series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England (and then‚ following union between England and Scotland in 1707‚ Great Britain) the dominant colonial power in North America and India. British India British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The term can also refer to the period of dominion. The region under British control‚ commonly called India in contemporary usage‚ included areas directly administered by the United
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company’s army on 10 May 1857‚ in the town of Meerut‚ and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India‚ with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ northern Madhya Pradesh‚ and the Delhi region.[3] The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region‚[4] and was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20
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Task 3 for GKE 1 March 25‚ 2014 Western Governors University Page 2 In 1615 the East India Company acquired its first territory in Bombay‚ India. The East India Company was a British company that traded for goods‚ services‚ and raw materials with India. What initially started as a trading company became a company ruling a country with Brittan’s backing. The company established an army in India comprised mostly of local citizens called Sepoys. With help from the British army
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The Bengal School of Art commonly referred as Bengal School‚[1] was an influential art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal‚ primarily Kolkata and Shantiniketan‚ and flourished throughout India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. Also known as ’Indian style of painting’ in its early days‚ it was associated with Indian nationalism (swadeshi) and led by Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951)‚ but was also promoted and supported by British arts administrators like
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different from Positivism. It is always a paradigm Shift from Positivism. Panchayat as an institution exist since time immemorial. Panchayat play most important role in local level conflict which continued during Mughal period. It weakens during British Raj because of judiciary. Panchayat as an institution revitalized after 1950. Main Features of 73rd Amendment Act that how it is different from earlier?? 1. Constitutional Status: As we know India after independence being an good Indian we have to follow
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found only in Punjab‚ Haryana‚ Jammu and Kashmir‚ Himachal Pradesh‚ Chandigarh and Delhi. Sainis also claim themselves to be Rajputs[2] of Yaduvanshi descent. As both a statutory agricultural tribe and a designated martial race during the British Raj era that followed the Indian Rebellion of 1857‚ Sainis had been chiefly engaged in both agriculture and military service since then until recent times. However‚ since the independence of India‚ Sainis have diversified into different trades and professions
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Parliamentary Elections of 1971‚ the appellant was declared as a successful candidate from the Rae Bareli Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. She won the election by a margin of 1‚11‚810 votes over her nearest rival Sri Rai Narain. Sri Raj Narain‚ respondent No. 1‚ who was sponsored by the Samyukta Socialist Party filed an election petition u/s 80 r/w S.100 of the Representation of the People Act‚ 1951 to challenge the election of the successful candidate. A learned
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PARTITION OF BENGAL 1905 INTRODUCTION The Partition of Bengal in 1905‚ was made on 16 October by then Viceroy of India‚ Lord Curzon. Due to the high level of political unrest generated by the partition‚ the eastern and western parts of Bengal were reunited in 1911. INTRODUCTION The opening years of the twentieth century were stormy The British were beginning to feel a bit uneasy Discontentment was brewing. Political discontent was growing due to the inability of the government to organize
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Writers like Khushwant Singh‚ Bhisham Sahni‚ R.K.Narayan‚ Manohar Malgoankar‚ Chaman Nahal‚ Raj Gill‚ H.S.Gill and Salman Rushdi have
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Imagine living in India when the British took full control‚ and then being forced to change your day to day life. The british had an economic interest in India which started during the 1600’s. During the Industrial Revolution‚ India was considered a prized possession by the British because they supplied raw materials to the factories for production. Eventually‚ the British took full control of India‚ and made some major changes that significantly impacted India. Although the British had a negative
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