Bentinck.‚ governor general of all of British-ruled India. In 1817‚ Mritunjaya Vidyalamkara‚ chief pundit of the Supreme Court in Calcutta announced that sati had no sanction in the ancient texts and‚ in 1818‚ Lord William Bentinck‚ the governor of Bengal‚ banned the practice. The Prevention of Sati Act makes it illegal to abet‚ glorify or attempt to commit Sati. Abetment of Sati‚ including coercing or forcing someone to commit Sati can be punished by death sentence or life imprisonment‚ while glorifying
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* 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Early life Khudiram Bose was born on 3 December 1889 in the village Habibpur near the town of Midnapur in the Midnapore district of West Bengal. His father Trailokyanath Basu was the revenue agent of the town of the Nadazol province. His mother was Lakshmipriya Devi. He was the fourth child after 3 daughters — Aparupa‚ Sarojini and Nanibala (two previous sons had died in infancy). taken over
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concerning the partition of Bengal‚ a decision that was made by Curzon. The partition of Bengal had increased tensions among the Indian people and had resulted in the Muslim and the Hindu communities both wanting changing. This resulted in the establishment of two separate parties‚ which were congress and the Muslim league. Source 1 is a contemporary source written by Nehru in 1909 in a private letter to his son. The source was written at the time of the partition of Bengal and the publishing of the
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effects of Concussions in the NFL has become a major topic of discussion with a wide variety of opinions from medical professionals‚ NFL representatives‚ academic institutions and Anti-NFL advocates. While there has been action taken on behalf of the NFL‚ some believe that these actions still aren’t enough and that the complete mitigation of concussions has yet to be addressed. There has been many new outlets and sports forums that have called out Roger Goodell and the NFL on their continuous practice
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Do you agree with the view that in the period 1900-19 the British only made concessions to India in order to strengthen their hold on the sub-continent? India‚ throughout history‚ has been subject to numerous cases of persecution‚ subjugation‚ conquest and oppression. Successful conquest of India is a difficult yet lucrative investment and can easily help supplement and revitalise an economy through the trade of its bountiful natural resources. Despite India’s monetary value‚ the Official British
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The National Football League has been around since September 26‚ 1920. The NFL has had many changes along the way. Can you believe that the NFL started out with only 14 teams? The NFL has evolved so much from starting in Canton Ohio to now in 32 cities with 24 states having NFL teams. Not only have the teams and cities changed the football‚ the jerseys‚ and the helmets have changed dramatically. The NFL started in Canton‚ Ohio. This is where the hall of fame is for football. The hall of fame might
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NFL The NFL was founded on September 17‚ 1920 and was known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). It was renamed in 1922 as the National Football League or NFL. In 1920 there were eleven football franchises to form the first professional football league compared to the 32 teams that form the league now. The original teams are: Canton Bulldogs‚ Cleveland Tigers‚ Dayton Triangles‚ Akron Professionals‚ Rochester (N.Y.) Jeffersons‚ Rock Island Independents‚ Muncie Flyers‚ Decatur
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HY1101E Article: Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859): On Empire and Education http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1833macaulay-india.asp In the early 19th century‚ India was colonised by the British and many social and political reforms were made during this period. These reforms brought about both positive and negative effects. One of the greatest reforms during this period was the implementation of the western education system in 1835. On the surface it seems like the western education system
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Dynasty were Gopal‚ Dharmapal‚ Devpal‚ Mohipal‚ Rampal foremost. After them Bormon and Sen Dynasty came to rule. At that time the Bengal was divided into two. North and north-western area’s name was Pundra-Bordhan Goura Kingdom. The name of south-eastern part was Shomotot or Plain land. In the year 1204 A.D. Bokhtiar Khilji deposed the king Lakhan Sen and started to rule Bengal. He was Turkey by born. After that a few centuries were ruled by Muslim emperors before the regime of king Akber. That time
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bordering the Bay of Bengal‚ between Burma and India. It lies between latitudes 20° and 27°N‚ and longitudes 88° and 93°E. It is located in the delta of Padma (Ganges [Ganga]) and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Bangladesh has a total area of 144‚000 sq km‚ of which 133‚910 sq km consists of land and 10‚090 sq km area on water. History of the country: The riverine country of Bangladesh (“Land of the Bengals”) is one of the most densely
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