1885 AD
The first Indian National Congress meets
British Empire · Resistance & colonized agency · Decolonization & independence · Ideas, knowledge & culture
Seventy-two delegates met in Bombay to debate representation, administrative reform, and political rights. The organization evolved from constitutional petition to a mass movement for `swaraj`, encompassing rival tendencies and leaders including Dadabhai Naoroji, Gokhale, Tilak, Gandhi, and Nehru
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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Sources
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- 2026-09-23
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