The Princely States in India When India became independent there were more than 500 princely states, big and small. Some like Travancore, Cochin and Mysore in the South and Gwalior, Baroda and Patiala in the North, had done a great deal for their people, like beautifying the state and opening educational institutions, especially…
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Prarthana Samaj The Prarthana Samaj (also ‘Prayer Society’ in english) was founded in Maharashtra by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 under the influence of Brahmo leader Keshab Chandra Sen. Later, Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade and historian Ramkrishna Bhandarkar also joined the Prarthana Samaj. Ranade and his followers were unhappy with many religious practices…
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Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis (1793) Introduction The Permanent Settlement (also Premanent Settlement of Bengal) was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to settle the Land Revenue to be raised. Lord Cornwallis came to India as the Governor…
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Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon (1905) Good or bad, the work for which Lord Curzon earned an immortal fame in Indian history was his Partition of Bengal. That was the greatest event of his rule. Around that event there began in India an organized national movement, for the first time against the…
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Non-cooperation Movement: Introduction, Causes, Result and Importance Introduction: A new chapter in the history of India’s struggle for independence was opened with the non-cooperation movement in 1920. Based on the principles of non-violence and boycott, this movement was launched formally on August 1, 1920. What was the Non-Cooperation Movement? Non-cooperation movement was started…
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Nizam Ali Khan (Nizam of Hyderabad) Nizam Ali Khan was the fourth son of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He was the Nizam of Hyderabad. The period of his reign was from1762 to 1803. He strongly opposed the French influence at Hyderabad. He acted as the Governor of Berar from 1757. He was defeated by the Marathas…
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the I.N.A. Subhas Chandra Bose The appearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian National Army (I.N.A) in Indian politics was like the flaming sword of Indian struggle for independence. Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji) was born on 23rd January 1897 A.D. at Cuttack. A freedom fighter of his…
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Nature of the Sepoy Mutiny Historians differ regarding the nature of the Sepoy Mutiny. According to some this was a struggle between the whites and the black, some found feudal reactions and dying voices of feudalism in it, while others regard it as a revolt of the sepoys. Some attribute the revolt to the…
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Nature of Revolt of 1857 in India Nature of the 1857 Revolt The Great revolt of 1857 is often remarked as ‘India’s first war of Independence. The nature of the revolt is discussed below: The revolt of 1857 evokes passionate reactions. Was it a mutiny of the sepoys, pure and simple? Or was…
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Militant Nationalism in India The early twenty years of India national movement from 1885-1905 A.D. was moderate and it frustrated the Indians. So, militant nationalism developed in India. Traditional Hindu Philosophy helped the development of this nationalism. Balgangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra, Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Aurobindo Ghosh and Bipin Chandra Pal in Bengal…
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