in his autobiography An Indian Pilgrim‚ he felt "like a thoroughly insignificant being. My parents awed me to a degree". It is now 111 years since the birth of Subhas Chandra Bose‚ and sixty-three years since his last known journey out of South East Asia‚ reportedly to the Soviet Union‚ in mid-August 1945. On 23 January every year Subhas’ birth anniversary is celebrated across India. Speeches extolling Bose’s charisma and personality‚ his unique contributions towards Indian independence continue to
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THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in
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honesty‚ integrity‚ visionary‚ follower-centric‚ transformational and charismatic‚ quality Profile Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ (born on October 2nd 1869 in Porbandar‚ India – died January 30th 1948 in New Delhi‚ India) was a leader of Indian Nationalist Movement opposing British rule‚ considered to be ‘Father of the Nation’. His father Karamchand Gandhi served as a high official to the ruler of Porbandar State (Rajkot). When he was 13 year old he was married to Kasturbai Makhanji according to the
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KHILAFAT MOVEMENT At the beginning of 1st world war (1914) seat of Khilafat was held by Turkey (Ottoman Empire). In the First World War‚ the Turks had fought on the side of the Germany and Austrian Empire against Britain‚ France and Russia. British wanted Indian Muslims to fight in the war against the Turks‚ but they knew that British would respect the rights of the Khalifa and Turkish Empire would be maintained. As a result of this promise thousands of Muslims joined the British Army. Turkish
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1913 1918 The war prices increased in double 19181919 & 19201921 Crop failure 1921 Famines and the epidemic Mahatma Gandhi 1916 Mahatma Gandhi organized satyagraha movement in Champaran(Bihar) 1917 Mahatma Gandhi organized satyagraha movement in Kheda District (Gujarat) 1918 Mahatma Gandhi organized satyagraha Movement in Ahmedabad. 1919 Rowlatt Act was Passed (It gave the govt. enormous powerto represspolitical activities‚ and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years
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However its policies were disliked by Indians and together they revolted against the company. This led to the downfall of the company and the administration of India went directly under the Queen. In the following lines‚ you shall find information regarding the period when India was under British rule. Read about the British colonialism in India. The British annexed many princely states and formed laws and policies of their own. Slowly but rapidly the entire Indian sub continent came under the British
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doctorate (Ph.D.) from Munich University. Services of Iqbal in Pakistan Movement Iqbal and Pakistan Movement Although his main interests were scholarly‚ Iqbal was not unconcerned with the political situation of the country and the political fortunes of the Muslim community of India. Already in 1908‚ while in England‚ he had been chosen as a member of the executive council of the newly-established British branch of the Indian Muslim League. In 1931 and 1932 he represented the Muslims of India in
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celebrated with varying degrees of formality in state capitals and other centres. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 following the Indian independence movement noted for largely peaceful nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress. The independence came through the Indian Independence Act 1947‚ an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent Dominions of the British Commonwealth
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therefore‚ wields power by creating shifts in people’s loyalties‚ behavior and obedience patterns at a collective level. This can happen dramatically‚ for example as it did at moments during the Indian Independence Struggle‚ the US Civil Rights Movement‚ various labor struggles (i.e. the United Farm Workers movement in the mid-late 1960s)‚ and the downfall of Ferdinand Marcos (1986)‚ Augusto Pinochet (1988)‚ Apartheid in South Africa (1980s-90s)‚ Slobodan Milosevic (2000)‚ and the authoritarian system
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(1869-1948) He’s considered to be the father of his country. He was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule. He’s internationally esteemed for his doctrine of non-violence to achieve political and social progress. The Indian people had disliked British rule since the 10th centenary. There were campaigns of civil disobedience and non-cooperation with the British by some members of the Indian congress party for example Nehru. They took up the cause of home rule in 1917 and
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