July 1889 Formation of British Committee of the Indian National Congress with Offices in London to put pressure on Parliament in Great Britian.

1892 Dadabhai Naoroji elected to British Parliament in Great Britian.

1892 India Councils Act a major victory for Congress but it still did not envisage elected representation.

1896 Resolution blaming the British for creating the Famine

1899 First Party Constitution framed

1900 British reaction to growing Congress Movement - curb availability of Education to Indians - Universities Act seeks to limit spread of English education

1901 Mahatma Gandhi appears on the Congress platform for the first time seeking support for the struggle in South Africa

1907 First Split in Congress between Moderates and Extremists - the Moderates retain control of the Organisation

1909 Minto-Morley Reforms creating the Indian Councils gave representation but also gave impetus to the virus of Communalism by providing for separate electorates

1909 First signs of strain in Hindu-Muslim relations

1911 The partition of Bengal is annulled

1916 Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim league

1917 Proposal for a Congress Flag (later to become the National Tricolour)

1917 Principle of Linguisitic Division accepted - foundation for the eventual creation of states by linguistic identity

1917 Gandhiji introduces Satyagraha as a potent weapon of political protest in Champaran

1918 Satyagraha in Gujarat successful

1919 Gandhiji organises countrywide Satyagraha against the RowlattAct

1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919 Gandhiji organises countrywide Satyagraha against the RowlattAct

1920 Khilafat Movement

1920 Gandhiji tours the country to organise the Non-Cooperation Movement

1920 The Congress becomes a Mass Movement

1920 The Country United under Mahatma Gandhi

1922 Gandhiji arrested

1924 Gandhiji’s 21 day fast against Communal Disturbances

1925 Adoption of Hindi as the Official Language for the AICC Sessions

1926 Announcement of Simon Commission for Proposing Constitutional Reforms for India

1927 Resolution boycotting the Simon Commission

1928 Successful All India Hartal on arrival of Simon Commission

1928 All Party Committee appointed under Pt Motilal Nehru to draft a Consititution for Independent India

1928 Bardoli Satyagraha successful under Sardar Patel

1929 Irwin-Gandhi talks

1929 Resolution demanding Complete Independence

1930 Adoption of 26th January as "Purna Swaraj Day"

1930 Call for Civil Disobedience

1930 Salt Satyagraha - Dandi March

1930 All major Congress Leaders arrested

1930 AICC Working Committee declared unlawful body

1930 Congress opposition to Round table Conference

1931 Fundamental Rights defined

1931 AICC Working Committee Members released - Congress invited by Viceroy to join deliberations for the future of India

1931 Gandhi authorised to negotiate on behalf of the Congress

1931 Gandhi - Irwin Pact

1935 The Government of India Act

1935 Gandhiji decides to concentrate on Social Reform

1935 Congress condemns the new Constitution but decides to contest Elections

1936 Nehru’s Presidential address condemns Fascism

1937 Congress wins Elections in 5 out of 9 Provinces

1939 Resignation of Congress Ministries and withdrawal from the Legislative Process

1939 Demand for a Constituent assembly to be elected by Universal Franchise

1940 Non-Cooperation in the War Effort

1940 Call for a National Government

1940 9th August 1942 Quit India Resolution

1940 Mass Arrests leading to All India Public Protest

1943-44 Allied victories in the war leading to intransigent British position

1943-44 Gandhiji and Congress leaders released from Prison but British refuse to negotiate

1943-44 Jinnah adamant on Partition

1945 Simla Conference fails

1946 INA Trial

1946 Naval Mutiny

1946 Cabinet Mission to decide fate of India

1946 Congress wins an overwhelming majority in Elections to the Constitutional Assembly

Integration of the Princely States

Creation of the Republic

First General Elections

The Establishment of Real Democracy

1955 Resolution seeking to introduce Planning for a Socialistic Pattern of Society

1955 Concept of economic and social reconstruction

1964 Demise of Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru