Annie Besant, along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was a leading figure in launching and popularizing the Home Rule Movement in 1916. They aimed to achieve self-government (Home Rule) for India within the British Empire through constitutional means. Annie Besant founded the All India Home Rule League in September 1916 in Madras, while Tilak started his Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 in Maharashtra.
Annie Besant is mostly associated with
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: Home Rule League Movement (Emergence of Key Leaders (Tilak, Annie Besant))
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