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Rs 100 Crore Announced for Gandhi Smaraka in Belagavi District
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Only one Congress session had Gandhi as president: the Belagavi 1924 fact Prelims history tests
A Rs 100 crore Gandhi memorial is planned in Belagavi, site of the 1924 Congress session.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2012; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Rs 100 crore has been announced for a Gandhi Smaraka (memorial) in Belagavi district.
Belagavi hosted the 1924 session of the Indian National Congress, the only session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Rs 100 crore announced for a Gandhi Smaraka (memorial) in Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Belagavi (Belgaum) hosted the 1924 session of the Indian National Congress
- Mahatma Gandhi presided over the 1924 Belagavi session, his only term as Congress president
- Other sessions: 1917 Calcutta (Annie Besant), 1929 Lahore (Jawaharlal Nehru, Purna Swaraj)
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Mahatma Gandhi presided over only one session of the Indian National Congress, held at Belagavi in 1924.
- The 1917 Calcutta session was presided over by Annie Besant, the first woman president of the INC.
- The 1929 Lahore session under Jawaharlal Nehru adopted the goal of Purna Swaraj.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 1 (Modern Indian history) and Karnataka's role in the national movement. The 1924 Belagavi session came after the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement and placed Gandhi at the head of the Congress; a Rs 100 crore memorial shows how states use heritage sites for public memory and education. Way forward: preserve the site's historical record, link it to tourism and school curricula, and ensure transparent, time-bound execution.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
At which place in Karnataka did Mahatma Gandhi take part in the session of the All India Congress Committee?
- Dharwad
- Belagavi
- Mysuru
- Bengaluru
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B
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Answer before you reveal
ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದು ಯಾವ ವರ್ಷ?
- 1917
- 1920
- 1929
- 1924
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: 1924 — ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದದ್ದು ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಮಾತ್ರ — 1924ರ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ. • 1917 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1917ರ ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಅನಿ ಬೆಸೆಂಟ್; ಅದು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ. • 1920 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1920ರ ಅಧಿವೇಶನಗಳು ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ (ವಿಶೇಷ) ಮತ್ತು ನಾಗ್ಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದವು; ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ. • 1929 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1929ರ ಲಾಹೋರ್ ಅಧಿವೇಶನ ಜವಾಹರಲಾಲ್ ನೆಹರೂ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಸ್ವರಾಜ್ ಘೋಷಿಸಿತು; ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ.
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