The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London. Before this, the viceroy Lord Irwin announced in October 1929, a vague offer of 'dominion status' for India in an unspecified future and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.
"The Two Mahatmas"—as Sarojini Naidu described Gandhi and Irwin—had eight meetings that totaled 24 hours. Gandhi was impressed by Irwin’s sincerity. The terms of the "Gandhi-Irwin Pact" fell manifestly short of those Gandhi prescribed as the minimum for a truce.
Below were the proposed conditions.
It is fair to record that British officials in India, and in England, were outraged by the idea of a pact with a party whose avowed purpose was the destruction of the British Raj. Winston Churchill publicly expressed his disgust "...at the nauseating and humiliating spectacle of this one-time Inner Temple lawyer, now seditious fakir, striding half-naked up the steps of the Viceroy’s palace, there to negotiate and parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor."
Bhagat Singh (IPA: [pə̀ɡət̪ sɪ́ŋɡ] ( listen); 28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian nationalist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the word Shaheed meaning "martyr" in a number of Indian languages.
Born into a Sikh Jat family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, as a teenager Singh studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchist and marxist ideologies. He became involved in numerous revolutionary organisations, and quickly rose through the ranks of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) to become one of its main leaders, eventually changing its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928.
Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, Singh was involved in the assassination of British police officer John Saunders. He eluded efforts by the police to capture him. Together with Batukeshwar Dutt, he undertook a successful effort to throw two bombs and leaflets inside the Central Legislative Assembly while shouting slogans of Inquilab Zindabad. Subsequently they volunteered to surrender and be arrested. Held on this charge, he gained widespread national support when he underwent a 116 day fast in jail, demanding equal rights for British and Indian political prisoners. During this time, sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction in the Saunders case, after trial by a Special Tribunal and appeal at the Privy Council in England. He was convicted and subsequently hanged for his participation in the murder, aged 23. His legacy prompted youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence and he continues to be a youth idol in modern India, as well as the inspiration for several films. He is commemorated with a large bronze statue in the Parliament of India, as well as a range of other memorials.
Har Govind Vallabh Pant was a freedom fighter and founder of the "Kumoun Parishad" political group in 1915. He was elected deputy speaker of the United Provinces legislature on 4 January 1951.
A child was born to Anandi Devi and Pt Dharma Nand Pant on 19 May 1885 and they named him Har Govind. When the infant was being brought up in the cool surroundings of himalayas,Indian Nationalism was taken root in the minds of educated Indian people which had revolutionary potentialities. Har Govind Pant got his primary education in a village school for which he had to walk a distance of three miles every day.He passed his intermediate examination in the first division in 1905 from Govt college of Almora.He graduated from Muir Central College Allahabad and subsequently got his L.L.B. degree from School of Law,Allahabad in the year 1909.
Har Govind Pant Started his practice in the year 1910 at Ranikhet. He contributed lavishly for starting local papers with nationalistic ideas so that the masses could be educated and informed about political awakening in the country and he himself started Kumoan Parishad(first political organization in uttrakhand).
Tamilaruvi Manian (Tamil: தமிழருவி மணியன்)is a politician from Tamil Nadu. He is the writer and great orator in Tamil. Because of his ortary skills former chief minister of Tamil Nadu Kamaraj gave him the name Tamilaruvi.
Tamilaruvi Manian began his political career as a congressman in 1966. After the split happened in the Indian National Congress party, he joined Indian National Congress (Organisation). For some years, he served in the political parties like Janata Party, Janata Dal, Lok Shakti. He then joined in Tamil Maanila Congress(TMC). After the merger of TMC with Congress, continue his career in Congress. He served in the politics over 40 years. He resigned from the post of General Secretary of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on 23rd February 2009 because of party's stand in the Eelam Tamil issue. He found the Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam (காந்திய மக்கள் இயக்கம்) on 2nd october 2009.