Early Revolts against British rule in Tamil Nadu

Early Revolts against British rule in Tamil Nadu The East India Company started to consolidate and extend its power in India after defeating the French and their Indian allies in three Carnatic Wars. But the local kings and chieftains resisted. The first resistance to East India Company came from Puli Thevar of Nerkattumseval in Tirunelveli. … Read more

Role of Women in Freedom Struggle Tnpsc

This article is written for Tnpsc for the topic ‘role of women in freedom struggle Tnpsc’. Women Freedom Fighters of Tamilnadu Velunachiyar (1730–1796) and Kuyili Velunachiyar was born to royalty, she was well-versed in English, French, and Urdu and good in martial arts. She was married to Raja of Sivagangai, Muthu Vadugar at the age … Read more

Economic trends in Tamilnadu Tnpsc -Tamil Nadu economy

tamil nadu economic growth

Economic Trends, Human Development Indicator and also Industrial and Socio-Economic development of Tamil Nadu

Local self government Upsc

Local Self Government in India This article is written based on Samacheer’s Book for the TNPSC exams. This aim is to understand the local government nature, function, and uses of Local Municipal Government. This topic comes under the Indian Polity syllabus of Tnpsc under the ” Local Governments, Panchayat Raj“. Importance of local self-government in … Read more

Planning Commission Tnpsc Notes

Planning Commission of India The planning commission of India was constituted in the year 1950 in March. It was established by a resolution of the Government of India under the chairmanship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Its objective was to prepare a plan for the “most effective and balanced utilization of the country’s resources”. The planning … Read more

Indigo revolt and Deccan riots 1875 Upsc

Peasant Revolts under Crown or British Rule Indigo Revolt (1859-60) Before chemical dyes, natural indigo dye was of high value around the world. Many Europeans tried to become indigo planters in India. The Europeans employed local farmers to grow the Indigo. These Indigo plants were processed into dye at the planter factories. The dye produced … Read more

Location and physical features of India Tnpsc

Geographical features of India

Location and physical features of India The geographical features of India consist of the peninsula which is surrounded by water on three sides, the world’s highest mountain ranges in the north, the desert in Rajasthan etc. Coast and Land Boundary of India India shares a 15,200 Km land frontier in the west with Pakistan, northwest … Read more

The Rationale behind Reservation Policy Tnpsc

Rationale behind Reservation Policy This article is written for Tnpsc for the topic “Rationale behind Reservation Policy and Access to Social resources“. This article explains why the reservation is provided to a certain class of people in job and education. Why is not everyone treated equally? Why there is partiality is done by the government? … Read more

Rivers in India Tnpsc notes

This article discusses the Indian rivers and their tributaries. It also covers west and east flowing rivers in India and types of rivers in India. Rivers in India Rivers in India is an important topic in Civil services, often a number of questions asked from its topic. There are seven major rivers namely Indus, Brahmaputra, … Read more

Periyar notes for Tnpsc

E.V.Ramasamy is famously called Periyar. He was born in 1879 in a rich family that does business in Erode. Periyar questioned superstitious beliefs even in his young days. He became Chairman of Erode Municipality. E.V.Ramasamy fought against various social evils and superstitious beliefs such as the enslavement of women. As he fought against the social … Read more

* * All the Notes in this blog, are referred from Tamil Nadu State Board Books and Samacheer Kalvi Books. Kindly check with the original Tamil Nadu state board books and Ncert Books.