Neil statue satyagraha Upsc

Neil statue satyagraha Upsc

Neil statue satyagraha Upsc It is the protest or satyagraha that took place in Madras Presidency in 1927 for the removal of Colonel James Neil statue which was erected at the Mount Road, Madras. Who is James Neil? He was a colonel of Madras Fusileers regiment and played an important role in putting down the … Read more

Satyagraha movement of Gandhiji and Growth of Satyagraha Upsc

Satyagraha movement of Gandhiji and Growth of Satyagraha Upsc

Advent of Gandhi Gandhi returned to India in the year 1915. He earlier fought against inequalities imposed by the South Africa Government. Gandhi came to India with the idea of holding forces of nationalism in India. Then came into contact with congress members for Mobilizing support for the South African Indian Cause. He was inspired … Read more

Expansion and consolidation of British rule Upsc

Expansion and consolidation of British rule Upsc

Battle of Plassey to Annexation of Punjab in 1849. They used several methods apart from war, like the Subsidiary Alliance and the doctrine of Lapse to expand and consolidate their rule in India. Conquest of Bengal In 1717, the East India company got Farman from Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar. This Farman Granted English East India … Read more

Indian national congress sessions (Inc sessions) from 1885 to 1947

Inc sessions

Formation of Indian National Congress Between 1875 and 1885 there were many agitations against British policies in India. In December 1884, Allan Octavian Hume, a retired English ICS officer, presided over a meeting of the Theosophical Society in Madras. The formation of a political organization that would work on an Indian basis was discussed and … Read more

V O Chidambaram Pillai History Upsc

V O Chidambaram Pillai History Upsc

VO Chidambaram Pillai history V.O.Chidambaram Pillai is remembered by Tamil as Sekkiluta Semmal, Kappalotiya Tamizhan. He was born in Ottapidaram on September 5, 1872. He started his career as a lawyer at Tirunelveli and encouraged the formation of the Trade Guilds and workers associations. He was the founder of the Swadeshi Dharma Sanga Weaving Association … Read more

Emergence of National leaders Tnpsc

Making of the Indian Constitution Upsc

Freedom fighters and national leaders of India Netaji During the time of World War II, armed revolutionary activities continued. The role of Subhas Chandra Bose is incomparable. On July 2, 1943, Netaji reached Singapore and gave the rousing war cry of ‘Dilli Chalo’. He was made the President of the Indian Independence League and soon … Read more

Communalism and Partition of India Tnpsc

COMMUNALISM LED TO PARTITION

This post is written for the topic “Communalism and Partition Tnpsc“. In 1930, Md Iqbal for the first time suggested that the Frontier Province, Sind, Baluchistan, and Kashmir be made the Muslim state within the federation. Chaudhary Rehmat Ali coined the term ‘Pakistan’ (later Pakistan). The fear of Muslims being subjugated by Hindus in free … Read more

Era of different Acts & Pacts Tnpsc

Era of different Acts & Pacts Tnpsc

Charter acts from 1773 to 1935 Regulating Act of 1773 Changes in the constitution of the court of directors such as the term of the directors, eligibility for the right to vote etc and subjection of their actions to the British Government. Government of Bengal to be carried on by a Governor-General of Fort William … Read more

Nasik Conspiracy Case and Growth of militant movements Tnpsc

militant nationalism in india upsc

This article is also for the topic ‘Growth of militant movements Tnpsc‘. Militant movements in India There was an increase in unemployment among the Indians. Of them most were educated, people. Due to employment and poverty, these people went on become radical nationalists and led to the growth of militant nationalism in India. These people … 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.