In this episode, we discuss the phase between 1924-29. We discuss how Gandhi dedicates 4-5 to spreading creative village programs across the villages of India, which plays a role in broadening the base of Congress. We also discuss the constitutional politics of the Swaraj party. We talk about the Simon Commission and how its opposition led to Nehru Report, which the All India Muslim League opposes. 

In this episode, we discuss the context behind the Khilafat Movement and the inclusion of Khilafat as an agenda item along with Swaraj and justice for Punjab wrongs. We discuss how although the short-term idea was to bring Hindus and Muslims together to fight against the imperial power, in the long-term it strengthened the staunch elements within All India Muslim League and pushed the non-communal leaders to the margins. 

We look at Gandhi's initial movements conducted personally, which exposed the national leaders and common people across the country to his methods. These initial strikes and demands and the non-violent civil disobedience approach helped set the base for future movements. They laid the foundations for his rapid rise in the national movement. 

In this episode, we focus on the rapid rise of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the Indian National Movement and the factors behind it. We analyze it in the context of World War I, in the context of the politics and prevalent political instruments of that time, and in the context of the low-energy phase of Congress, which seemed a little helter-skelter. 

In this episode, we discuss the impact of WWI on the Indian Nationalist movement. We discuss the Ghadar Movement and its contributions to the nationalist movement and to revolutionary nationalism. We also discuss the Home Rule Movement led by Tilak and Annie Besant and the role it played in making Swaraj the key demand. These movements provided energy to the national movement at the time when Congress was in a low-energy phase. In the context of WWI and the Home Rule League we discuss the Montagu Chelmsford Act of 1919.

In this episode, we discussed the Shimla Delegation of 1906 and the formation of Muslim League in the same year. We discuss how different elements and events such as Morley-Minto Reform of 1909, Partition of Bengal proposal of 1905, Lucknow Pack of 1916 played a role in deepening the communal consciousness in the National Movement. 

We discuss the idea of communalism and how it took birth and grew as a parallel thread to nationalism in the Indian national movement. We discuss the reasons behind the rise of communal awareness on both Hindu and Muslim sides. We also discuss the role of British policy in the rise of communalism.

This episode discusses the split in congress between Moderates and Extremists leadership after the Surat session in 1907. We also discuss the impact of the split and the change in policies of the British, and the rise of Revolutionary Nationalism to fill the vacuum, and keep the nationalistic fervor alive.  

These episodes cover the period from 1895 - 1911. We discuss how Lord Curzon's policy unknowingly provided inspiration and a new direction to the Nationalist Movement. We explore the difference between the point of view and politics of Moderates and Extremists. We also discuss Swadeshi Movement in the larger context of the extremist phase of Congress.

We discuss the formation of the Indian National Congress,  the 'safety-valve' theory, and the moderate phase of the Indian National Congress. We discuss the social base of congress at this time, which was largely elite, and thus it impacted the issues they raised with the British Government.