Category: History

The Indian National Movement 1940-1947 was a period of immense political and social upheaval. With the Quit India movement in 1942, the Indian National Congress adopted a more confrontational approach…

The Indian Freedom Struggle 1935-1939 was a period marked by intense political and social movements that eventually led to India's independence from British colonial rule. The Indian National Congress, under…

Indian Freedom Struggle 1930-1935: After the historic Lahore session of the Congress in 1929, Mahatma Gandhi put forth an 11-point demand to Lord Irwin

The Gandhian era refers to the time when Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian independence leader, and civil rights activist, played a leading role in India's struggle for freedom from British colonial…

Indian Freedom Fighters:- The Indian Revolutionary did not find it practical at that stage to create a violent mass revolution throughout the country or to subvert the loyalties of the…

The Indian Freedom Struggle 1908-1918 is typically referred to as the extremist phase of the Indian national movement. The extremists became a dominant force in the Indian National Congress during…

1885 was an important year in the Indian freedom struggle. It was the year in which the first pan-India organization, i.e., the Indian National Congress was formed.

Indian National Congress Solid ground for an establishment with an all-India nature was already established in the late 1870s. The final shape of such an organization was given by a…

Pre-INC Organisations began to take shape in the first half of the nineteenth century. Initially, they were dominated by wealthy and educated intelligentsia. They were not at the pan-India level…

The process of Socio-Religious reforms in India started in the late 18th to early 19th century. However, reform is a continuous process. There are several practices that are being challenged…

The Indian Revolt of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf…

Tribal and peasant movements are social movements that involve the marginalized and oppressed sections of society, such as tribal communities and peasants. These movements aim to bring social and economic…

British Policies and Consolidation: During the British colonial period in India, several policies were implemented to consolidate their power over the Indian subcontinent. To consolidate its power, the British completed the…

The ”Expansion of British Power in India” has three significant phases, which are known as “Mercantilism (1757-1813), “Laissez Faire” (1813-1860), and “Finance Imperialism” (1860-1947). This reveals the periodical enhancement of…

The European advent in India began with the arrival of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in the city of Calicut in 1498. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to…

Rise of Independent States in the 18th century, on the debris of the Mughal Empire and its political system, arose a large number of independent and semi-independent powers such as the Bengal,…

The Maratha Empire was a Hindu empire that existed in India from the late 17th century to the early 19th century. It was founded by the warrior king Shivaji, who…

The term "Later Mughals" refers to the period of Mughal rule in India after the reign of Aurangzeb, who died in 1707. Muazzam emerged victorious after defeating Muhammad Azam Shah…

शहीद दिवस (Shaheed Diwas) या सर्वोदय दिवस पर, हम राष्ट्र की सेवा में अपना जीवन देने वालों को अपना सम्मान और श्रद्धांजलि देते हैं, मुख्य रूप से देश की आजादी…

He succeeded to the throne after his father Humayun’s death. In 1556, in the second battle of Panipat, he defeated Hemu (Sur’s wazir). Between 1556-60, Akbar ruled under Bairam Khan’s…