Topic: Famines‚ poverty‚ government policy‚ food supply in colonial India Introduction From 1760 till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj. Contrast this to the fact that there have been no famine related deaths since independence. British famine policy in India was influenced by the arguments of Adam Smith‚ as seen by the non-interference of the government with the
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INTRODUCTION Kolkata or Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river‚ it is the principal commercial‚ cultural‚ and educational centre of East India‚ while the Port of Kolkata is India’s oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011‚ the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration‚ which comprises the city and its suburbs‚ was home to approximately 14.1 million‚ making it the third-most
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Sl No 1 2 3 4 5 6 State AP AP AP AP AP AP City Secunderabad Secunderabad Secunderabad Secunderabad Secunderabad Secunderabad Location Himayat Nagar Ameerpet Somajiguda Park Lane Isnar Plaza‚ Dwarka Nagar Begumpet 7 AP Secunderabad Jublee Hills 8 AP Secunderabad Banjata Hills‚ Gvk One Mall Address 3-6-138/1-4 Papalal Chambers‚ Liberty Road‚ Himayathnagar‚ Hyd - 29 D.No.6-3-852/4/‚ Ameerpet‚ Hyderabad-500016 6-3-885/7/B/2‚ First Floor‚
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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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Historical imperialism overwhelmed many societies through their lack of development being under an authoritarian regime. Many world-wide empires used methods to imperialize colonies for their wealthy assets. By analyzing course material such as class articles and The Democratic Imagination‚ by; James Cairns and Alan Sears I will correlate topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the
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Culture of Bangladesh The Bengal region has a multifaceted folk heritage‚ enriched by its ancient animist‚ Buddhist‚ Hindu‚ and Muslim roots. Weaving‚ pottery and terracotta sculpture are some of the earliest forms of artistic expression. The best known literature of Bangladesh is the work of the great Bengali poets Rabindranath Tagore and Nasrul Islam. Folk theatre is common at the village level and usually takes place during harvest time or at melas(village fairs). There are many folk dances
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India‚[2][3] decided to end British rule of India‚ and in early 1947 Britain announced its intention of transferring power no later than June 1948. As independence approached‚ the violence between Hindus and Muslims in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal continued unabated. With the British army unprepared for the potential for increased violence‚ the new viceroy‚ Louis Mountbatten‚ advanced the date for the transfer of power‚ allowing less than seven months for a mutually agreed plan for independence
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Indian Independence Act 1947 The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the statute (10 and 11 Geo VI‚ c. 30) enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom promulgating the partition of India and the independence of the dominions of Pakistan and India. The Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947. The legislation was formulated by the government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee‚ after representatives of the Indian National Congress‚[1] the Muslim League‚[2] and the Sikh community[3] came to
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images and mottos‚ along these lines stimulating Muslim suspicions in regards to the common character of the Congress. Occasions like the Urdu-Hindi discussion (1867)‚ the parcel of Bengal (1905)‚ and Hindu revivalism‚ set the two countries‚ the Hindus and the Muslims‚ assist separated. Re-revocation of the allotment of Bengal in 1911 by the British government brought the Congress and the Muslim League on one stage. Beginning with the sacred participation in the Lucknow Pact (1916)‚ they dispatched the
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ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর Ishshor Chôndro Biddashagor 26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891)‚ born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়‚ Ishshor Chôndro Bôndopaddhae)‚ was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance.[1][2] Vidyasagar was a philosopher‚ academic‚ educator‚ writer‚ translator‚ printer‚ publisher‚ entrepreneur‚ reformer‚ and philanthropist. His efforts to simplify and modernize Bangla prose were significant. He also rationalized and
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