reasons which make this concept a debated are chronological uncertainty‚ model building and different. As far as relation of medieval with India term is concerned‚ this term was introduced to India during the colonial encounter‚ before that‚ medieval was not known to India. In our national language medieval is Madhyakalan. Introduction of medieval in South Asian history is clearly an adoption of western historical writings because of a simple reason that the term ‘medieval’ is not an South Asian term.
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wrong with India and how to fix it‚ in a tiny book of no more than 35‚000 words or so‚ called Swaraj‚ published by HarperCollins in 2012. To make it more affordable‚ Kejriwal even waived his royalties most graciously‚ so it costs all of Rs 135‚ in English. It’s been printed in large type-size with plenty of spacing to make it even easier to read. Here is an exciting political debutante who does the one thing no Indian politician has done perhaps since Nehru wrote his Discovery of India over hundreds
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Science‚ Technology and Medicine in Colonial India Interest in the science‚ technology and medicine of India under British rule has grown in recent years and has played an ever-increasing part in the reinterpretation of modern South Asian history. Spanning the period from the establishment of East India Company rule through to Independence‚ David Arnold’s wide-ranging and analytical survey demonstrates the importance of examining the role of science‚ technology and medicine in conjunction with
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the downfall of his empire? 5. Describe the expansion of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta with the help of the Allahabad pillar inscription. 6. Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?History (Mains) Question Paper 1980 Page 3 of 56 ► For more on UPSC‚ visit mrunal.org Section B 7. Describe the village administration of the Chola period as known from the Uttaramerur inscriptions. 8. Bring out the essential features of the administration
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Causes of the growth of Indian Nationalism in 19th century JYOTI The most significant feature of the Indian History during the second half of nineteenth century was the growth of nationalism. For different factors the sense nationalism develops among the people and in 1885 the Indian National Congress was established. The Indian National Congress fought for the freedom of the country and India achieved her independence on August 15th 1947. Different factors contributed to the growth of Indian Nationalism
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the year 1979. The film revolves around the concept of the trauma and atrocities faced by Ayesha (and many other women‚ Muslim and Hindu) during the time of the Partition of India and Pakistan. It deals with a side of Partition that we haven’t explored ever before. Watching the film gave me and insight about a whole new history that I had never imagined. Ayesha is the embodiment of women who were mercilessly abducted‚ and raped. She‚ along with the other women in the family‚ had been ‘martyred’‚ to
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CE)‚ and successor to Chandragupta I‚ is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V. A. Smith. He was called the Napoleon of India because he wanted to conquer more and more. The Allahabad inscriptions or the Prayag Prashashti composed by his court poet. He was the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty‚ who ushered in the Golden Age of India. He was perhaps the greatest king of Gupta dynasty. He was a benevolent ruler‚ a great warrior and a patron
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KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY POWER DHARAMBANDHU Education plays a major role in nurturing human talent and potential which in turn enhances their ethical values and enables them to become self reliant and achieve prosperity. One of the major intellects of his time Swami Dayanand Saraswati said that education is a tool through which a person achieves knowledge‚ civility‚ righteousness and control over his senses and because of which the darkness of illiteracy‚ immorality‚ vanity and …………… are destroyed
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with a better genius of organisation proceeded to take root in the social life of India. On April 7‚ 1875 he founded at Bombay his first Arya Samaj‚ or Association of the Aryans of India‚ the pure Indians‚ the descendants of the old conquering-race of the Indus and the Ganges‚ (These italic words express that the author is influenced by the speculated historical elements which were imposed upon our history by foreigners. Swamiji did not really take this view of Arya in any of his writings—Editor)
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GHESS ZAMINDARS-THE GREAT FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF INDIA The tribal zamindar Madho Singh Ghess in the then district of Sambalpur(Odisha) with his sons Hatte Singh‚ Kunjal Singh‚ Bairi Singh and Airi singh aided by the regiment formed by the local tribal youths had put up a gallant uncompromising fight for the Indian freedom struggle beginning from 1857 and dedicating their lives they have set up a glorious chapter in the History of India. It was after the siege of Ghess and Madho Singh being
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