History of Indian National Congress The origin of the Indian National Congress was not an accidental event. Though it is commonly believed that Mr. A.O. Hume was the ‘father of Indian National Congress’, but there are many other opinions as regards the genesis of the Congress. Safety valve theory The efforts of Hume…
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History of the Chipko Movement The first ‘Forest Act’ in India was enacted in 1927. Many provisions of that Act were inimical to the interests of the tribal and the common folk living in the forests. A big rally was held to protest against such issues at Tilari in 1930. The rally ended…
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Growth of Nationalism in British India National sentiment began amongst the Indian people from the close of the 19th century. Various factors helped the growth of this movement to meet the challenge of the British domination. Every section of Indian society was affected by a policy which either increased his suffering or deprived…
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Great Revolt of 1857 (Causes, Nature, Importance, Outcome) Great Revolt of 1857 The Great Revolt of 1857 (also Indian rebellion of 1857, the Great uprising of 1857, the Great rebellion, Indian Sepoy mutiny) is regarded as India’s First War of Independence against the British rule. It was the most remarkable single event in the…
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Gopabandhu Das (Pride of Orissa) Gopabandhu Das Pandit Gopabandhu Das pioneered Modern politics in Orissa. He was primarily a social service-oriented man. He entered politics for social service. He was a product of the movement of amalgamation of Orissa. He was a member of Congress organization in India. While a student of Calcutta…
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First Round Table Conference (1930-31) First Round Table Conference In mid-1930, the Simon Commission submitted its Report. When did the First Round Table conference held? On 12th November, 1930 the British Government convened the first Round Table Conference in London under Ramsay Macdonald’s own chairmanship. Did the Congress participated in the first conference? No, the…
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First Carnatic War In South India, Madras and Pondicherry were the centers of trade for the English and the French respectively. When a war between England and France broke out in Europe, the wave reached India and the two powers were engaged in parallel battles here also. The battles were centered round two…
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First Anglo-Maratha War This article on ‘First Anglo-Maratha War” contains an introduction, background, Treaty of Surat, Treaty of Purandar, Battle of Talegaon, final war and Treaty of Salbai, and conclusion. Introduction The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought between the Maratha Army and the British East India Company. The British Forces were ultimately defeated…
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The doctrine of Lapse (Annexation Policy Devised by Lord Dalhousie) Doctrine of Lapse Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy. During his regime in India, Lord Dalhousie devised and adopted the policy of doctrine of lapse which enabled him to annex quite a number of States. The main principles of his thesis were not…
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Diwani Rights What was the Diwani Rights? Diwani Rights were the rights granted to British East India Company to collect revenues and decide the civil cases. As soon as the war with Mir Qasim (also Mir Kasim) began, the British reinstituted Mir Jafar on the throne (1763-65). Mir Jafar died in 1765, succeeded…
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