Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movement During the First World War‚ the prices of various commodities rose‚ the conditions of the people worsened and the government extracted many dues from the people in the name of war efforts. This gave rise to resentment among the Indian people and there were several agitations against the government. To contain this‚ the government passed the Rowlatt Act in 1919 which authorized the government to arrest any person without warrant and to detain him/her without
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"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flights‚ for they while their companions slept‚ were toiling upward in the night." Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a unique leader of Indian Muslims. He offered the Muslims and unprecedented leadership. No one before or after him practiced politics as he did. God had treasured up all the supreme qualities of a great leader in him. When the Indian Muslims made up their minds for emancipation‚ they turned their eyes on Quaid-e-Azam
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[pic] I choose him as my hero because I really admire him. I admire his style‚ his personality and what he did for the Muslims of our country. He gave Muslims their freedom from the British Empire that was ruling at that time. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born on Dec. 25th‚ 1876‚ to a prominent mercantile family in Karachi. He was educated at the Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam and the Christian Mission School. Jinnah joined the Lincoln’s Inn in 1893 to become the youngest Indian to be
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“Every problem can be resolved peacefully.” Do you agree? Many think every problem can be resolved peacefully. Hindus especially think that every problem can be resolved peacefully because in Hinduism they believe in Ahisma. Ahisma is the respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others. Their belief in Ahisma makes them regard violence and war as a last option. Problems cannot be solved through war; war brings destruction which cannot be compensated for many years. No one
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Britain’s holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948‚ becoming four new independent states: India‚ Burma (now Myanmar)‚ Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)‚ and Pakistan (including East Pakistan‚ modern-day Bangladesh). The Indian subcontinent was partitioned into Hindu-dominated but secular India‚ and the Muslim state of Pakistan after attaining independence from Great Britain in August 1947. Unfortunately‚ it was accompanied by the largest mass migration in human history
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On one hand the sources suggest the Amritsar Massacre did create hostility among Indians towards the British‚ with the British government being portrayed as repressive and irresponsible. However‚ the alternative view presented by the sources is that Indians were not hostile towards the British‚ but they were in fact appreciative of their help and did not feel that they were repressive. One view presented by the sources is that Indians did not like the British rule. The theme of hostility is presented
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Contribution in Building the Modern India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is one of the Most Popular Leaders of India who is respected by almost every one in India‚He was one of those Leaders who participated in the Freedom Struggle Actively and has contributed a lot in Building the Modern India‚Mostly he is respected by us Indians because of his contribution after the Independence. He is one of the Followers of Mahatma Gandhi who always shown his Faith in Mahatma and followed
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The Death of the Father of Pakistan- “Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved‚ which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which‚ we hope other[s] will share with us.” – Mohammed Ali Jinnah Although He may not have as much acknowledgment and global fame of India’s Mahatma Gandhi‚ Mohammed Ali Jinnah also known as Quaid- I Azaam was one of the giant figures of the 20th century. Jinnah was the founder of the modern government
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Strain Theory Ok‚ for the creation of my scenario‚ allow me to introduce you to a young bloke by the name of Akbar. Akbar is 20 years old‚ works in a machine shop which his Father‚ Ahmed got for him through a friendship of a shop owner who happens to be a next door neighbor. Nice and convenient! Because Akbar is working at a job his Father is happy about‚ Akbar is enjoying a happy relationship with his Father. However we will soon learn that this happy relationship is strictly conditional. You
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The Indian people claimed that the British people destroyed their country and unfairly took control. But is that really true? Britain originally discovered India because of India’s spices and their fascination with the land. Soon after the East India Company was formed. The East India Company was an early English company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies but ended up trading with India. They traded mainly in cotton‚ silk and cash crops. England soon came to rule India
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