and an early Indian political and social leader. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895‚ and the first Asian to be a British MP. Naoroji is also credited with the founding of the Indian National Congress‚ along with A.O. Hume and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India’s wealth into Britain. He was also member of Second International along with Kautsky and Plekhanov. Career
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<b>HISTORY</b><br>The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24‚ 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection‚ which stared out small at 740 volumes‚ slowly increased to over 3‚000 volumes by 1814. That year‚ though‚ the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington.<br><br>To rapidly replace the collection‚ Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost‚ describing the nature of
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India won her independence in 1947 and for winning this independence Congress‚ as a political party‚ played the predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party‚ then‚ were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‚ Dr. Rajendra Prasad‚ C. Rajagopalacharya‚ Pattabhi Sitaramayya‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Subhash Chandra Bose
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Indira Gandhi Famous As: Former Prime Minister of India Nationality: Indian Religion: Hindu Political Ideology: Indian National Congress Born On: 19 November 1917 AD Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Famous Scorpios Born In: Allahabad Died On: 31 October 1984 AD Place Of Death: New Delhi Father: Jawaharlal Nehru Mother: Kamala Nehru Spouse: Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942–1960) Children: Rajiv Gandhi‚ Sanjay Gandhi Education: University of Oxford‚ Badminton School‚ Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ Visva-Bharati
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Rani Tace Bai‚ Baiza Bai‚ Chauhan Rani‚ Tapasvini Maharani daringly led their troops into the battlefield. Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi whose heroism and superb leadership laid an outstanding example of real patriotism .Indian women who joined the national movement belonged to educated and liberal families‚ as well as those from the rural areas and from all walk of life‚ all castes‚ religions and communities. Sarojini Naidu‚ Kasturba Gandhi‚ Vijayalakmi Pundit and Annie Bezant in the 20th century
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Non – cooperation movement The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist British occupation in India through non-violent means. Protestors and followers followed the swadeshi and boycott movement. The ideals of Ahimsa or non-violence had mass movement on a very large scale was seen for the first time. Among the significant causes of this
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being drained out‚ sucking our very blood. Britain should immediately quit India.’’ That’s what the Sindh Times wrote on May 20‚ 1884‚ a year before the Indian National Congress was born and 58 years before the ’’Quit India’’ movement of 1942 was launched. Contrary to the view that nationalist sentiments were awoken by the Indian National Congress only when M.K. Gandhi took over it’s leadership‚ nationalist feelings in India had been present as early as 1857‚ and expressions of Indian nationalism manifested
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whole heartedly in anything. At present there is no open hostility between the two nations. But on accounts of so called educated people it will increase in the future.” Analyzing on the demand of Indian National Congress for introduction of parliamentary elections he said: “The proposals of congress are exceeding expediently for a country which is inhabited by two different nations. Now suppose if the English leave India who would be the ruler of India? Is it possible under these circumstances that
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Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges
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kamaraj- he was instrumental in bringing to power two Prime Ministers‚ Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964 and Indira Gandhi in 1966. In Tamil Nadu‚ his home state‚ he is still remembered for bringing school education to millions of the rural poor by introducing free education and the free Midday Meal Scheme during his tenure as chief minister. On 13 April 1954‚ K. Kamaraj became the Chief Minister of Madras Province. To everyone’s surprise‚ Kamaraj nominated C. Subramaniam and M. Bhakthavatsalam‚ who
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