Dr. Santosh Kumar Sain Governor General Lord Lytton’s Home and Foreign Policy Lord Lytton was sent by Disraeli’s Conservative Government keeping in mind the developments in Central Asia as Governor General in India. Disraeli’s letter to Lytton is particularly noteworthy, in which Lytton was mentioned what to do–“The thought state of Central Asia needs a politician and I … Read more
Administrative Reforms of Lord Cornwallis Lord Cornwallis was sent as Governor-General in India under the Pitt’s India Act to establish peace and reorganize the system of governance. He was a man of high ancestry of aristocratic nature. He had to establish a satisfactory land system in India, and reorganize the governance system along with … Read more
Lord William Bentinck’s social and administrative reforms, end of Sati, end of cheating, end of discrimination in government services | Lord William Bentinck Reforms Lord William Bentinck is noted in Indian history as a respected Governor General. He put an end to the inhuman practice of Sati against Indian women. William Bentinck started a … Read more
who is the father of Motilal Nehru | Motilal Nehru family and Biography Motilal Nehru Indian political leaders Born: May 6, 1861 Delhi India Died: February 6, 1931 (age 69) Lucknow India Founder: Swaraj Party Political Affiliation: Swaraj Party Role in: Non-Cooperation Movement Motilal Nehru, commonly referred to in history as Pandit Motilal … Read more
How much are the Purusharta | It is necessary to understand the meaning of Purusharta Purusharta The ideals which were presented by ancient Hindu sages i.e. Hindu scholars for the progress of man and society are called Purushartha. Purushartha is related to both man and society, it explains the relationship between man and … Read more
Nadir Shah’s invasion of Delhi 1738-39 After the death of the last powerful Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, the Mughal Empire had become looser and weaker, as security arrangements on the north-western frontier were completely loosened. The later Mughal rulers had turned away from the security of borders in the war of succession. Prior … Read more
Who was Chanakya There is only one person who established Chandragupta Maurya from an ordinary child as the Chakravarti emperor of India, whom we know by many names in history–Chanakya, Kautilya, or Vishnu Gupta. Although in the absence of concrete historical information about Chanakya. Based on the information available about him in Brahmanical and Buddhist … Read more
Land tax system in India from Mauryan period to British period Land system has been a subject that has played an important role in the governance system from ancient times to medieval and British period. Land revenue has been an important source of income of the government whether monarchy or democracy. In every time … Read more
Revolt of 1857, its nature, causes and consequences The revolution of 1857, also known as India’s first war of independence. There are many questions related to this revolution which often come in front of us, was it the first freedom struggle? Was it a military revolution? Where did the revolution start? The main hero … Read more
Biography of the hero Napoleon Bonaparte Britain was burying most of the European countries in the eighteenth century. There was a separate kingdom for itself without subordination to it. Corsica is a small island nation with only a handful of countries, including Italy and France, between the two countries. Corsica, with no development, was … Read more