Category: History Revision

TRADE UNION MOVEMENTS PRE-1918 PHASE  The setting up of textiles and jute mills and laying of the railways since 1850 paved the way for that emergence of industrial activity and, in turn, labour movement in India.  Origin of labour movement in India dated back to 1860.  The Read More …

CIVIL REBELLIONS AND TRIBAL UPRISINGS-1757-1900 : BENGAL AND EASTERN INDIA THE SANYASI REVOLT:  The coming of the British brought with it economic hardships symbolized by the massive famine of 1770, and a general callousness on the part of the Company’s stooges.  The restrictions imposed on visits to holy places Read More …

DEVELOPMENT OF PRESS  Portugese were the first to bring Printing Press to India  James Augustus Hickey started the first Newspaper in India, The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser Early Regulations Censorship of Press act, 1799 Licensing Regulations Act, 1823 Press Act or Metcalfe Act 1835 (Liberator of Read More …

REVOLT OF 1857  First Major Challenge to British Rule in India  Result of Exploitative Colonial Policies of British in India Causes Of the Revolt Economic Causes Collapse of Indian Agriculture Higher Taxation on the Peasants Loss of Support for the Artisans and Handicraftsmen Lack of Employment Opportunities Zamindars Read More …

RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL REFORMS : Social Evils in India • Discrimination against women such as Sati, Purdah system, Ban on Widow Remarriage • Attempts to kill female Infants • Idolatry and Polytheism • Untouchability • Western Impact • British Culture was superior to Indian Culture due to spirit of Scientific enquiry Read More …

Revolutionary Activity during First World War Ghadar Party Main Agenda: Berlin • Based at San Francisco in USA. Founded by Lala Hardyal and Sohan Singh Bakhna • Consisted of Ex-Soldiers and Peasants from Punjab who had migrated to USA and Canada in Search for better Employment Opportunities • Publish Revolutionary Read More …

MUGHAL EMPIRE Babur (1526-1530)    Founder of the Mughal Empire in India.    His original name was Zahiruddin Muhammad    He was related to Timur from his father‘s side and to Chengiz Khan through his mother.    Babur succeeded his father Umar Shaikh Mirza as the ruler of Farghana.  Read More …

Poona Pact : The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto Read More …

GROWTH OF COMMUNALISM Characteristic Features of Indian Communalism Communalism is basically an ideology which evolved through three broad stages in India— Communal Nationalism: the notion that since a group or a section of people belong to a particular religious community, their secular interests are the same, i.e., even those matters Read More …

Mauryan Empire (325 -183 BC): Capital was Taxila Arthashastra:   Written by Chandragupta Maurya’s PM Chanakya.   It had 15 books.   First five: Internal administration   Next eight: Relations with neighbouring nations.   Last two: Misc.   Striking feature of Mauryan empire was huge maintenance of Army as well Read More …