257 THEME TEN Colonialism and the Countryside Exploring Off Archives Explor ing Of f icial Ar c hiv es In this chapter you will see what colonial rule meant to those who lived in the countryside. You will meet the zamindars of Bengal‚ travel to the Rajmahal hills where the Paharias and the Santhals lived‚ and then move west to the Deccan. You will look at the way the English East India Company (E.I.C.) established its raj in the countryside‚ implemented its revenue policies‚ what these
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partition of India. July 18 -- The British Parliament passes the Indian Independence Act. July 19 -- Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (1895-1951) of Muslim League becomes the first Prime Minister. August 14 -- Birth of Pakistan‚ consisting of East Bengal‚ a part of Assam (Sylhet)‚ West Punjab‚ Sind‚ NWFP and Baluchistan. Some 15 million people flee religious persecution‚ Muslim fleeing to East and West Pakistan‚ while Hindus flee to India. An estimated one million people are killed in widespread
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and colonialism in India‚ many Indians hand craft their tools and clothes for survival. Since the British took over most of India due to the British’s commercial interests in the region of India. The British East India Company defeated the Newab of Bengal which
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fashion icon in her adulthood. She died on 29 July 2009 in Jaipur‚ at the age of 90. She was suffering from paralytic ileus and lung infection[3]. | [edit] Early life Gayatri Devi as a child Her father‚ Prince Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar‚ West Bengal‚ was the younger brother of the Yuvraja (Crown Prince). Her mother was Princess Indira Raje of Baroda‚ the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III‚ an extremely beautiful princess and a legendary socialite. Early in her life‚ her uncle’s death
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Railways in Colonial India: An Economic Achievement? Dan Bogart* Latika Chaudhary† May 2012 1 Introduction Railways were the most important infrastructure development in India from 1850 to 1947. They were inter-connected with all aspects of Indian society. In terms of the economy‚ railways played a major role in integrating markets and increasing trade. Domestic and international economic trends shaped the pace of railway construction and the demand
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John Arthur gives insight into two of the many different opinions concerning the responsibility the affluent people have to the much less fortunate people. Also‚ these philosophers give explanations of the moral responsibility of society. In "Famine‚ Affluence and Morality‚" Peter Singer persuades people to help the people in need around the world. He explains that the wealthy people spend a great amount of money on trivial possessions‚ and this money could help to save lives. Singer explains
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National Climate Centre Research Report No: 2/2006 Trends in the rainfall pattern over India P. Guhathakurta and M. Rajeevan National Climate Centre India Meteorological Department PUNE. INDIA 411005 ncc@imdpune.gov.in Abstract Monthly‚ seasonal and annual rainfall time series of 36 meteorological sub-divisions of India were constructed using a fixed but a large network of about 1476 rain-gauge stations. These rainfall series are thus temporally as well as spatially homogenous. Trend
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Company)‚ and then British imperial authority‚ in parts of South Asia. The independence movement saw various national and regional campaigns‚ agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. The first organised militant movements were in Bengal‚ but they later took to the political stage in the form of a mainstream movement in the then newly formed Indian National Congress (INC)‚ with prominent moderate leaders seeking only their basic right to appear for Indian Civil Service examinations
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World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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The question as to what would be the state language of Pakistan was raised immediately after its creation. Muslim scholars and leaders logically believed that Urdu‚ only spoken by 7%‚ should be the lingua franca because it had gained a reputation as the cultural symbol of subcontinental Muslims. However‚ eastern Pakistanis regarded Urdu as the language of the elite‚ not the language of the people in the eastern province - who made up 56% of Pakistan’s population - where Bangla was the mother tongue
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