Theosophical Society of India Theosophical Society The Theosophical Society was yet another religious movement. It started in India in the later part of 19th century. Its character was different from other religious movements. It did not carry any mass appeal. Yet, it provoked thought in the minds of some thinking men to search…
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The Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement Partition of Bengal Curzon’s partition of Bengal is considered to be a turning point in the history of the Congress. By his time, the Congress was already an anti-British force. The Viceroy saw that the British capital of Calcutta was a hot-bed of politics. He knew…
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The Faraizi Movement Faraizi Movement The Faraizi Movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah, which became very popular among the Muslim peasantry in various districts of Bengal during the British Rule. Shariatullah went to Mecca at The age of 18 and there came into contact with the Wahabis. Returning to his country around 1820,…
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The Arya Samaj of Dayananda Saraswati Arya Samaj of Dayananda Saraswati which had a wide following in northern and western India looked for the revival of pristine Hinduism. In order to achieve that objective they were keen to get rid of superstitious practices. Dayananda believed in monotheism and criticized idolatry, as much as…
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Swadeshi Movement in India Introduction: `Swadeshi Movement’ was complementary to ‘Boycott Movement’. With the boycott of foreign goods the use of `Swadeshi’ or indigenous goods increased. `Swadeshi’ was not altogether a novel idea. In India some eminent personalities preached the idea in the 19th Century. The idea of Swadeshi got a new meaning…
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Summary of Quit India Movement by Gandhi On 26th April, 1942 Gandhiji wrote an essay on ‘Quit India’ in the ‘Harijan Patrika’. On 14th July, 1942 A.D. the ‘Congress Working Committee’ in the ‘Wardha Session’ accepted Gandhiji’s proposals. Finally they adopted it formally on the 8th August 1942 A.D. and planned to start…
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Subsidiary Alliance Lord Wellesley had two aims: Firstly, the British Empire should be well-defended and should have no danger from any external power. Secondly, the Empire should expand as widely as possible so that, in course of time, the whole of India might become a British possession. To achieve both objectives, he wanted…
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Significance of the Swadeshi Movement The Swadeshi Movement had deep rooted effect on the national life. The significance of Swadeshi Movement were: Swadeshi Movement brought a new dimension to the Indian freedom movement. The terrorist secret societies like ‘Anushilon Samity’ and ‘Jugantar Dal’ got their chances of rising. According to Will Durant ‘It…
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Significance of the Battle of Plassey The victory of British East India company in the Battle of Plassey is one of the important landmark in India History. The Battle of Plassey revealed the utterly corrupt political situation in Bengal. Watson had himself stated this victory to be of extraordinary importance not only to…
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Shyamji Krishna Varma (Freedom Fighter) Shyamji Krishna Varma was an revolutionary freedom fighter in India. He was the son of Karsan Bhanushali. He was born in 1857. The Indian revolutionaries felt the necessity of setting up revolutionary centers in foreign countries in order to secure foreign help. One of the earliest Indians to set…
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