Question

Assertion (A): Annie Besant organized the Home Rule movement against British Rule.

Reason (R): She wanted to bring all sections of the Indians into one fold.

1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

The correct answer is Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• 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 is prescribed as follows.
  • Women's Education and Empowerment
    • She was a tireless worker for the upliftment of women and repeatedly pleaded for radical changes in social status.
    • He 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.