Independence Day, in India, is a national holiday celebrated annually on August 15. Independence Day marks the end of British rule in 1947 and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation. It also marks the anniversary of the partition of th
The Gupta period has been referred to as the Golden Age of Indian history. When Chandragupt I received the gift of Pataliputra in dowry when he married the daughter of the chief of the ‘Licchavis’, he started to lay down the foundation of his empire, which extended from th...
Timeline of the Indian Independence Movement The modern movement for Indian nationalism began in 1885 with the formation of the Indian National Congress. Also, in 1906, the Muslim League was formed. By 1918, calls for Indian self-rule grew in intensity. Gandhi's appearance and his philosophy of...
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alliance between big Indian businesses and the Congress party, which was forged in the mid-1930s. From this point onwards, India’s industrial magnates began to play an important role in the country’s Independence Movement, and eventually ended up influencing the course of history.Continue ...
See how India achieved independence from Britain. Learn about the division of India, Mohandas Gandhi and the Indian Independence Movement.
Summing up this period of his heroâs life, Barooah makes the following statement: âThe propaganda war Chatto had waged against them [the British] helped keep the struggle for Indian independence alive at a time when India was too weak and subservient to organize a full-...
History of Indian Independence and Partition “Why and how did the Partition of India happen?” Rohan asked Sir Dig-a-Lot. Sir Dig-a-Lot adjusted his glasses and started, “Before World War II ended, the Labor party came to power in Britain and supported independence for India. The moment...
India After Gandhi is a book centred around the history of independent India. The book is vastly different from other books on Indian history as it starts where most books on modern Indian history end: end of the British Raj and Independence of India. It talks about India’s people -their...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, becomes the leader of India's independence movement and revamps the Indian National Congress Party. Promoting non-violence and civil disobedience, he also begins the Quit India Movement, calling for the British to withdraw from India. Belie...