1757 Battle of Plassey Company rule in India (to 1858) 1759 French India (to 1954) 1760 Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam‚ Maratha Empire reaches its zenith. 1761 The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761‚ by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani‚ an ethnic Pashtun‚ also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century. 1764 Battle of Buxar (British victory against allied Mughal
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Indian Freedom Struggle of Independence – Bipin Chandra Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum Pub. Indian Culture Chapter of Indian Year Book Journals/Websites: The Hindu‚ www.pib.nic.in‚ Yojana‚ The Indian Express‚ Economic Political Weekly‚ Frontline 2. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events‚ personalities‚ issues. References: Indian Freedom Struggle of Independence – Bipin Chandra “A Brief History of Modern India” –
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"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again
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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote‚ “Swaraj is my birt right‚ and I shall have it!” is well remembered in India even today. Coming from a father who was a schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar‚ young Tilak was a brilliant student who graduated from Deccan College in Pune in 1877. Tilak was among one of the first generation of Indians to receive a college education. He took
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Pandey‚Tantia Tope‚ Rani of Jhansi and the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi who introduced non-violent ways of fighting the enemy. Other notable freedom fighters of India are Annie Besant‚ Lala Lajpat Rai‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak‚ Bhagat Singh‚ Bipin Chandra Pal‚ Sukhdev‚ Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚Chandrashekhar Azad‚ Sarojini Naidu>‚ Dadabhai Naoroji‚Sucheta Kriplani and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari. There are endless number of men and women other than the above list who daringly fought for India’s
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Cellular Jail From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |Cellular Jail | |[pic] | |Cellular Jail‚ Andaman | |General information | |Type |Prison for political prisoners (Indian freedom | |
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the Indians‚ were extremely wary of the loyalty that the moderates showed towards the British. “How can loyalty exist in the face of injustice and misgovernment which we confront everyday?”‚ Bipin Chandra Pal had claimed‚ a nationalist who has been famously associated with the extremist triumvirate of Lal Bal Pal. In contrast‚ the Moderates seemed to be complacent under the British may be because of their conviction that Indians were incapable of self-rule. The Moderates followed the method of prayer
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under the UPSC. General studies is a vast subjects so it helps to know the best books for the ias exam. REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: General StudiesDownload NCERT Books Free 1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII ) 2. Geography - Spectrum 3. Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi 4. Indian Economy - Plus One‚ Plus Two Books‚ Pratiyogita Darpan 5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide 6. Mental Ability - Quantitative
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚ (9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in‚ Gokhale promoted not only primarily independence from the British Empire but also social reform. To achieve his goals‚ Gokhale
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Raja ram Mohun Roy Born: May 22‚ 1772 Died: September 27‚ 1833 Achievements: Founded Atmiya Sabha and Brahma Samaj. He played a key role in abolition‚ and Sati. He fought for the rights of women. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the ’Maker of Modern India’. He was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj‚ one of the first Indian socio-religious reform movements. He played a major role in abolishing the role of Sati. Raja Rammohan Roy was a great scholar and an independent thinker. He advocated the study
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