Modern Indian History

About Swadeshi movement With the beginnings of the Swadeshi movement at the turn of the century, the Indian national movement took a big step forward, with women, students, and a large segment of the urban and rural populace of Bengal and other regions of India becoming actively involved in politics for the first time. The […]

Introduction The British government took a policy of expansion to consolidate the administration. They focused on capturing as many as powerful as possible under their control. In 1798, Lord Wellesley was appointed as the governor. He wanted to focus on his political goals using Subsidiary alliances. Under this system, the rulers were compelled to accept

It needs to be noted that with the initiation of “National Movements” in the Indian subcontinent several strands or branches rose concerning British rule in India. In this study, an extensive exploration has been conducted that helps in providing a vivid scenario of other respective strands that emerged from the national movements that have taken

Introduction The beautiful and modern city of Delhi that we live in now has gone through thrilling challenges of time and destiny. The transformation of the city had started way before the year 1931 and the transformation directly comes after the Delhi Sultanate. Before understanding the sources of information and expansion of the Delhi Sultanate,

The social reform movement was introduced before 1857 to eradicate social inequality and reduce the violation of women’s rights in Indian society. The social reform, a movement was started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in East India to eradicate child marriage, sati pratha, purdah system, polytheism, and polygamy from the Indian society. The social reform

The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856, also referred to as Act XV, 1856,which was approved on July 16, 1856. The Widow Remarriage Act legalises widow remarriage under East India Company rule. Before the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it was prepared by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning. Hindu culture has long prohibited the

The foreign policy of non-alignment by Nehru was dependent on the time-tested values of Indian society such as the settlement of disputes in a peaceful manner, peace, being neighbours who are good and oppose aggression, domination, violence, expansionism, power politics as well as violence. Thus, this was just to get an idea about the Indian

The Simon Commission was launched in India in 1928 by Sir John Simon. However, before we go into the depth of the Simon Commission UPSC, let’s first understand a little background story behind this act.  Simon Commission: Purpose Every move had a purpose. The purpose of the Simon Commission was to check the government administration

In the history of the Maratha dynasty, the second Anglo-Maratha war was an impactful war. As a result of this war, the base of the Maratha dynasty was shattered. Modern Indian history’s significant part is the chapter on this second conflict between British and Maratha emperors. In history, three main Anglo-Maratha wars are found to

The Indian Government set up the Sadler Commission in 1917. This was done to inspect and inform about the issues faced by Calcutta University. The Commission came into power under the chairmanship of Leeds University’s vice-chancellor, M.E. Saddler.   Calcutta University reported an urge to improve the condition of secondary education and overall university standards. After