I Choose the correct answer 1. Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha? a) T.M. Nair c) G. Subramaniam d) G.A. Natesan 2. Where was the third session of the Indian National Congress held? a) Marina b) Mylapore c) Fort St. George d) Thousand Lights 3. Who said “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train de luxe with subjection”? a) Annie Besant b) M. Veeraraghavachari 1134. 5. c) B.P. Wadia d) G.S. Arundale Who among the following were Swarajists? a) S. Satyamurti b) Kasturirangar c) P. Subbarayan d) Periyar EVR Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras? a) K. Kamaraj b) C. Rajaji d) T. Prakasam ere was the anti-Hindi Conference held? a) Erode d) MaduraiII Fill in the blanks 1T-Muthuswami_ was appointed the first Indian Judge of the Madras High Court. 2. Nilakanta Brahmachari started the secret society named Bharatha M atha 3. The Dravidian Association Hostel for non-Brahmin students was established by r 4. LC. Rajaji — formed the first Congress Ministry in Madras. sYakub Hasan was the founder of the Madras branch of the Muslim League. 6. Bhashyam hoisted the national flag atop Fort St. George on 26 January 1932. III Choose the correct statement 1. (i)Madras Native Association was founded in 1852. (ii) Tamil nationalist periodical Swadesamitran was started in 1891. (iii) The Madras Mahajana Sabha demanded conduct of civil services examinations only in India a) (i) and (ii) are correctIII Choose the correct statement 1. (i)Madras Native Association was founded in 1852. (ii) Tamil nationalist periodical Swadesamitran was started in 1891. (iii) The Madras Mahajana Sabha demanded conduct of civil services examinations only in India (iv) VS. Srinivasanar was an extremist. a) (i) and (ii) are correct b) (iii) is correct c) (iv) is correct d) All are correct 2. (i) EVR did not participate in the Non- Cooperation Movement. (ii) Rajaji worked closely with Yakub Hasan of the Muslim League. (iii) Workers did not participate in the Non- Cooperation Movement. (iv) Toddy shops were not picketed in Tamil Nadu. a) (i) and (ii) are correct b) (i) and (iii) are correct (ii) iscorrect_ | d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correctIV Match the Following 1. 2. xr MNA - EVR Periyar - S.N. Somayajulu - Vedaranyam - Thalamuthu - Anti-Hindi agitation Removal of Neill Statue Salt Satyagraha lr Torture Commission | Vaikom Hero 2 Wie cll = oo ee afo tO eg Answer the questions briefly List out the contribution of the moderates. Write a note on the Tirunelveli Uprising. ; *¢ page no: 1072 What is the contribution of Annie Besant to India's freedom strugde qe no: 108V. Answer briefly: List out the contribution of the moderates. + The primary contribution of moderates lies in exposing the liberal claims of the British oy al 10tnsea... eS They exposed haw the British exploited Indian and hypocrisy in following democrati principles in England and © The moderates are exposed the methods of imposing an unrepresentativ government in the colonies by the British...Tirunelveli Uprising JMC SiGaN V.O.C joined with Subramania Siva in organising the mill workers in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli. In 1908, he led a strike in the European-owned Coral Mills. It coincided with the release of Bipin Chandra Pal. V.O.C and Subramania Siva, who organised a public meeting to celebrate the release of Bipin, were arrested. The two leaders were charged with sedition andsentenced to rigorous imprisonment. Initially V.O.C. was given a draconian sentence of two life imprisonments. The news of the arrest sparked riots in Tirunelveli leading to the burning down of the police station, court building and municipal office. It led to the death of four people in police firing. V.O.C. was treated harshly in prison and was made to pull the heavy oil press. To avoid imprisonment Subramania Bharati moved to Pondicherry which was under French rule. Dharati’s exammnlaver “= undrt'y wnch5 ren Ee te mone nere (0 ites Ace ; ; hen the national movement was in its ebb, Annie Besant, an Irish lady and leader of the Theosophical Society, proposed the Home Rule Movement on the model of Irish Home Rule League. She started Home Rule League in 1916 and carried forward the demand for home rule all over India. G.S. Arundale, B.P. Wadia and C.P. Ramaswamy assisted her in this campaign. They demanded home rule with only a nominal allegiance to British Crown. She started the newspapers New India and Commonweal to carry forward her agenda. She remarked, “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train deluxe with subjection”. Under the Press Act of 1910 Annie Besant was asked to pay hefty amount as security. She wrote two books, How India wrought for Freedom and India: A Nation and a pamphlet on self-government.VI Answer in detail Discuss the response to Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu. page no: 107 Examine the origin and growth of Noni Brahmin Movement in Tam Au: 08 Describe the role of Tamil Nadu in the Civil Disobedience Movepaagye no:110ee) swacesni Movement | The partition of Bengal (1905) led to the Swadeshi Movement and changed the course of the struggle for freedom. In various parts of India, especially Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra popular leaders emerged. They implemented the programme of the Calcutta Congress which called upon the nation to promote Swadeshi enterprise, boycott foreign goods and promote national education. (a) Response in Tamilnadu V.O. Chidambaranar, V. Chakkaraiyar, Subramania Bharati and Surendranath Arya were some of the prominent leaders in Tamilnadu. Public meetings attended by thousands of people were organised in various parts of Tamilnadu. Tamil was used on the public platform for the first time to mobilise the people. Subaramania Bharati’s patriotic songs were especially important in stirring patriotic emotions. Many journals were started i 107to propagate Swadeshi ideals. Swadesamitran and India were prominent journals. The extremist leader Bipin Chandra Pal toured Madras and delivered lectures which inspired the youth. Students and youth participated widely in the Swadeshi Movement. V.O. Chidambaranar Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company One of the most enterprising acts in pursuance of swadeshi was the launching of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation ey oe, Company at Thoothukudi | D7L4™MJ by V.O. Chidambaranar. He purchased two ships Gallia and Lavo and plied them between Thoothukudi and Colombo.2. Examine the origin and growth of Non- Brahmin Movement in Tamil Nadu. = The rapid growth in education in the Madras Presidency led an increase in the number of educated non-Brahmins. «The educated non-Brahmins raised the issue of caste discrimination and unequal opportunities in government employment and representation in elected bodies, which were dominated by the Brahmins. Madras Dravidian Association «The non-Brahmins organized themselves into political organizations to protect their interests. So, in 1912 the Madras Dravidian Association was founded. « InJune 1916, D.Natesanar established the Dravidian Association Hostel for the non- Brahmin students. «He also played a key role in bridging the differences between two leading non- Brahmin leaders of the time Dr. T.M. Nair and P. Thyagaraya Chetti. South Indian Liberal Federation © On 20November 1916, a meeting of about thirty non-Brahmins was held under the leadership of P. Tyagaraya Chetti, Dr. T.M. Nair and C. Natesa Mudaliar at Victoria Public Hall in Chennai. 10th sta : Surya E The South Indian Liberal Federation (SILF) was founded to promote the interests of the non-Brahmins. ‘= They also launched three newspapers in Justice in English, Dravidian in Tamil and ‘Andhra Prakasika in Telugu. Soon, the SILF began to be popularly known as Justice Party Justice Party: ‘© The Justice Party demanded communal representation (i.e. representation fo various communities in society). ‘+The Madras government was also supportive of the Justice Party asthe latter believed that the English rule was conducive for the development of the non-Brahmins. «The Act of 1919 provided reservation of seats to non-Brahmins, a move criticized bj the Congress but welcomed by the Justice PartytB-y Civil Disobedience ton c=tant=pohe (a) Towards Poorna Swaraj © 3 ° The Madras session of the Indian National Congress in 1927 declared complete independence as its goal. In the 1929 Lahore 110 eamsession of the Congress, Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) was adopted as the goal and on 26 January 1930 the national flag was hoisted by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of river Ravias the declaration of independence. (b) Salt March to Vedaranyam When the Viceroy did not accept the demands put forward by Gandhi, he launched the Civil Disobedience Movement. Rajaji organised and led a salt satyagraha march to Vedaranyam. The march started from Tiruchirappalli on 13 April 1930 and reached Vedaranyam in Thanjavur district on 28 April. A special song was composed for the march by Namakkal V. Ramalinganar with the lines, “A War is ahead sans sword, sans bloodshed... Join this march? Despite a brutal crackdown by the police, the marching satyagrahis were provided a warm reception along the route. On reaching Vedaranyam 12 volunteers under the leadership of Rajaji broke the salt law by picking up salt. Rajaji was arrested. T.S.S. Rajan, Rukmani Lakshmipathi, Sardar Vedarathnam, C. Swaminathar and K. Santhanam were among the prominent leaders who participated in the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha. vi(3) ° e oa hartal in Madras. The clashes with the police in Tiruvallikeni which lasted for three hours on 27 April 1930 left three dead. Volunteers who attempted to offer salt Satyagraha in Rameswaram were arrested. Mill workers struck = work across the province. Woman participated enthusiastically. Rukmani Lakshmipathi was the first woman to pay penalty for violation of salt laws. Police used brutal force to suppress the movement. Bhashyam, popularly known as Arya, hoisted the national flag atop Fort St. George on 26 January 1932. Rukmani Lakshmipathi