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The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) marked the beginning of organised all-India political activity.
The session was held in:
CITY → Bombay.
SPECIFIC VENUE → Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.
DATE → 28 December 1885.
SESSION PERIOD → 28–31 December 1885.
Thus:
28 DECEMBER 1885 ↓ GOKULDAS TEJPAL SANSKRIT COLLEGE ↓ BOMBAY ↓ FIRST SESSION OF THE INC.
The first session was originally planned to be held at Poona.
However, shortly before the proposed meeting, cases of cholera occurred in Poona.
Therefore:
ORIGINAL PLAN → Poona.
PROBLEM → Cholera outbreak.
RESULT → Venue shifted to Bombay.
Thus:
POONA ↓ CHOLERA OUTBREAK ↓ VENUE SHIFTED ↓ BOMBAY.
IMPORTANT PRELIMS DISTINCTION:
ORIGINAL VENUE → POONA.
ACTUAL VENUE → BOMBAY.
The first session was held at:
GOKULDAS TEJPAL SANSKRIT COLLEGE BOMBAY.
The College provided the physical venue for the historic gathering of representatives from different parts of India.
The first meeting commenced on:
28 DECEMBER 1885.
Thus:
GOKULDAS TEJPAL SANSKRIT COLLEGE ↓ HISTORIC FIRST MEETING ↓ INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The first session began on:
28 DECEMBER 1885.
The session continued until:
31 DECEMBER 1885.
Therefore:
START → 28 December 1885.
END → 31 December 1885.
DURATION → Four days.
YEAR ↓ 1885 ↓ DATES ↓ 28–31 DECEMBER ↓ CITY ↓ BOMBAY ↓ SPECIFIC VENUE ↓ GOKULDAS TEJPAL SANSKRIT COLLEGE ↓ EVENT ↓ FIRST SESSION OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Although the focus is the venue and date, these facts are closely associated with the first session:
FIRST PRESIDENT → W.C. Bonnerjee.
GENERAL SECRETARY → A.O. Hume.
DELEGATES → 72.
Thus, the complete revision formula is:
1885 + 28–31 DECEMBER + BOMBAY + GOKULDAS TEJPAL SANSKRIT COLLEGE + 72 DELEGATES + W.C. BONNERJEE ↓ FIRST SESSION OF INC.
The importance of the venue and date lies in the fact that they mark the formal beginning of the Indian National Congress as an organised all-India political platform.
Thus:
REGIONAL POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS ↓ BOMBAY, 1885 ↓ FIRST INC SESSION ↓ ALL-INDIA POLITICAL PLATFORM ↓ ORGANISED INDIAN NATIONALISM.
MOST IMPORTANT FACTS:
• First INC Session → 1885.
• Started on → 28 December 1885.
• Session period → 28–31 December 1885.
• Actual city → Bombay.
• Specific venue → Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.
• Original proposed venue → Poona.
• Reason for shift → Cholera outbreak in Poona.
• First President → W.C. Bonnerjee.
• Number of delegates → 72.
TRAP 1:
FIRST INC SESSION → Originally held at Poona.
INCORRECT.
Poona was the original planned venue.
The actual session was held in Bombay.
TRAP 2:
FIRST INC SESSION VENUE → Calcutta.
INCORRECT.
Calcutta hosted the second session in 1886.
TRAP 3:
FIRST SESSION → Began on 28 December 1886.
INCORRECT.
The correct year is:
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay from 28 to 31 December 1885, after the originally planned venue of Poona was changed due to a cholera outbreak.
