INDIAN ETHOS & VALUES BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY – SISTER NIVEDITA Sister Nivedita Personal Life: Margaret Elizabeth Nobel who is familiarly known as “Sister Nivedita” was born on October‚ 1867 in Ireland. Her parents are Samuel Richmond Noble and Mary Isabel Noble. Her grandfather‚ Mr. John Noble‚ was a priest in a church had brought her up by providing her the feelings of bravery and patriotism since Ireland was fighting for its freedom at that time since she lost her father when
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1971 was for independence from Pakistan. India and Pakistan got independence from the British rule in 1947. Pakistan had two parts‚ East and West‚ which were separated by about 1‚000 miles. East Pakistan was mainly the eastern part of the province of Bengal. The capital of Pakistan was Karachi in West Pakistan and was moved to Islamabad in 1958. However‚ due to discrimination in economy and ruling powers against them‚ the East Pakistanis vigorously protested and declared independence on March 26‚ 1971
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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THE PARTITION OF INDIA: DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES PRASHANT BHARADWAJ‚ ASIM KHWAJA & ATIF MIAN† A BSTRACT. Large scale migrations‚ especially involuntary ones‚ can have a sudden and substantial impact on the demographic landscape of both the sending and receiving communities. The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 resulted in one of the largest and most rapid population exchanges in human history. We compile comparable census data pre and postpartition from India and Pakistan to estimate
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Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. British imperialism in India has affected the country in many ways. There is negative and positive effects that take place in the past or present. British rule in India lasted for nearly 200 years. However‚ British interest in India started in the 1600s and ended with India’s independence in 1947. In 1601‚ the British East India Company was set up in India‚ which represents the first of Britain
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Tughlaq dynasty‚ covering most of Indian subcontinent.[10] The Delhi Sultanate declined thereafter‚ with continuing Hindu-Muslim wars‚ and kingdoms such as Vijayanagara Empire re-asserting their independence as well as new Muslim sultanates such as Bengal Sultanate breaking off.[11][12] The Sultanate caused destruction and desecration of ancient temples of South Asia‚[13] as well as led to the emergence of Indo-Islamic architecture.[14][15] The Delhi Sultanate is the era that enthroned one of the few
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mainland SEA * Bordered on the NW by India and Bangladesh‚ NE by Tibet and China‚ SE by Laos and Thailand‚ S by the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea * Highest point is Hkakabo Razi in Kachin / highest mountain in SEA‚ along the borders of Myanmar‚ India and China / along the foothills of the Himalayas * Lowest point is Andaman Sea/Burma Sea‚ southeast of Bay of Bengal * Major rivers are Irrawaddy‚ Thanlwin‚ Sittang * Climate - Hot season is from March to May‚ rainy season is from June
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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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This caused widespread famine throughout the nation which also killed millions. Stalin ruled with terror and he had a totalitarian grip in order to get rid of anyone who did not believe the same things as him. He was able to expand the powers of the police and also got citizens
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The Economic and Social Impact of Colonial Rule in India Chapter 3 of Class Structure and Economic Growth: India & Pakistan since the Moghuls Maddison (1971) British imperialism was more pragmatic than that of other colonial powers. Its motivation was economic‚ not evangelical. There was none of the dedicated Christian fanaticism which the Portuguese and Spanish demonstrated in Latin America and less enthusiasm for cultural diffusion than the French (or the Americans) showed in their colonies. For
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