Mughal ruler. 1707-1858 Lesser emperors; decline of the Mughal Empire. BRITISH PERIOD 1757 Battle of Plassey--British victory over Mughal forces in Bengal; British rule in India begins. 1835 Institution of British education and other reform measures. 1857-58 Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) against East India Company. 1858 East India Company dissolved; rule of India under the British crown--the British Raj--begins with Government of India Act; formal end of Mughal Empire. 1885 Indian
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Hesperus and The Calcutta Library Gazette and was connected with the India Gazette. He also supported women’s rights and education. His followers known as Derozians launched the ’Young Bengal Movement’ and demanded several rights for Indians from the British and also attacked the vices of society. The movement included Rasikkrishna Mullick‚ Tarachand Chuckervati and Krishnamohan Bannerji. Derozio was removed from Hindu College in 1831 because of his radicalism. Although the Young Bengal Movement failed
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Subhas Chandra Bose (About this sound listen (help·info); 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 (aged 48)[1]) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India‚ but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.[4][5][6] The honorific Netaji (Hindustani language: "Respected Leader")‚ first applied to Bose in Germany‚ by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials
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fabric! A giant of a man who yet epitomizes the common man of India. An extra-ordinary man‚ a cut above the rest and yet the empathy he had with the poorest of the poor‚ with every human being he came across‚ be it of this country or from abroad. A British trained barrister by profession‚ an Englishman to the core – the diction‚ the mannerisms‚ the etiquette and the way of life. From England to South Africa where he faced racial discrimination and humiliation where he realized that the color of his
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strained by commercialization and Great Depression 6. Conclusion 7. References Introduction The British rule had pronounced and profound economic impact on India. The various economic policies followed by the British led to the rapid transformation of India ’s economy into a colonial economy whose nature and structure were determined by needs of the British economy. One important aspect of British economic policy was commercialization of agriculture. Commercialization of agriculture which can
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English –educated professionals such as lawyers. The more important ones were the Poona Servajanik Sabha‚ the Indian Association‚ the Madras Mahajan Sabha‚ the Bombay Presidency Association and the Indian National Congress. The dissatisfaction with British rule intensified in the 1870s and 1880s. They posted various laws which upset the people of India. 1. The Arms Act was passed in 1878‚ disallowing Indian from possessing arms. 2. In the same year the Vernacular Press Act was also enacted in an effort
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1945 | Place of Birth | : | Orissa | | | Freedom Fighters | | | Subhashh Chandra Bose (January 23‚ 1897 - August 18‚ 1945)‚ also known as Netaji‚ was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence Movement against the British Raj. Subhash Chandra Bose was born to an affluent family in Cuttack‚ Orissa. His father‚ Janakinath Bose‚ was a public prosecutor who believed in orthodox nationalism‚ and later became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. His mother was Prabhavati
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QUAID-E-AZAM’S LIFE AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE GOVERNOR-GENERAL: Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan and president of its constituent assembly. Inaugurating the assembly on August 11‚ 1947‚ Jinnah spoke of an inclusive and pluralist democracy promising equal rights for all citizens regardless of religion‚ caste or creed. This address is a cause of much debate in Pakistan as‚ on its basis‚ many claim that Jinnah wanted a secular state while supporters of Islamic Pakistan assert that
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16th century to 1857‚ the Indian sub-continent was predominately ruled by Mughals. Gradually‚ Mughals lost their empire in the hands of British and by 1857‚ the British have established themselves as the rulers of Indian sub-continent. The Indian sub-continent was divided into two separate nation-states‚ India and Pakistan‚ in 1947‚ with the end of 150 years British rule in the region. 3. But with a huge price‚ 12 to 15 Million people were forcibly transferred between the newly created states
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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 or even primarily independence from the British Empire but also social reform. To achieve his goals‚ Gokhale followed two overarching principles: avoidance
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