public humiliation. As the author notes “No one had the guts to raise a riot‚ but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress.” Later on‚ “With one part of my mind I thought of the British Raj as an unbreakable tyranny‚ as something clamped down‚ in saecula saeculorum‚ upon the will of prostrate peoples; with another part I thought that the greatest joy in the world would be to drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest’s guts. Feelings like
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader
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A prominent Anglo-indian‚ Derozio played a major role in introducing western attitudes into Indian intellectual life. He taught literature and history at Hindu College‚ Calcutta and was perhaps the first nationalist poet of modern India. Drawing inspiration from French Revolution‚ he inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally‚ question all authority‚ oppose meaningless customs and traditions. He started a discussion group—the Academic Association—to enable interaction amongst students. He
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Indian independence act India gained independence in 1947. In the first half of the 20th century‚ having been the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire‚ India became the first part of that Empire to secure separate nationhood and independence. The Parliamentary Archives holds a variety of records which document the relationship between the United Kingdom and India‚ including photographs of Indian Army Officers on the Terrace on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902‚ and papers
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Indian Independence Movement Study Guide Early Control 1600-1857 - In 1600’s British East India Company set up trading posts in Bombay‚ Madras‚ Calcutta - After 1707 East Indian company takes more control as Mughal empire weakens o Muslims from Central Asia who set up strong empire in India from 16th-18th century East India Company Dominates - East India Company led by Sir Robert Clive defeats Indians at Battle of Plassey ( gains control over French and Indian forces in 1757
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INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Arrival of East India Co in India Shift from traders to Lords Revolt of 1857 Transfer of power from EIC to British Rule Rise of Organized Movement Rise of Indian Nationalism Divide and Rule (Partition of Bengal) Formation of Indian National Congress Jallianwala Baug Massacre Non Co-operation Movement Simon Commission Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement (Second World War and consequences) The East India Company had the unusual distinction of ruling an entire country
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novel writing was still very much in its nascent‚ toddler state. The substantial rise of Indian writing in English and the novelistic tradition in the English language is a subject matter that had arrived much later‚ precisely just after the British Raj and consequent Indian Independence. Leaving out the rise of Hindu ruling dynasties during the ancient to late ancient period‚ the medieval period‚ to some extent had witnessed the development of novel and prose writing. However‚ a considerable historical
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Although they were Chitpavan Brahmins‚ Gokhale’s family was relatively poor. Even so‚ they ensured that Gokhale received an English education‚ which would place Gokhale in a position to obtain employment as a clerk or minor official in the British Raj. Being one of the first generations of Indians to receive a university education‚ Gokhale graduated fromElphinstone College in 1884. Gokhale’s education tremendously influenced the course of his future career – in addition to learning English‚ he was
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1. The Cellular Jail in Port Blair in Andaman must rank as the darkest deed perpetrated by the British Raj‚ along with the massacre at Jalian Wala Bagh in Punjab. The islands of Andaman & Nicobar‚ located in the Bay of Bengal and separated from the Indian mainland by thousands of kilometres of sea all around‚ was used by the British as penal settlement to which they banished thousands of freedom fighters as well as petty criminals. The first lot of 200 sepoys (privates) who participated in Sepoy
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Political‚ Economy and British Policy in India” 1978 Cambridge University Press 2010. Bayly‚ C.A. “Origins of Nationality in South Asia: Patriotism and Ethical Government in the Making of Modern India” 1998 Oxford University Press 2010 James‚ Lawrence “Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India” 1997 Little‚ Brown and Co. 2010 Darwin‚ John “The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System 1830-1970” 2009 Cambridge University Press 2010 Roy‚ Kaushik “The Oxford Campanion to Modern
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