Who was the first to demand Swaraj?
John Peck
Published May 09, 2026
Just so, who first demanded Purna Swaraj?
poet Hasrat Mohani
Secondly, who started Swaraj movement? The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 and continued up to 1911. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movement. Its chief architects were Aurobindo Ghosh, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai, V. O.
Secondly, when was Swaraj demanded for the first time?
Dec.1929
Where was Purna Swaraj declared?
The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session. A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as 'Independence Day'.