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The Non-Cooperation Movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi and launched from September 1920 to February 1922. It started after the sad incident of the Jallianwalah Bagh Massacre but was called off because of the violent incident of Chauri Chaura. This nationwide movement was a consensus amongst leaders and was declared after the Calcutta Session of 1920 by the Indian National Congress (INC). From the session, it was decided that it would be a non-violent and non-cooperation movement against foreign goods and the British administration. In this blog, let us know who all were the leaders involved in the Non-cooperation movement.
Non-Cooperation Movement Leaders
Here is a list of non-cooperation movement leaders who were involved from the various parts of the nation and contributed accordingly –
| Leaders | Their Contribution |
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | In this movement, he toured around the nation and addressed lakhs of people. He also gave his principles of non-violence(ahimsa), the use of swadeshi products and the removal of untouchability. |
| C.R. Das | Also famous as Desh Bandhu, he laid the groundwork for the resolutions of the Non-Coopertion Movement. He played a great role in the areas of Calcutta and Chittagong. |
| Motilal Nehru | He resigned from government service as a lawyer in the wake of this non-cooperation movement call and joined the movement along with other prominent lawyers. |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Nehru supported the movement and encouraged the formation of the Kisan Sabha, who could further raise their voices against the exploitation of peasants. |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | Bose was appointed as the principal of the National College of Calcutta and later resigned from Civil Services. |
| J. M Sengupta | He was a nationalist leader who worked for the labourers of tea estates of Assam. |
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Other leaders were –
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
- Dr Rajendra Prasad
- Alluri Sitaram Raju
- Jairamdas Daulatram
- Shaukat Ali and Muhammed Ali (Ali Brothers)
- Baba Ramchandra
- Premchand
- Bhagwan Ahir
- N.C. Bordoloi
- Swami Govindanand
- Muhammad Osman
- Purushottamdas Tandon
- Govind Ballabh Pant
- Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
- Lal Bahadur Shashtri
And the list goes on with many other leaders whose sacrifice and determination to fight for the freedom of India has not gone unnoticed. They all were visionary thinkers and nationalist leaders who supported the non-cooperation movement in their own ways and even went to jail for their sacrifices.
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