Parakram Diwas On 125th birth anniversary (23rd January) of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Government of India had decided to celebrate his birthday as ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year. He was born on 23rd January 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa Division, Read More ……
Category: History
Puppet Forms of India
Puppet Forms of India:
Sabarimala and it’s Near by Issues
Sabarimala and it’s Near by Issues Sabarimala temple entry issue = Tussle between the temple’s right to decide for itself how its religious affairs ought to be managed, the rights of a community of devotees who believe that Read More ……
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India What is the news? More than 36 years after the Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act of 1982 was passed, the State government is yet to issue the rules for Read More ……
Sadler Commission or The Calcutta University Commission of 1917
Sadler Commission or The Calcutta University Commission of 1917 The next important stage was the appointment of the Calcutta University Commission in 1917 under the Chairmanship of the late Sir Michael Sadler. This Commission went into the question of Read More ……
Swaraj Party and No Changers
Swaraj Party and No Changers After Gandhi’s arrest (March 1922) and suspension of the non-cooperation movement (After the Chauri Chaura incident ), there was disintegration, disorganisation and demoralisation among nationalists and debate started among Congressmen on what to do during the transition Read More ……
Bombay Plan
Bombay Plan The Bombay Plan is the name commonly given to a World War II-era set of proposals the development of the post-independence economy of India. The plan, published in 1944/1945 by eight leading Indian industrialists, Proposed state intervention in the economic development of the nation after independence. Read More ……
Peasant Movements in India -Notes
Peasant Movements in India-Notes Under colonialism, Indian peasantry was impoverished and suffered from variety of problems like high rents, arbitrary evictions, illegal tax levies and unpaid labour in zamindari regions. Eventually, the peasants started to resist this exploitation Read More ……
Butler Committee or Indian States Committee
Butler Committee or Indian States Committee During the British Rule in the 1930’s extent of sovereignty of the Paramount power were not yet settled properly, so, relations between Indian Princes and the crown were not well defined. which resulted Read More ……
Cripps Mission
Cripps Mission The Cripps Mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, a senior left-wing politician and government Read More ……