| S.No. |
Moderates
Pray, Please & Protest |
Extremists
Pen, Press and Platform |
| 1. |
Drawn from the Zamindar and upper middle classes in towns. |
Drawn from the educated middle and lower middle class in towns. |
| 2. |
They believed that British rule with some reform could be beneficial. |
Swaraj was the ultimate goal. |
| 3. |
Insisted on the use of constitutional methods only. |
They believed that constitutional methods would lead them nowhere. |
| 4. |
They believed in Conciliation |
They believed in confrontation |
| 5. |
They followed the path of least resistance |
They followed the path of active resistance. |
| 6. |
They were partriots and did not play the role of a comprador class |
They were patriots who made sacrifices for the country. |
| 7. |
Believed in limiting the movement to middle class intelligentsia. |
Faith in involving the masses for effective political action. |
| 8. |
Drew their ideological inspiration from Western liberal thought and European history. |
Drew inspirations from India’s cultural heritages, Indian history and Hinduism. |
| 9. |
Professed loyalty to the British Crown |
Believed that British Crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty. |
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