Raj Kapoor

The accounts of colonial states present an interesting view of the colonial paradigm of various nations, and none paint a more vivid picture than the colonial era of India. The colonial era of India, which spanned for nearly a century, manifests in great detail the ten tenets on which the very idea of colonialism is based on. Colonialism, as an endeavour, cannot sustain on its own, and as such it is very important to systematically study the cornerstones on which the very idea of colonialism is built

REVOLT OF 1857 & THE INDIAN COUNCILS ACT, 1861 SHREYA MENON BA0130056 TAMIL NADU NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL TIRUCHIRAPPALLI SUBMITED TO PROF. ANSHUMAN SINGH The Revolt of 1857, commonly called as the Sepoy Revolt, was the culmination of the manifold grievances that Indians had against the East India Company’s rule. It was the first organized revolt against British rule in India. The revolt was led by exiled princes and displaced landlords and although being a popular revolt, it failed due to lack of

There are many cause of the failure of war independence 1857. They can be divided in many religious, economic , and social problems The East India Company was aiming to annex all the states of India like Avadh, Tanjore, Jhansi, Satara, etc. That’s why they introduced systems like Doctrine of Lapse by which Indian states could be taken over by the Company in case there was no male heir to the throne of the state. This provoked the rulers like Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa and Lakshmi Bai

Throughout the 18th, 19th, and mid-20th century, Britain was the most recognized and powerful colonial power in the world. With colonies stretching from islands in the Caribbean to islands in the far Pacific, Britain had built an empire using this idea imperialism—the domination and exertion of contemporary British ideas, most often through trade, investments, and occupation. This display of British power certainly resonated with many throughout the world, especially other European powers that had

cooking styles to India exhibiting British Influence on Indian Food. In that period, flexibility and diversity was introduced to the cuisine of India. The history of Indian food tells us that during the reign of the British Empire in India (the British Raj), the local cuisine was considered by the Europeans closely to what Gods taught of ambrosia: a delightful, heavenly and delicate dish. Many times, we ask how the Indian cuisine grew to be so popular, so diverse and so delightful. In truth, the question

The year 1919 brought the Rowlatt Act. The act was a legislative act approved by the imperial government council in Delhi. Extending the emergency measures of preventive custody, imprisonment without a proper trial. The act was after the president of the Committee, Sir Sidney Rowlatt, and British Judge by profession. The act allows the authorized government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism. The suspect was denied the right to know the confronter and the evidence used against him in trail

India, China and Japan The age of imperialism was an important part of history, it was during the 19th and 20th centuries. During this time period, European countries were taking over great sections of the world. It wouldn't be long before they started to take over Asia. Some countries such as, India and China, went under European control and influence. While Japan adopted reforms to meet the western challenge. How was it possible that Japan was able to be strong while India and China couldn't? Let's

The purpose of this lecture was to discuss the importance of the Indian Mutiny which began on May 10th, 1857. However, before the rebellion began, the British had colonized India, where they would use citizens as soldiers, and tap into their revenue. In addition, the British changed the ruling system, where current rulers were disinherited. Then in Meerut India, the rebellion against the British began. This began when the Meerut troops refused to set down their muskets at an army base. The troops

Throughout the years, the colonized inhabitants of a conquered nation have responded to the threat of imperialism by encouraging violence and rebelling against their captors. This behavior is shown when Moulavy Syad Kutb Shah Sahib writes about the Sepoy Mutiny in India and when he states in Document 2 that, “We must unite in their slaughter for by this alone will the lives and faith of us both be saved.” [..] Perhaps the English may try to assure the Hindus that they have consented to give up killing

The efforts to limit or prohibit the practice of sati had been made by British officers around the late 18th century, but without the assistance of the East India Company. The first official ban of sati was imposed in 1798, in the city of Calcutta only but the practice stilled continued in other regions of India. At the end of the 18th century, the evangelical church in Britain, and its followers in India, started to promote their movement against sati. William Carey and William Wilberforce were