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India · 1883The Ilbert Bill controversy and the first Indian National Conference

The Ilbert Bill—intended to allow qualified Indian judges to try European British subjects in criminal cases—provoked an organised European backlash and became a major stimulus to early nationalist political activity. The first Indian National Conference met at Calcutta in December 1883 as a forerunner of the Indian National Congress; Arya Samaj founder Dayananda Saraswati also died.

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Key figures

Lord Ripon — Viceroy of India (1880–84); his Ilbert Bill and local self-government reforms defined the period.Sir Courtenay Ilbert — Law Member of the Viceroy's Council; introduced the Ilbert Bill.Surendranath Banerjea — Indian Association leader associated with the first Indian National Conference; jailed for conteAnanda Mohan Bose — Indian Association leader associated with the first Indian National Conference.Swami Dayananda Saraswati — founder of the Arya Samaj; died 30 October 1883.Sir William Wilson Hunter — chaired the Indian Education Commission, which reported in 1883.

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