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Aryan YadavAIR 31

Question Q.19SubstantiateGS2GS1

"The changing nature of revolutionary extremism in the Indian national movement reflects a broader shift in political consciousness." Substantiate.

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Introduction

Revolutionary extremism was an ideology based on a violent attack against the British to gain freedom for India.

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Main Body

Changing Nature of Revolutionary Extremism

Early Stage: 1900-1920

1After decline of Swadeshi movement, youth energy was left unstopped leading them to extremism
2Were inspired by Irish revolutionaries
3Focus was on individual violent action, not mass based struggle
4Assassination of unpopular leaders was carried out (Eg: Attack on Viceroy Hardinge)

Later Stage: 1920-30

1Inspired by Russian revolution 1917
2Adopted ideas of communism & socialism (Eg: NSRA established in 1928)
3Supported trade unionism
4In later stages started moving away from individual action & towards mass struggle as seen with Bhagat Singh

How it reflected broader shift in political consciousness

1Early revolutionaries were dis-organised

by Rasbehari Bose & Sardhi Sangle

5Used newspapers/pamphlets to push ideology (Eg: Ghadar)

Later Stage: 1920-30

1Inspired by Russian revolution 1917
2Adopted ideas of communism & socialism (Eg: NSRA established in 1928)
3Supported trade unionism
4In later stages started moving away from individual action & towards mass struggle as seen with Bhagat Singh

How it reflected broader shift in political consciousness

1Early revolutionaries were dis-organised
2Later extremists among INC like Lal Bahadur Shastri helped organize them
3In 1920s, they adopted Left politics of communism, trade unionism & post Russian Revolution
4Later realised that for freedom was struggle was needed after seeing results of Mahatma Gandhi's

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2Later extremists among INC like Lal Bahadur Shastri helped organize them
3In 1920s, they adopted Left politics of communism, trade unionism & post Russian Revolution
4Later realised that for freedom mass struggle was needed after seeing results of Mahatma Gandhi's
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Conclusion

Revolutionaries evolved with time & played a big role in India's freedom struggle.

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  • Clear chronological organization (Early Stage 1900-1920, Later Stage 1920-30)
  • Identifies international influences (Irish revolutionaries, Russian revolution)
  • Shows evolution from individual terrorism to mass-based movements
  • Connects ideological shifts to broader political consciousness
  • Mentions specific organization (NSRA) and personality (Bhagat Singh)

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Aryan Yadav

AIR 31

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country

Revolutionary extremism in Indian independence movement

Evolution of revolutionary extremism from individual action to mass movements

Writing Stats

299

Total words

6

Paragraphs

Formal, structured with sub-headings

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