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Chronology of Important events in Modern Indian History
Advent of European The Portuguese were the first to discover a direct sea route to India. The arrival of the British and the establishment of Briti ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 27 min read
"Battle of Buxar" and "Treaty of Allahabad"
The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 , between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro , and the combin ...
Modern Indian History · Apr 27, 2022 · 1 min read
List of Governor-Generals (1773 - 1858) and Viceroys (1858 - 1948) of India
The Governor-General of India was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 8 min read
Land Revenue Systems during British rule in India
Before independence, there were three major types of land tenure systems prevailing in the country: The Zamindari System, Ryotwari system and Mahalwar ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 3 min read
Important Leaders Associated with the Revolt of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857-58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovere ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 3 min read
Major Revolt and Uprisings under British Rule
After the battle of Plassey in 1757, the political control of the East India Company increased and by the end of the eighteenth century, the British e ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 4 min read
Books, Magazine and Newspapers written by Indian Freedom Fighters
Our freedom fighters wrote many books to propagate their ideologies and motivate people to participate in the freedom struggle. Hickys Bengal Gazett ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 6 min read
Social and Religious Reform Movements in India
The social and religious reformation was an essential condition for the all-round development of the country on modern lines and for the growth of nat ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 11 min read
Important Legislations passed in India during British rule
Here is a list of important legislation passed in British India under the rule of the East India Company (1765-1858) or in the period of the British R ...
Modern Indian History · Apr 27, 2022 · 4 min read
Political associations established before Indian National Congress (INC)
Various political associations existed before the existence of the Indian National Congress (INC). Here is a list of important political organizations ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 3 min read
Pre-Independence "Indian National Congress (INC)": Overview & Sessions
The Indian National Congress was founded by A.O. Hume (Civil Servant) at Bombay in December 1885. Lord Dufferin was the viceroy of India when the Ind ...
Modern Indian History · Apr 28, 2022 · 8 min read
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement in India (Organizations and Activities)
Though the Indian freedom struggle post 1857 was largely free of violence, there was a revolutionary movement also aimed at winning India independence ...
Modern Indian History · Jun 10, 2022 · 10 min read
The Partition of Bengal (1905)
The Bengal Presidency encompassed Bengal, Bihar, parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Assam. With a population of 78.5 million it was British Indias lar ...
Modern Indian History · Apr 28, 2022 · 4 min read
Mahatma Gandhi : India's struggle for Independence
Mahatama Gandhi also known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar (Gujarat). His Facther, Karamchand Gandhi (Kaba Ga ...
Modern Indian History · Apr 28, 2022 · 4 min read
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April, 1919)
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13th April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab. Lord Chelmsford was the Governor-General of India when the Jallianwa ...
Modern Indian History · May 06, 2022 · 2 min read
Khilafat and Non-cooperation movement (1919-1922)
Khilafat movement (1919–22) The Khilafat movement (1919–22), was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India led b ...
Modern Indian History · May 06, 2022 · 1 min read
Swaraj Party, Simon Commission & 'Purna Swaraj' (1923-1929)
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party, was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the failure of Non- ...
Modern Indian History · May 06, 2022 · 2 min read
Civil disobedience movement : Dandi March (1930)
The Lahore Congress of 1929 had authorized the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to launch a programme of civil disobedience including non-payment of t ...
Modern Indian History · May 08, 2022 · 4 min read
What is "Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March-1931)" ?
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, in March 1931 before the Second Round Table ...
Modern Indian History · May 08, 2022 · 2 min read
Round Table Conferences (1930-32)
The three Round Table Conferences of November 1930 - December 1932 were a series of peace conferences organized by the British Government and Indian p ...
Modern Indian History · May 14, 2022 · 3 min read
Congress Socialist Party and Provincial Elections of 1937
After the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1934, some congress members decided to enter into legislatures and work for the Congress ca ...
Modern Indian History · May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
Tripuri crisis of Indian National Congress (1939)
Subhas Bose was elected unanimously as the President of the Congress in 1938 (Haripura (Gujarat) Session). He was elected again on 29 January 1939 b ...
Modern Indian History · May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
Lahore Resolution, August Offer & Individual satyagraha (1940-41)
On September 1939, Viceroy Linlithgow declared that India was at war with Germany without consultations with Indians. Political parties such as the M ...
Modern Indian History · May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
What is "Cripps Mission (March 1942)" ?
The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts i ...
Modern Indian History · May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
The "Quit India Movement" (August 8, 1942)
The Congress Working Committee meeting at Wardha (14 July 1942) to pass a resolution named Quit India Movement, under the presidency of Maulana Abul K ...
Modern Indian History · May 20, 2022 · 3 min read
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : The forgotten Hero
Subhas Bose was born into wealth and privilege in a large Bengali family in Cuttack, Orissa on 23 January 1897. The early recipient of an anglo-cent ...
Modern Indian History · May 23, 2022 · 4 min read
Cabinet Mission to Partition & Independence (1946-47)
PM Attlee cited several reasons for leaving India, the most important of which were the INA activities of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which weakened t ...
Modern Indian History · May 23, 2022 · 5 min readPopular in GS
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Ancient Indian Historiography (Sources, Tradition, Itihasa, Puranas, Charita)
Historiography: Theory & Method
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Historiography: 19th Century (Romanticism, History as Literature & French Historiography)
Historiography: Theory & Method
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Historiography: Enlightenment (Montesquieu, Voltaire, Robertson, Gibbon)
Historiography: Theory & Method
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Historiography: Renaissance (Petrarch, Biondo, Machiavelli & Guicciardini)
Historiography: Theory & Method
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Historiography: Medieval historiography (Augustine, Bede, Otto, Al-Biruni & Ibn Khaldun)
Historiography: Theory & Method