Abstract:
British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume established the Indian National Congress party in 1885. His fundamental aim was to bring educated people together with the help of common platform to influence policymaking. Banaras Congress created the split between national congress into two groups. At the time of Calcutta Congress, Tilak elaborated the concept of "passive resistance ".Surat Congress was considered as the turning point in Tilak’s life and other players involved in the freedom movement.