figures most readily come to mind: Mahatma Gandhi‚ the immensely popular and "saintly" frail pacifist‚ and his highly respected‚ Fabian Socialist acolyte‚ Jawaharlal Nehru. Less familiar to Westerners is Subhas Chandra Bose‚ a man of com parable stature who admired Gandhi but despaired at his aims and methods‚ and who became a bitter rival of Nehru. Bose played a very active and prominent role in India ’s political life during most of the 1930s. For example‚ he was twice (1938 and 1939) elected Pres
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Ambedkar’s efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice by Anil kumar chaudhary Research Scholar Law Department Lucknow University Ambedkar’s efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice Abstracts Women of today have become very powerful they have equal opportunities as men have in all the fields like education‚ marriage‚ job‚ property etc. Women are now free to do everything according to their will. It is during the time of Ambedkar that the status of women
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the 18th and 19th centuries‚ the British gained full power over India. Bitterness towards the British developed as Hindus and Muslims were denied jobs and high positions in the government and army. The Indian National Congress (INC)‚ lead by Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was created by the end of the 19th Century. Indians demanded equal opportunity and freedom from colonial rule. The British wanted to make the Muslims their allies in order to counter the perceived threat of the Hindu educated class. The British
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Subhas Chandra Bose ( listen (help•info); January 1897 – 18 August 1945 [unconfirmed]) byname Netaji (Hindi: “Respected leader”) was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national force against the British Raj (and therefore also against the allied Western powers) during World War II. Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today. He is presumed to have died "in absentia" on 18 August 1945 from injuries sustained in an
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Historical Context: European imperialism in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries resulted in the carving up of areas of Africa and Asia into vast colonial empires. This was the case for British colonialism in India. As imperialism spread‚ the colonizer and the colony viewed imperialism differently. They saw both positive and negative effects of imperialism. • Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents in Part A. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account
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"Play every game as if it is your last one." - Guy Lafleur "Each player must accept the cards life deals them: but once they are in hand‚ they alone must decide how to play in order to win the game." - Voltaire "For when the One Great Scorer comes To write against your name‚ He marks - not that you won or lost - But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice "My work is a game‚ a very serious game." - M. C. Escher "A game is not won until it is lost." - David Pleat "Play the game
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Introduction The Revolt of 1857‚ commonly called as the Sepoy Revolt‚ was the first organised revolt against British rule in India. It was the culmination of the manifold grievances that Indians had against the East India Companys rule. It was to a great extent a popular revolt led by exiled princes and displaced landlords. The revolt was largely confined to North and Central India. The revolt failed due to various reasons‚ including lack of organised planning on the part of the rebels and superior
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them a better chance of survival‚ development and above all better administration. Andhra Pradesh when formed by the union of British-States and princely provinces after Independence was on linguistic basis i.e. they all spoke Telugu. However Jawaharlal Nehru said at the time that in case anyone feels uneasy by their counterparts they can ask for dissociation. The
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First Plan (1951-1956) The 1st five year plan was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru‚ who was the Prime Minister during that period. It was formulated for the execution of various plans between 1951 to 1956. The Planning Commission was responsible for working out the plan. Objectives of the 1st five year plan(1951 to 1956): 1; improve living standards of the people of India done by making judicious use of India’s natural resources The total outlay of the 1st five year plan was worth Rs.2‚069 crore
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200years‚ finally with the legendary struggle it got independence in 1947. the nation with much of its resources taken by the British during its era‚ which holds 75% agro based industry have to plan for its development. Our eminent leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Dr.Radhakrishnan‚ and Smt.Indra Gandhi had fore seen the nation’s development and took so many decisions that make “India” a superpower in all fields of agriculture‚ industrialization‚ education and sustainable resources in its near future.
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