Raj Kapoor

If one picks up an English novel from the Indian subcontinent written during the ‘60s and 70s’, and one will most probably come across incidents dealing with the Partition of India and Pakistan, a period so violent and gruesome in scope and defying imagination. The novel A Bend in the Ganges illustrates the hatred and acrimony that prevailed during the period of the Partition, and the novel is an important addition to the whole. Manohar Malgonkar concentrates on the tumultuous years of the phase

“Let us always remember that we are all children of our mother country. Indeed, I have never worked in any other spirit than that I am an Indian and owe a duty to my country and to all my countrymen. Whether I am a Hindu, a Mohammedan, a Christian, a Parsi or any other creed, I am above all an Indian. Our country is India; our nationality is Indian.” -Dadabhai Naoroji INTRODUCTION: Nationalism

In “Shooting an Elephant”, a short narrative written by George Orwell about the time he served as a British officer in the Burma during the 1930s under british reign, we can see that he applies extensive use of metaphors and grim imagery throughout the text to describe his loss of morality and dignity , empathy for the Burmese people, and paradox that is the British rule in Burma. He vividly describes the negative effect of this imperialism through his writing in “Shooting An Elephant”. Prior

Political Life Sri Aurobindo's life can be divided into two clear phases. The first relates to political activism and the second to spiritual activism. Aurobindo's political career lasted only four years, from 1906 to 1910. Though he had been active behind the scene surveying, organizing and supporting the nationalist cause, ever since his return to India, especially during his excursions to Bengal. In 1905 an event occurred that changed the course of Indian history and the freedom movement. This

The Great Rebellion of the Indian people of 1857 became the topic of debates among historians. Indian people began the uprising because they were cruelly exploited by the British colonialists. Interests of the peasantry, craftsmen and some of the Indian feudal lords were infringed. While the peasants were deprived of their communal land rights and craftsmen went bankrupt due to the appearance of British goods in India, some feudal lords also suffered from laws specifically issued by the colonial

‘’Reality; Never As Straight-forward As it Appears’’(Rubsinson, 33-34) Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children invites readers to dive into the recent history of modern and postcolonial India. The story is told by the narrator and protagonist, Saleem Sinai, who can be seen as an allegory for India. Born at midnight 15 August 1947, when India gained its independence from the British rule, Saleem believes that he is ‘‘handcuffed to history’’(Rushdie, 6). ‘From Saleems perspective, what happens to him

structure from the British Government. During the British Raj, viceroy headed the government and he had the strongest power. Many British officials were under his govern and there was also a council with appointed members. This council acted like an imperial legislative council and was the cabinet of the Raj government (Parliament.UK). During this period, Indians had slowly learned about how a western government works. So after the British Raj ended, the native Indians adopted some of British government

The poorly-planned withdrawal of the British from its Indian ‘colony' left close to one million people dead and created chaos, hatred and violence that lasted over 50 years and forced Winston Churchill to condemn it as the ‘shameful flight.' These historical events complicated the histories of India, Britain and Pakistan because of the ill-informed partition program carried out by British authorities. The Shameful Flight covers the periods between the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in February

.THE IMPACT OF GANDHI AND HIS STYLE OF MOBILIZATION ON THE POLICIES AND CULTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Shanice Crawford December 20, 2017 This paper posits to discuss in detail the impact of Gandhi and his style of mobilization on the policies and culture of the Indian Subcontinent. Mahatma Gandhi, (1869-1948), was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India. His father was an administrator in Porbandar, while his mother was a devout religious

purpose of this historical inquiry is to analyze to what extent did British Imperialism have an effect on shaping modern India? The main source that will be discussed in this paper is the seventh book of the Spotlight on History Series called The British Raj, which explains the reasons behind the conflicts between the British Empire and Indian nationalism and assess the achievements of a memorable relationship. The whole notion behind imperialism, more often than