Congress session in Madras presided by Bhupendra Nath Bose
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The Indian National Congress held its 1914 annual session in Madras under Bhupendra Nath Bose, months after the First World War began.
The Indian National Congress held its 1914 annual session in Madras, presided over by Bhupendra Nath Bose of Bengal. It met in the early months of the First World War, after the German cruiser Emden had shelled Madras in September 1914. It was the sixth Congress session held in the city since 1887. Among those who attended was the young V. A. Sundaram, then a student at Pachaiyappa's College, who later became a close associate of Gandhi.
