The formation of the Indian
national congress in 1885 by A.O. Hume was the most remarkable event in the
History of India. Lord Dufferin favoured the foundation of the party because he
wanted it to act as a safety valve for
popular discontentment to safeguard the British rule in India but soon
congress turned out to be a revolutionary organisation leading the people to
independence.
Congress helped in uniting the
people of different religions, regions,
classes, castes, languages and so on.
For the first time political
unity was being sponsored by forward looking Indians.
Congress was the first
organisation that helped to train and organise public opinion in India.
