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The Lucknow Pact was seen as a beacon of hope to Hindu–Muslim unity. It was the first time that the Hindus and Muslims had made a joint demand for political reform to the British. It led to a growing belief in British India that Home Rule (self-government) was a real possibility. The pact also marked the high-water mark of Hindu-Muslim unity.
The club hosted a meeting of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League which led to the Lucknow Pact of 1916, which was also signed on the premises. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Mahatma Gandhi visited the building to give a speech on Hindu-Muslim unity on 15 October 1920 [ 2 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and on 26 April 1922 Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel made ...
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Sir Syed Wazir Hasan (14 May 1874 – August 1948) was an Indian jurist and Secretary and later President of the All-India Muslim League.A practitioner in the Judicial Commissioner's Court, he was the first Indian Chief Justice of the Awadh Chief Court (1930–1934). [2]
In 1916, with Jinnah now president of the Muslim League, the two organisations signed the Lucknow Pact, setting quotas for Muslim and Hindu representation in the various provinces. Although the pact was never fully implemented, its signing ushered in a period of co-operation between the Congress and the League. [57] [45]
The Fourteen Points of Jinnah were proposed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in response to the Nehru report.It consisted of four Delhi proposals, the three Calcutta amendments, demands for the continuation of separate electorates and reservation of seats for Muslims in government services and self-governing bodies.
The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys ...