Annie Besant was: 1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society 3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

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Modern History

Prelims 2013

Annie Besant was:

Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
The founder of the Theosophical Society
Once the President of the Indian National Congress

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

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Explanation

Annie Besant, (1 October 1847 - 20 September 1933), was a former British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule .

She became a member of the Theosophical Society and a prominent lecturer on the subject, though Theosophical Society was founded by Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in Adyar in 1875. As part of her Theosophy-related work, she travelled to India .

She also became involved in politics in India, joining the Indian National Congress. When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India, and dominion status within the British Empire. This led to her election as president of the India National Congress, in late 1917.

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