and business history of India during the last decade under the British‚ part family chronicle‚ and part analysis of public and private institutions in India‚ part history of Hindustan Lever Limited (now Hindustan Unilever Limited) and part record of Indian Manager’s career in management. It is very well-written in a clear plain style and simple language‚ with an eye to details. It is socio-economic history at its very best. It captures the life of five generations of Punjabi family from the time the
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person in our world today. Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the India independence movement. Gandhi developed a model to fight for civil rights through nonviolent protest. Through this he achieved political and social progress through total nonviolence for which he is internationally known for. Gandhi led India to its independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbander‚ India. Porbander
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get what he wanted. The book shows “the clash between new and old‚ realism and idealism‚ the means and the end‚ good and evil” (p xxiv) within India and southern Asia. Contents[hide] * 1 Background Context * 1.1 Political Movement * 1.2 Traditional Indian Household * 2 Plot summary * 3 Major Events * 3.1 The Rally * 3.2 Bimala’s Realization * 4 Characters * 4.1 Nikhil – Husband of Bimala * 4.2 Bimala – Wife of Nikhil * 4.3 Sandip * 4.4 Bara Rani
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1. 1829 – Abolition of Sati System ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick‚ the then Governor-General
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numerous movements advocating for a change in government. One nation that experience these changes in government is India. The movement in India was led by Mohandas Gandhi. The desire for a change in government could potentially have negative and positive impacts. Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of civil disobedience in India. Before the independence movement in India began‚ India was a British Colony since the 1760s. Prior to British imperialism and colonialism in India‚ many Indians hand craft
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I am going to speak about the great Indian freedom fighter ’Kappalottiya Tamilian’ V. O. Chidambaram Pillai. He popularly known by his initials V.O.C was one of the most prominent lawyers in 19th century British India. Chidambaram Pillai’s rebellious attitude and his courage to act against the British government‚ the English stripped the title of barrister associated with his name. It was his brave nature that won V.O.C the name ’Kappalottiya Tamilian’ in Tamil Nadu‚ which translates to ’The Tamil
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John Geilgud‚ Martin Sheen‚ Saeed Jaffrey‚ Roshan Seth‚ Candice Bergen‚ Sir John Mills Richard Attenborough’s 1982 biopic of Mahatma Gandhi is an epic in the true sense; over three hours in length‚ filled with stunning location photography of the Indian landscape‚ a stellar cast and crowd scenes that use hundreds of thousands of extras‚ the film reaped a suitably epic harvest of 8 Academy awards including Best Actor (Ben Kingsley) and Best Director (Richard Attenborough). The film covers Gandhi’s
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Abul Kalam Azad Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. He was one of the most prominent Muslim leaders to support Hindu-Muslim unity‚ opposing the partition of India on communal lines. Following India’s independence‚ he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name
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along with other leaders in 1942‚ Maulana Azad participated in the Simla Conference after his release. He also negotiated with the British Cabinet Mission in 1946 for India’s independence. He was made a member of the Constituent Assembly and became Minister of Education and Arts in the interim government. After India’s independence‚ he was first appointed minister in charge of education and later given the portfolios of natural resources and scientific research. His many note- Worthy contributions in
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Gandhi was a small Indian man that faced the British Empire’s policies of injustice‚ discrimination‚ and colonial control without using a single punch or bullet‚ or in any way using violence as a weapon. The fact that he defeated the British Empire by winning Indian Independence is considered as testimony that Gandhi should be given the status of being remembered as a ‘great man’ in history. Gandhi began his work against the injustices of the British Empire when he was still a young man in South
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