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Introduction There were four main wars fought between the Mysore rulers and the British. The first Anglo-Mysore war had occurred between 1767 and 1769; whereas, the second war happened between 1780 and 1784. The kingdom of Mysore has come out as one of the most powerful empires. Image 1: Map illustration showing the territories involved in the first and the Second Anglo-Mysore War between the Kingdom of Mysore of southern India and the British East India Company. Background of First Anglo-Mysore war There was a demand from the British East India Company (BEIC) to have permission to ... Read More

Introduction The Coming of Europeans was a very crucial period in the Indian history. The commercial agreements between Europe and India were very ancient with the land by the Oxus valley or Syria or Egypt. Vasco da Gama explored the new route of the sea towards India in 1498. This discovery created a new channel for Europeans to set up their trading centers in India. Image 1: Portrait of Vasco da Gama (1524) Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British visited India for the purpose of trade. Initially, they started as regular go-to traders like other groups. But later, Indian politics ... Read More

Introduction The Bengal Famine of 1770 was one of the horrific events that took place between 1769 and 1773. The absurd increase in the Diwani Rights is considered one of the major reasons for this famine, which killed nearly 10 million people. This catastrophic event also touched the boundaries of Assam, Bangladesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha. The losses occurring due to this famine took a long time to recover. Certain environmental causes like drought and monsoon failure also led to this horrifying disaster. The destruction happened during the British East India company ruling. The Bengal Famine of 1770 There’s nothing worse ... Read More

Introduction Swaraj Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das. A revolution was needed in the political history of India as the people of India were so much oppressed due to the violence of the British Government. The Swaraj Party formed after many vital events happened in India like the non-corporation movement was revoked and the act 1919 and the act 1923 of Government of India of elections. This party was established due to search for the self-Government of India and to free the people of India politically from the British Government. Image 1: Portrait of C.R. ... Read More

Introduction Swami Vivekananda was the most eminent and memorable leader who leads the Indian youth spiritually. He was affected by the culture of both India and Western. The belief in his mind about the worship of God and religion often conflicted. He always remained a free thinker and his thinking get matured after he met with the great guru of the spiritual world Ramakrishna. After that, he realised the real meaning of life and become a spiritual Hindu monk. Who was Swami Vivekananda? Swami Vivekananda was called Narendranath Dutta in his early life. He was spiritually interested and mediated at ... Read More

Introduction Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a true hero in the eyes of every Indian. He was one of the members of the Indian National Congress and participated in the non-cooperation movement. Apart from that, he was also a very bright student during his educational life. He received the second position in his matriculation exam. He was selected as one of the Indian Civil Servants. He also travelled to Germany and to Japan for gathering some people to make them join the INA. He got an offer to serve for the British government after qualifying the civil services, ... Read More

Introduction The Simon Commission was set up by the British government to probe the Indian Government Act 1919. There were some controversial issues related to this commission that resulted in the rise of nationalism. Though Simon commission was established to deal with the Indian reforms, not even a single Indian official was a part of the committee. This commission was also termed the Statutory Commission of India. There was a feeling of humiliation among the leaders as there were no representatives. It was concluded that the Indians did not accept the principles of the commission. About Simon Commission The ... Read More

Second Anglo-Maratha War: Explanation The Second Anglo-Maratha War was the second conflict between the British and the Marathas This war was started in 1803 and continued till 1805. Image 1: Second Anglo-Maratha War map, political divisions, 1883 Peshwa Madhav Rao Narayan passed away in 1795 and Baji Rao II followed the throne. Lord Wellesley came up with a Subsidiary Alliance system. Here, the Indian rulers should have to pay some allowance to have British army in India. Nana Phadnavis, who was the Chief Minister of Maratha back then, refuted to follow this system knowing the agenda ... Read More

Introduction The Second and Third Round table conferences were orchestrated with a thought to close the gaps and come to a proper conclusion concerning the government laws, ruling, and rights of Indians. The main aim of arranging round table conferences (RTC) was to find out the solution and best suitable way for mitigating Simon's report’s issue. The very first RTC was arranged and conducted on 12th November 1930. The duration of this conference lasts up to 19th January 1931. Most of the leaders were found not to be present at this specific conference because of Gandhi’s movement about Civil ... Read More

Introduction The Ryotwari and Mahalwari System of Land Revenue was featured during the period of pre-independent India by the Britishers. The primary motive of the Britishers were to earn enormous money by exploiting the Indian people. The two revenue taxes were one type of policy to collect the money. The two systems had some differences in amounts of revenue and regulations to each other. The Ryotwari System The Ryotwari land revenue system was started by Sir Thomas Munro in the 18th Century. This system gave full independence to the landowner to do anything with his land anytime. The peasant ... Read More