Short essay on the Quit India Movement In August 1942‚ Gandhiji launched the Quit India Movement (“Bharat Chhodo Andolan”). A resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 in Bombay by the All India Congress Committee‚ declaring its demand for an immediate end of British rule. The Congress decided to organize a mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale. Gandhiji’s slogan of ‘Do or Die’ (‘Karo ya Maro’) inspired the nation. Every man‚ women and child began dreaming of a free India
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FREEDUM STRUGGLE OF INDIA INTRODUCTION:- In ancient times‚ people from all over the world were keen to come to India. The Aryans came from Central Europe and settled down in India.The Persians followed by the Iranians and Parsis immigrated to India. Then came the Moghuls and they too settled down permanently in India. Chengis Khan‚ the Mongolian‚ invaded and looted India many times. Columbus wanted to come to India‚ but instead landed on the shores of America. Vasco da Gama from Portugal came to
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National Integration Indian civilization has survived-through the ages despite temporary setbacks. Since the earliest times‚ Indian civilization has marched with common objectives of culture and society. In early days‚ great emperors like Ashoka unified the country and its civilization and knit ft round a common culture from one end of the country to the other. During and after the Hindu period and later by the spread of Buddhism in whole of Asia‚ Indian culture and civilization got a further
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AGE OF MODERATES (1885-1905) Congress since its inception was dominated by educated middle class‚ the landed aristocracy and the capitalist classes called the moderates. The moderate ideology was The British colonialism and Indian Nationalism were not contradictory‚ rather complimentary. For the moderates‚ development of England was the development of India. The British were invincible. As such‚ by a policy of co-operation India could better secure her interests. England‚ mother of parliamentary
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S. Zamb. November 29‚ 2001 “Shooting and elephant” Erick Arthur Blair better known as George Orwell was born in Mohitari‚ India on June 25‚ 1903. India into a family of the “lower-upper middle class. George Orwell’s education brought him to England where he was unable to win a scholarship to continue his studies. With a very few opportunities available‚ he followed his father’s path into service with the British Empire. Orwell joined the Indian Imperial Police from 1922 to 1927. When
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Rudyard Kipling 1895 Rudyard Kipling’s endearing "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" initially appeared in 1895 as part of the second volume of The Jungle Book‚ a collection of children’s stories set in colonial India that Kipling wrote while living in Brattleboro‚ Vermont. Telling the tale of Rikki-tikki-tavi‚ a brave and heroic mongoose‚ and his battle against the evil king cobras‚ Nag and Nagaina‚ "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a war story that depicts in the simplest of terms the triumph of good
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The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps‚ a senior left-wing politician and government minister in the War Cabinet of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Cripps in India Upon his arrival in India‚ Cripps held talks with Indian leaders. He began by offering India full dominion status at the end of the war‚ with the chance to secede from the
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The food that I couldn’t live without As our world is developing with new ideas/technology and so does the demand grows for Indian IT skills globally. As days goes every chief is trying to bring new tastes into this world‚ so does the traditional cuisine of Indian subcontinent become more hot around world. A dish that’s origin is unknown‚ thus still loved by an overpopulated subcontinent not in millions but in billions‚ a dish that is considered amongst luxuries to the street food of Lahore
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The Amritsar Massacre took place on April 13th 1919. It was committed by the British‚ who were colonized in India from the 1600’s to 1945. Before the Amritsar massacre‚ there was tension between Indian civilians and the British colonies for decades. This caused protests‚ mostly peaceful‚ throughout India. In March of 1919 the British passed the Rowlatt Act‚ invading the Indians privacy and decreasing their rights. On April 6th leaders of a peaceful protest against the Rowlatt Bill were arrested
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jj How important were the religious reforms of Shah waliullah? - role in the political and religious context of the time What influence did Syed Ahmad Barelvi exert in the revival of islam? - Revival of Islam in the sub-continent How influential was Haji shariatullah and the faraizi movement? - The Jihad movement and the mujahideen. How far was Aurangzeb responsible for the decline of the mughal empire? What role did the East India Company play in the decline of the empire? How successful
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