In which year was the Home Rule Movement started?

The correct answer is 1916.

Key Points

• The Home Rule Movement was started in 1916.
• The main motto of the Home Rule Movement was for the establishment of self-government for India in the British empire using constitutional methods.
• Home Rule Movements were launched in the country in 1916 under the leadership of Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the popular slogan during the movement - "Home Rule is my birth-right, and I will have it."​

Important Points

• The Government of India Act 1909 was dissatisfactory to the aspirations of Indians. Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum.
• Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras.
• They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.
• There was an informal understanding between both the leagues wherein Tilak's league worked in Maharashtra (except Bombay), Karnataka, Berar, and the Central Provinces. Besant's league worked in the rest of the country.
• Tilak's league had its headquarters in Delhi. It had 6 branches. Besant's league had 200 branches and was a looser organization compared to Tilak's.
• The two leagues worked closely with one another. However, they did not merge to avoid friction between both leaders.

Additional Information

• Krishnavarma founded the Indian Home Rule Society in February 1905.
• The Purna Swaraj resolution was proclaimed by The Indian National Congress at Lahore Session in 1929.
• The Lahore session was chaired by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru.