Methods of Consolidation of British India 97 British Public Ignorant of Facts 98 Conquest of India Diplomatic, not Military 100 The Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 101 How the Mutiny Was Put Down 102 III. INDIA FROM 1857 TO 1905 109 Part I. From 1857 to 1885. The Bengalee Babu 109 Forces Resisting Denationalisation 114 Political Disappointments 115 Lord Ripon 118 Lord Dufferin 121 Part II. The Birth of the Indian National Congress. Indian National Congress an English Product 122 Hume, a Lover of Liberty 124 Congress to Save British Empire from Danger 126 The Congress Lacked Essentials of a National Movement 138 Hume’s Political Movement 141 Congress Overawed 142 Congress Agitation in England 144 Causes of Failure of the Congress 145 Part III. The Birth of the New Nationalist Movement. Swadeshi and Swaraj 148 Men Who Have Inspired the Movement 152 Lord Curzon and Indian Education 156 Lord Curzon’s Secret Educational Conference 158 Indians and Lord Curzon at Cross Purposes 158 The Congress Deputation to England in 1905 159 The Congress of 1905 160 Object of the Passive Resistance Movement 162 IV. THE FIRST YEARS OF THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT 167 Partition of Bengal 167 Boycott of British Goods 167 Government’s Reply 170 The Second Move of the Bengalees: The National University 170 Arabinda Ghosh 172 The Nationalist Press 176 Military Measures against Boycotters 177 Lord Minto 179 Indian Press Gagged 180 Deportation of Lajpat Rai 181