Belgaum (1924)
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Overview
The Belgaum session of 1924 was the only Congress session presided over by Gandhi. Earlier, in April 1916, Tilak had founded his Home Rule League at Belgaum.
The Belgaum session of December 1924 was the only Congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
It was held at a time of division between the Swarajists and No-changers.
A centenary was marked in 2024 in Belagavi, now in Karnataka.
It was the 39th session of the Congress.
Gandhi had been released from prison earlier that year.
The session focused on Hindu–Muslim unity, untouchability and khadi.
A Veer Soudha memorial stands at the site in Belagavi.
Geography and key facts
- 1924 session
- Presided by Gandhi
- Tilak's league, 1916
- Only session Gandhi presided
- Swarajist–No-changer split
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on Congress sessions.
Note for UPSC
The only Congress session presided over by Gandhi.
Questions link places with movements, sessions and years of the national movement.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Freedom-struggle site
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Year
- 1924
- Coordinates
- 15.850°N, 74.500°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- The National Movement: 1885 to 1919
- Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi Movement and the Extremists (1905–1918)
- The Gandhian Era and Independence (1920–1947) (map lesson)
- Gandhi's Arrival, Rowlatt Satyagraha, Jallianwala Bagh and the Non-Cooperation–Khilafat Movement (map lesson)
- Swarajists to Civil Disobedience: Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Salt March and the Round Table Conferences (map lesson)
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