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Q105 (CAPF/2020) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Indian National Congress Answer Verified

The British Committee of the Indian National Congress was founded in

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The British Committee of the Indian National Congress (INC) was established in London in 1889 [1]. Its primary objective was to act as a pressure group to influence British public opinion and the British Government to introduce reforms in India along nationalist lines [1]. The committee was officially formed on July 27, 1889, and it launched a journal titled 'India' as its organ to disseminate information about Indian grievances to the British public [1]. Prominent leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji and W.C. Bonnerjee were instrumental in its functioning, with Naoroji spending significant time in London campaigning for India's cause [1]. While Naoroji had previously founded the East India Association in 1866, the specific British Committee of the INC was a later development aimed at institutionalizing the Congress's presence in the heart of the British Empire.

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 11: Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase > p. 250
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