•   There were three such conferences organized by the British government between 1930 and 1932 to discuss constitutional reforms in India.

•   These conferences were held in accordance with the Simon Commission's report from 1930.

•   The special features relating to each conference are following:

•   1^st Round Table Conference (Nov 1930- Jan 1931)

o  Ramsay MacDonald presided over the first Round Table Conference.

o  It was attended by the Princely States, the Muslim League, the Justice Party, the Hindu Mahasabha, and others.

o  Congress declined to attend this conference.

o  Various issues were discussed but a little to no progress was made hence this conference was a failiure.

•   2^nd Round Table Conference (Sep 1931-Dec 1931)

o  A settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin brought the Congress to the second session of the Round Table Conference.

o  At the conference, Gandhi (Congress) claimed to speak on behalf of all Indians against imperialism to which the other delegates did not agree.

o  Gandhi rejected the idea of a separate electorate for untouchables, claiming that they were Hindus and thus should not be treated as a minority.

o  The session quickly came to a halt over the issue of minorities.

o  Except for the Sikhs, all minorities (including Dalits) wanted their own separate electorates.

o  This conference was also a failure.

•   3^rd Round Table Conference (Nov 1932- Dec 1932)

o  The leaders of Congress did not attend this conference.

o  It was not possible to reach a meaningful conclusion without the presence and participation of Congress leaders.

o  Based on this, the Government of India Act of 1935 was enacted

•   Bardoli satyagraha took place in Bardoli taluk of Gujrat due to 22% hike in tax rates despite the region being hit with flood and famine.

•   Sardar Vallabh was invited to be the leader of the movement which was a non violent No tax campaign launched in 1928.

•   Gandhi showed his support for the movement in Yugantar

•   The moment garnered nationwide support and as a result government formed Maxwell-Broomfield commission to look into the matter.

•   Revenue was reduced to 6.03% and peasants were given back the land that were confiscated due to non payment of taxes.