned seats to different religious communities. Gandhiji went on a epic fast in protest against this division.
- Third Round Table conference in 1932.
- Poona Pact was signed.
- Government of India Act (1935) was passed.
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