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What is the contribution of Annie Besant to India's freedom struggle?
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Solution
- Annie Besant, an Irish lady and the leader of the Theosophical society started the Home Rule League on the model of the Irish Home Rule League in 1916.
- She carried forward the demand for Home Rule all over India. She started the newspapers “New India, Commonweal” to carry forward her agenda.
- A large number of students who joined the movement were trained in Home Rule classes.
- They were formed into boy scouts and volunteer troops.
- By forming trade unions with her member B. P. Wadia improved the working conditions of the workers and they made them part of the struggle for freedom.
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