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Who founded the Home Rule League in September 1916?
1. Savitribai Phule
2. Annie Beasant
3. Lakshmi Sahgal
4. Sarojini Naidu

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Annie Beasant

The correct answer is Annie Beasant.

  • Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras.
    • They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.
    • She wanted to bring all sections of the Indians into one fold.
  • There was an informal understanding between both the leagues wherein Tilak's league worked in Maharashtra (except Bombay), Karnataka, Berar, and the Central Provinces.
  • Tilak’s league had its headquarters in Delhi.
    • It had 6 branches. Besant’s league had 200 branches and was a looser organization compared to Tilak’s.
  • The two leagues worked closely with one another.
    • However, they did not merge to avoid friction between both leaders.

  • Annie Basant's contribution to the Indian Freedom Movement:
    • Women's Education and Empowerment:
      • She was a tireless worker for the upliftment of women and repeatedly pleaded for radical changes in social status.
      • She fought for the freedom of thought, women's rights, secularism, birth control, workers' rights.
      • In this way, a large number of women were inspired to realize their self-esteem and participated in the freedom movement.
    • Central Hindu University:
      • He established a new school for boys in Varanasi which later came to be known as Banaras Hindu University.
      • The aim of the school was to build a new leadership for India.
    • Indian Scout Movement:
      • It was discovered by Besant in 1918 by boys wearing Indian turbans.
      • This movement also helped in building the self-confidence and personality of the youth.
    • Theosophical society:
      • She became the second president of the Theosophical Society.
      • It played an important political role.
      • Theosophy became an integral part of the wider.

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