The Indian government had no influence in parliament and their say in decision making and policies were very minimal. As a result of their dissatisfaction in the governing of India, the Indian National Congress was formed from an educated middle-class group, in 1885. In 1909, the Morley-Minto reforms were introduced whereby it allowed each province to have its own governor and permitted citizens to attend councils. Following this, 1919 saw to the heightening of nationalism. This was ensued from the lasting discontent with the Morley-Minto reforms, mainly from the well educated of society. Despite the introduction of the reforms British sovereignty over India did not dispel and no increase in national power occurred. Throughout the early half of the century India witnessed its people continuously persecuted and exploited by British masters. The caste system in place, saw the mistreatment against the lower class, the unschooled and the poor by the upper class, the literate and the wealthy. India before Gandhi’s campaigning, was one where the general populace were oppressed by foreigners and only the very affluent were granted
The Indian government had no influence in parliament and their say in decision making and policies were very minimal. As a result of their dissatisfaction in the governing of India, the Indian National Congress was formed from an educated middle-class group, in 1885. In 1909, the Morley-Minto reforms were introduced whereby it allowed each province to have its own governor and permitted citizens to attend councils. Following this, 1919 saw to the heightening of nationalism. This was ensued from the lasting discontent with the Morley-Minto reforms, mainly from the well educated of society. Despite the introduction of the reforms British sovereignty over India did not dispel and no increase in national power occurred. Throughout the early half of the century India witnessed its people continuously persecuted and exploited by British masters. The caste system in place, saw the mistreatment against the lower class, the unschooled and the poor by the upper class, the literate and the wealthy. India before Gandhi’s campaigning, was one where the general populace were oppressed by foreigners and only the very affluent were granted