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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We are told by many that he was the son of the family grocer. The grocer supplied wines‚etc. to Anand Bhavan (previously known as Ishrat Manzil) What was the family grocer’s name? One frequently hears that Rajiv Gandhi’s grandfather was Pandit Nehru. But then we all know that everyone has two grandfathers‚ the paternal and the maternal grandfathers. In fact‚ the paternal grandfather is deemed to be the more important grandfather in most societies. Why is it then‚ no where‚ we find
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technology and industry. He imagined a country where countless Indian peasants wove their own clothes and tilled their own land‚ without what he considered the ruinous effects of modernity. But after his death‚ history passed him by: his great disciple‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was an ardent socialist‚ and by the 1950s Nehru’s five-year plans were turning India into an industrial state–and eventually‚ a nuclear state. Meanwhile‚ the iniquities of class and gender that he had so loathed persisted‚ even into the 21st
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Council for Technical Education‚ developing the Indian Insti¬tute of Science‚ and setting up the Kharagpur Institute of Technology and many scientific research laboratories Biography: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ranks together with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru as one of the foremost leaders of the National
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India is a country that is rich in culture and spiritual beliefs. This all changed when the British landed a company that not only changed the societal business but also the government rule as well as their cultural aspects. This company was named the East India Company. With its gradual expansion‚ the company managed to build English communities in Calcutta‚ Bombay‚ and Madras; the three presidency states of India. Although the East India Company’s intentions where to pursue and expand trade with
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Relevance of Gandhi in Modern Times | | by Rajen Barua | | | Looking at the present state of affairs in India‚ the birthplace of Gandhi‚ one would probably surmise that Gandhism‚ whatever the term may mean‚ cannot have any relevance in modern times. Gandhi is called the Father of the Nation who‚ single handedly stood up against the mighty British Empire‚ without any arms‚ and brought her independence. However‚ today‚ just after 60 years of his assassination‚ Gandhi is remembered in India
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Imperialism in India Document 1 According to this author‚ what are the benefits of imperialism to the colony? Imperialism profited the colony because the colonizers helped built a civilization‚ the progressive nations can establish schools and newspapers for the people of the colonies What are the benefits of imperialism to the colonizer? They were able to help the colony built a civilization and they them self’s were able to control garden spots and built roads and transportation
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scientists‚ workers and the millions of our countrymen who are toiling tirelessly for the progress and prosperity of our nation. In the early hours of the 15th of August‚ 1947‚ when our nation had just become Independent‚ our first Prime Minister‚ Jawaharlal Nehru spoke to the nation and asked us all one important question on the very first day we became a free country: "Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?" Today‚ my fellow citizens
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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah My Topic is about any Leader‚ so In this world there are many leaders. We know most of them‚ but my speech is about “Quaid-e-Azam”. He was a Great politician and statesman of 20th century. He was generally known as the father of state of Pakistan. He was the leader of The Muslim League and served as the first Governor General of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam was his official names.His real name is Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-e-Azam (“The Great Leader”) and
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Non – cooperation movement The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist British occupation in India through non-violent means. Protestors and followers followed the swadeshi and boycott movement. The ideals of Ahimsa or non-violence had mass movement on a very large scale was seen for the first time. Among the significant causes of this
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