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| Nehru and Gandhi |
Most early Indian revolts occured in underground rebellions or peaceful protests lead by powerful leaders of the Indian culture. Mohandas Ghandi and Jawaharlal Nehru both had very strong roles to play in the Indian rebellion against the British Raj. Infact, Nehrus family had strong political power in India in that his father was the leader of the Indian National Conference (INC). Motial Nehru played the role in uniting the Lucknow session of 1916 and bringing about Hindu-Muslim unity in the Lucknow Pact of 1916. Motial Nehru was made president of the Allahabad branch of the Home Rule League and demanded home rule or self government of India after the end of WWI. With the rebellions of the Indian people demanding the British Raj to leave the country and give independence, a newspaper was published named the "Independent" in 1919. Then, after a series of mostly peaceful revolts against the British and after Jawaharlal Nehru's Indian Independence speech is made, the British leave India, and the first president of India, Jawaharlal Nehru is named.
