Teacher Explains
β¨ The Need for Change
Hey everyone! Let's dive into a really important chapter of our history: India's struggle for independence. Take a look at these stamps. Who do you recognize? What do you know about what they did for India?
β¨ Forming the Indian National Congress
Today, we live in a free India, but it wasn't always this way. Can you imagine what it would be like to not have the freedoms we have today? Our freedom was earned through the hard work and sacrifices of millions of Indians. Our story really picks up steam after the First War of Independence in 1857. Educated Indians began to see that British rule wasn't fair and that something needed to change.
β¨ The First Leaders
That feeling of nationalism, of wanting to govern ourselves, started to spread. People began to speak out and push back against the British rulers. A big moment in this movement was the creation of the Indian National Congress. Let's find out how that happened and who was involved!