1721–1949 Partition of India 1947 v t e The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide range of areas like political organizations‚ philosophies and movements which had the common aim of ending the company rule (East India Company)‚ and then British imperial authority‚ in parts of South Asia. The independence movement saw various national and regional campaigns‚ agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. The first organised militant movements were in Bengal‚ but they
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last pact signed between Congress and Muslim league. Why the Lucknow Pact of 1916 was made? When Bengal was partitioned in 1905‚ Hindus reacted against the decision and they went on violent protests and boycotts of British goods. On the other hand‚ the Muslims remained loyal to the British rule. The British could not sustain the pressure of demonstrations and reversed the decision of partition in 1911. This was a betrayal to the Muslims’ loyalty. They realized the British rulers could no longer
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THE MAKING OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT: 1870s – 1947 Q1. Define nationalism? Ans. The feeling of oneness and unity among the people of a nation or patriotic feeling‚ principles and policy of national independence is termed as nationalism. Q2. What were the factors that led to the rise of national consciousness among the people of India? Ans. The factors that led to the rise of national consciousness among the people of India were: Political associations came into being in the 1870s and 1880s:Most
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Historical imperialism overwhelmed many societies through their lack of development being under an authoritarian regime. Many world-wide empires used methods to imperialize colonies for their wealthy assets. By analyzing course material such as class articles and The Democratic Imagination‚ by; James Cairns and Alan Sears I will correlate topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the
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the civil service and a strong degree of cultural and literary influence. This movement was led by lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ along with other prominent founding fathers of Pakistan The movement ultimately achieved success in 1947 with the Partition of India into largely Muslim-majority and non-Muslim majority regions. The basis of the Pakistan Movement was the Two-nation theory initiated by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the awakening of the Muslims after the War of Independence‚ 1857. The beginning
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Qno: 1. Ideology of Pakistan? ANSWER: Introduction Pakistan is an ideological state and the ideology of Pakistan is an Islamic Ideology. Its basic principles being: “The only Sovereign is Allah.” Ideology of Pakistan basically means that Pakistan should be a state where the Muslims should have an opportunity to live according to the faith and creed based on the Islamic principles. Quaid-e-Azam once said: “Pakistan was created the day the first Indian national entered the field of Islam
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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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having begun in 1757. On June 23rd of that year‚ at the Battle of Plassey‚ a small village and mango grove between Calcutta and Murshidabad‚ the forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive defeated the army of Siraj-ud-daulah‚ the Nawab of Bengal. The battle lasted no more than a few hours‚ and indeed the outcome of the battle had been decided long before the soldiers came to the
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smaller States in India is the potential threat to the Integrity and unity of India. Creation of smaller states is not a new phenomenon only in post Independent India but also in pre-independent India we could see some instances of this like partition of Bengal in 1905.But after Indian independence bifurcation of smaller states take place on the linguistic basis‚ then in recent years the main reason of creation of new states is the underdevelopment of one section of any state inspite of having rich
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her studies and concentrated upon studying various subjects. In 1895‚ she travelled to England to study first at King’s College London and later at Girton College‚ Cambridge. Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian national movement in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905. She came into contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚Rabindranath Tagore‚ Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ Annie Besant‚ C. P. Ramaswami Iyer‚ Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.[4] In 1925‚ Naidu presided over the annual session of Indian National
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