History

. The introduction of a modern system of education afforded opportunities for assimilation of modern Western ideas. This, in turn, gave a new direction to Indian political thinking, although the English system of education had been conceived by the rulers in the self-interest of efficient administration. The liberal and radical thought of European writers like … Read more

Expenditure carried out by company up to 1858 and by British government after 1858 in London on behalf of India. Home charges include –  Dividend paid to shareholders by company.  Interest paid by company on the loans raised in London.  Salary and pensions of officials working in London.  Pension of officials … Read more

Unlike Wellesley, Dalhousie wanted to extend  direct rule of British over India. Satara (which was created as a state for Marathas after Second  Anglo Maratha War), Jhansi, Nagpur were annexed through Doctrine of Lapse. Dalhousie also  wanted to bring Awadh under British rule, but British had friendly terms with Awadh since it  helped them in … Read more

Main provisions of August offer are : During the course of the 2nd World War, in order to secure the cooperation of the Indians, the British Government made an announcement on 8 August 1940, which came to be known as the ‘August Offer’, which proposed – Dominion status as the objective for India. Expansion of viceroy’s … Read more

Formation of Indian National Congress aims and objectives  Nation building: The first and foremost major objectives of INC were to promote the nation-building process in India. It was to create a national identity of being an Indian among the people and to promote National Unity. This was important because colonial administrators did not consider … Read more

Wajid Ali Shah, the eldest son of Amjad Ali Shah, became the king of Awadh in 1847. Wajid Ali Shah was himself a great theatre genius and had set up a Pari Khana for training artists. He was also a great patron of artists, singers and musicians. He lived in an atmosphere of gaiety and … Read more

World War II brought significant changes and it had huge repercussions on Humanity. It shifted the axis of power and created two polarity in the world. The Impact of the world war II are discussed here under: Destruction More than 40 million people were killed of which half were Russians. The German Industrial towns and … Read more

The attitude of the British Government had also changed which now wanted to suppress every movement which will hamper its war image .As a result the quit India resolution was passed on 8th August and by 24 hours on 9 August Gandhi and all prominent leaders were arrested. Congress was declared an illegal party and … Read more

The need for the formation of an all-India political organization had become an objective necessity. The pre-congress organizations were limited in scope and objectives. It was only the establishment of congress that gave new momentum to the Nationalist movement. The reasons for the Formation of INC are: All the associations are headed by elites and … Read more

. In Kashmir, Hari Singh was a Hindu ruler with 75% of Muslim population and he was also averse to idea of joining either India or Pakistan out of his apprehensions regarding both democracy and communalism. Popular political forces led by Sheikh Abdullah wanted to join India on the other hand. India, however, remained non-committal … Read more