IIndian nationalism Indian nationalism refers to the many underlying forces that molded the Indian independence movement‚ and strongly continue to influence the politics of India‚ as well as being the heart of many contrasting ideologies that have caused ethnic and religious conflict in Indian society. Indian nationalism often imbibes the consciousness of Indians that prior to 1947‚ India embodied the broader Indian subcontinent and influenced a part of Asia‚ known as Greater India. National
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Although they were Chitpavan Brahmin‚ Gokhale’s family was relatively poor. Even so‚ they ensured that Gokhale received an English education‚ which would place Gokhale in a position to obtain employment as a clerk or minor official in the British Raj. Being one of the first generations of Indians to receive a university education‚ Gokhale graduated from Elphinstone College in 1884. Gokhale’s education tremendously influenced the course of his future career – in addition to learning English‚ he was
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Government of India Act‚ 1935: The Government of India Act‚ 1935 was formulated after long deliberations but was not fully promulgated but the only provincial part was introduced in the country‚ the central part was not introduced. The British govt deliberated on it and then the British parliament passed this law and then the king signed this law and this became the govt of India Act of 1935‚ under which the elections of 1937 would be held elections were held. The Muslim League criticized this law
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Use source 1‚2 and 3 and your own knowledge. Do you agree with the view that the real purpose of the Morley-Minto reforms was to divide the nationalist ranks? Explain your answer using sources 1‚2‚ 3 and your own knowledge (40 marks) The establishment of the Morley- Minto reforms occurred in 1909 with the intention of creating a fairer and more effective form of governance and administration within in India‚ with the hope of pleasing the Indian people. The reforms were a result of change concerning
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The Constitution of India is the Supreme Law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[ written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 448 articles in 22 parts‚ 12 schedules and 97 amendments. Besides the English version‚ there is an official Hindi translation
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Prior to the East India Company’s establishment‚ Britain only accounted for 1.8% of the global GDP whereas India accounted for 23% of it. [Forbes‚ 1] India was one of the richest and most developed economies in the world. In fact‚ India and China together accounted for almost three-quarters of the global industrial output. However‚ India was “transformed by the process of imperial rule into one of the poorest‚ most backward‚ illiterate and diseased societies on earth by the time of our independence
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Islamic religions‚ respectively‚ they sepoy’s refused the guns. The sepoys who refused were jailed‚ the other sepoy’s rebelled and captured the city of Delhi. It took a year for the British to regain control‚ and this time they were stricter. The Raj was British rule under Queen Victoria‚ where a London cabinet member was in charge of policy making and a governor-general‚ or viceroy after 1877‚ followed these
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1. The 1947 Communal Violence in Lahore. Today‚ I am going to talk about the communal violence that erupted in Lahore on the very creation of Pakistan in 1947. Lahore being the 2nd most populous city of today’s Pakistan‚ is one of the three oldest living cities of the world and had undergone a great deal of violence and forced migration in 1947. 2. Here‚ you can see the map of Indian sub-continent before its partition into Pakistan and India in August 1947. From early 16th century to 1857‚
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The License Raj In 1947‚ India had already developed all the institutions of a modern market Economy. Right after Independence‚ Extensive government control began . Firms in the formal economy became completely dependent on government approvals for the most basic business decisions. Regulations in one area interacted with those in another to give teeth to the regulatory system. Thus‚ the reforms needed were not just a matter of freeing prices and trade‚ but were a task of undoing a complex
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dayIndependence Day (Urdu: یوم آزادی; Yaum-e Āzādī)‚ observed annually on August 14‚ is a national holiday in Pakistan‚ commemorating the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation‚ following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement; the Pakistan Movement aimed for creation of an independent Muslim state by division of the north-western region of the South Asia and was led by All-India Muslim League under
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