Found 74 Articles for Modern India History

Introduction The Third and Fourth Anglo-Mysore Wars were some of the battles fought in the peninsular region of India. There were four wars fought between the colonial rulers from Europe, the United Kingdom and the ruler of Mysore. The third war started with the invasion of Travancore when Tipu Sultan laid his army with a little support from the French regiments. In the fourth war, Colonel Arthur Wellesly took over the capital of Mysore. Background of the Anglo-Mysore Wars Image 1: Hyder Ali dominions 1780 The Anglo-Mysore Wars started when Hyder Ali gained power due to ... Read More

Introduction The wars were fought in the 18th century when several contending rivals from the European continent took sides to wage a war between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Carnatic. The war was fought from 1749 to 1754 and took over the coastal region of Carnatic which is commonly known as the Coromandel Coast in modern India. Image 1: South India Between Carnatic Wars Second Carnatic War: Causes The Second Carnatic War was fought due to the unparalleled ambitions of the governor from France. Governor Dupleix started to harbour immense hopes after winning the ... Read More

Introduction The Second Anglo Sikh War happened from 1848 and continued till 1849. This war was between the British East India company and Sikh kingdom. The British East India company seized Punjab, making it as a North-West Frontier Province. Patrick Vans Agnew as well as Lieutenant William Anderson took the charge of Multan city. After the incident, the troops of the Sikhs participated in the unbolted rebellion. Lord Dalhousie was the governor-general of this country and he agreed with the commander-in-chief, Sir Hugh Gough. According to this agreement, the military forces of the company would not be provided ... Read More

Introduction Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, known as the Amritsar massacre was considered to be the most lethal event in the history of Indian Independence. A huge crowd, fully unarmed, had assembled at the place of Amritsar, Punjab for protesting against the Rowlatt Act. The Brigadier General, Reginald Dyer, in response to this protest, encircled the crowed with his army and explicitly ordered to shoot them. This impromptu horrific event resulted in a death of thousands of innocent protestors. Image 1:Jallianwala Memorial Background of the Jallianwala Bagh The First World War showed the contribution of British India to the war ... Read More

Introduction The First World War and the wartime economy was the most devastating event that shook the whole world most governments thought that the war would be over by the Christmas of 1914 but it went on for four years. But what happened to the strongest economy in the history of mankind? Let us see how and what happened after the war to the world economy. As you know, the World War was a power struggle between two sides The Allies − Britain, France, and Russia against the Central Powers − Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Ottoman turkey. Even though ... Read More

Introduction The Rowlatt Act was proposed as per the recommendation of the Rowlatt Committee chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt. Then Gandhiji and other political leaders recognised the injustice of the law and launched a national-level satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act. Amid the opposition from the Indian representatives, the Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council on 18 March 1919. The objective of this law was to curtail the emerging nationalist movement in India. This law gave the British government enormous power to imprison any suspect and to suppress any opposition without a trial or judicial review. With a ... Read More

Introduction The Non-Cooperation Movement was a result of the British atrocities at Amritsar and also in Europe. Indians were highly dissatisfied and felt humiliated after the Jallian Wala Bagh massacre and the Khilafat issue. Mahatma Gandhi emerged as an all-India leader with the declaration of the Non-Cooperation Movement. There are a number of reasons for the emergence of the movement. Causes for the Non-Cooperation Movement Indians were dissatisfied with the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms and the provisions introduced in the Government of India Act of 1919. The introduction of the Rowlatt Act and associated violence sponsored by the British authorities in ... Read More

Introduction During the First World War (1914–18), the Ottoman Empire sided with the Central Powers, which included the German empire, Bulgaria, Austria, and Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. During the war, the Ottoman Empire was defeated by the British, and the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was signed. Even though the European empire promised to retain the Caliph status of the Ottoman sultan, the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) led to the slicing off of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine provinces. This action agitated Muslims all over the world. Mohammad Ali and his brother Shaukat Ali led the movement in India alongside ... Read More

Introduction After the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa, he travelled around India to understand the situation of the people. In the year 1917, he entered into an active freedom movement with his leadership at Champaran in Bihar. The success of Champaran Satyagraha has attracted many freedom fighters, and they requested Gandhiji’s presence in their struggle against landlords and Britishers. In the year 1918, Mahatma Gandhi participated in two significant Satyagrahas at Kheda and Ahmedabad. Champaran Satyagraha The Champaran Satyagraha was the first active involvement of Gandhi in the Indian freedom movement. He becomes a part of ... Read More

Surat Split Extremists and moderates exhibit increasingly complicated ideological divisions. The British had a significant impact on how the Congress was divided. They placated the moderates by making nebulous reform promises. Both factions competed for the position of Calcutta Congress president in 1906. In the Calcutta session, Dadabhai Naoroji emerges as a compromising candidate. Naoroji issued four resolutions on swaraj, swadeshi, boycott, and national education to appease the demands of extremists. The extreme stronghold of Balagangadhar Tilak, Nagpur, was chosen as the location for the 1907 Congress session. Gopal Krishna Gokhale changed the location of the event after realising ... Read More