Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman(14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) who was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Indian National Congress to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement‚ he was also one of the principal
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tradition. Mohandas Gandhi had many accomplishments throughout his 78 years of life. To briefly outline a few‚ Gandhi successfully accomplished to abjure from cardinal desires‚ to study law in London‚ to educate Indians in South Africa on their rights‚ oppose a bill that deprive Indians of their right to vote‚ and finally to continue fighting until the bitter end in defending his country and people’s rights to choose. Accomplishments in Gandhi’s life continued as he began a Satyagraha campaign in
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The Swadeshi Movement Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and the World‚ is set during a crucial period of time in Indian history. The novel examines the lives of three main characters during the beginnings of the Swadeshi protest movement in Bengali India. While Tagore explores several main themes in his novel including the role of gender‚ religion‚ and romance into the triangular narrative‚ it is the political and national theme portrayed through the Swadeshi movement that both brings together
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Forge Press An Imprint of SAGE Publications‚ Inc Johnson‚ Gordon (1973). Provincial politics and Indian nationalism; Bombay and the Indian National Congress‚ 1880 to 1915. Cambridge [Eng.] University Press‚ 1973 Farganis‚ James (2011) Readings in Social Theory: The Classic Tradition to Post-Modernism (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Desai‚ Akshayakumar Ramanlal (1966) Social Background of Indian Nationalism (4th ed‚). Bombay : Popular Prakashan Attenborough‚ Richard (1982). Gandhi. USA‚ Golden
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SHORT STORY OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA. BY DR. H. K. GANDHI MAIN THEME POINTS OF THIS ARTICLE. 1. Freedom is my birth right (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 2. Short story of Independence movement. 3. My memories of the struggle of independence. 4. Let us remember our Golden Heritage. 5. A glance at the present 20th century. 6. The story of Shiva temple of Gujarat. 7. Political slavery of recent 800 years. 8. Kings‚
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one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence Movement against the British Raj. Subhas Chandra Bose was born to an affluent family in Cuttack‚ Orissa. His father‚ Janakinath Bose‚ was a public prosecutor who believed in orthodox nationalism‚ and later became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. His mother was Prabhavati Bose‚ a remarkable example of Indian womanhood. Bose was educated at Cambridge University. In 1920‚ Bose took the Indian Civil Service entrance examination and
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Emigration Act on plantation workers? 7. Why and when was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn? 8. When and where was the demand Purna Swaraj formalised? 9. According to many Dalit leaders‚ what would have solved the problems of their social disabilities? 10. What was the decision taken by the Poona Pact of 1932? 11. Give your impression on the famous painting of Bharat Mata by Abanindranath Tagore. 12. Who led the movement for folk revival in Bengal and how? 13. What was the contribution of Natesa
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and business history of India during the last decade under the British‚ part family chronicle‚ and part analysis of public and private institutions in India‚ part history of Hindustan Lever Limited (now Hindustan Unilever Limited) and part record of Indian Manager’s career in management. It is very well-written in a clear plain style and simple language‚ with an eye to details. It is socio-economic history at its very best. It captures the life of five generations of Punjabi family from the time the
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Porbandar‚ near Bombay‚ Gandhi was one of the gentlest of men‚ a devout and almost mystical Hindu‚ but he had an iron core of determination. Nothing could change his convictions. This combination of traits made him the leader of India’s nationalist movement. Some observers called him a master politician. Others believed him a saint. To millions of Hindus he was their beloved Mahatma‚ meaning ’great soul. Gandhiji was a great social reformer. He worked hard to improve the life of women and the downtrodden
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Israel and Palestine has led to several Arab-Israeli wars and the conflict still continues. Timeline 1600-British East India Company is established. 1857-The Indian Mutiny or The First War of Independence. 1858-The India Act: power transferred to British Government. 1885-Indian National Congress founded by A. O. Hume to unite all Indians and strengthen bonds with Britain. 1905-First Partition of Bengal for administrative purposes. Gives the Muslims a majority in that state. 1906-All India Muslim
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