First Carnatic War – 1740-48 Some important Facts of the first Carnatic war: The war fought between English and French The leaders involved- Anwar-du-din Khan (Nawab of Carnatic), Major Stringer Lawrence (British), and Joseph Francois Dupleix (French Governor-General) Place Carnatic region, Southern India. Background of first Carnatic war: The name Read more…
Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as the Simon Commission after the name of its chairman. The commission had 7 members including the chairman Sir John Simon and all of them were Britishers. As the government of the India Act 1919 had a provision for a review Read more…
Mahatma Gandhi and National Movements Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. Father Karamchand Gandhi was a diwan of state and the name of his mother was Putali Bai. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi also called Mahatma Gandhi and popularly known as Bapu in Read more…
Constitutional Development of India The constitutional development of India began with the Regulating Act of 1773. The previous events played a significant role, as the interference of the Company increased in Indian politics. The East India Company got Diwani (revenue collection rights) after the battle of Buxar (1764). We discuss Read more…
Home Rule League Movement The Home Rule League Movement was the Indian response to the First World War, based on the Irish Home Rule League. In India, two Home Rule Leagues were Launched, one by Annie Besant (Irish theosophist) and the other by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Later leaders of the Read more…
The Revolt of 1857 The Revolt of 1857- 1859 (Indian Rebellion) occurred in various regions of the country, the revolt was against the British Rule of the East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. Before 1857 there were also many people uprising Read more…
People’s Uprisings Against British Before 1857 Before 1857 in resistance to Colonial rule, many people uprisings were found in different regions of India. To understand better, we divide these uprisings into three broad forms- Civil rebellions, Tribal uprisings, and peasant movements. Factors responsible for people’s uprisings Many factors were responsible Read more…
Important Indian National Congress Sessions Indian National Congress: Retired English civil servant, A.O. Hume formed the Indian National Union which later became the Indian National Congress in 1885. The other founding members were Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha. There were 72 persons who attended The first session of the Indian Read more…
The Swadeshi and Boycott Movement The initiation of the Swadeshi and Boycott movement was a reaction to the Partition of Bengal, Which came into public view in 1903. It was formally announced in July 1905 and came into force in October 1905. So it was initiated as an anti-partition movement Read more…
The Era of Militant Nationalism in India Militant Nationalism in India -(1905- 1909) A militant nationalist approach to political activity emerged in the 1890s and it come visible by 1905. In addition to this trend, a revolutionary wing also came into existence. Growth of Militant Nationalism Many factors were responsible Read more…