Haripura (1938)

Overview

At the Haripura session of 1938 in Gujarat, Subhas Chandra Bose became Congress president and set up a National Planning Committee under Nehru. His re-election at Tripuri in 1939 led to his resignation and the Forward Bloc.

Haripura is in Surat district, and the session was held on the banks of the Tapi.

Nandalal Bose made posters for the session, now known as the Haripura panels.

The National Planning Committee laid the ground for later economic planning in independent India.

It was the 51st session of the Congress.

At Tripuri in 1939 Bose won a contested election against Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

Bose's presidential address called for national planning and industrial growth.

Haripura village was decorated with folk art.

Geography and key facts

• 1938 Congress session
• Bose president
• National Planning Committee
• Surat district, on the Tapi
• Haripura posters by Nandalal Bose

Why it matters for UPSC

Asked on the Bose episode.