- The Home Rule Movement in India aimed to achieve self-government (Swaraj) for India within the British Empire. - It was inspired by nationalist movements in other parts of the British Empire, particularly Ireland. - Annie Besant, originally Irish- English, had been associated with the Fabian Society and was aware of the Irish movement.
The leaders of the Home Rule Movement borrowed the term 'Home Rule' from a similar movement in
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2021 · Topic: Home Rule League Movement (Influences from the Irish Home Rule Movement)
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