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Question
What is meant by ‘Home Rule’? Why did the leaders of this movement avoid revolutionary and aggressive methods?
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Solution
‘Home Rule’ means self rule. Home Rule Leagues’ founded in 1915-16, one by Tilak in December 1915 and another by Annie Besant in September 1916, both had same objective so seeking Home Rule or self-government within the British empire by Constitutional means, The leaders of these movements avoided revolutionary and aggressive methods because:
(i) They did not like to embarrass the British in its war efforts during First World War.
(ii) They wanted to educate the masses and organise public opinion in favour of self rule.
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