Modern Indian Historical Figures

His tenure was from 1916 to 1921. On his name, the Act was also called Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.

The leading judgement on dying declaration came on Khushal Rao vs. State of Bombay.

They were involved in Kanpur conspiracy case.

The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Government to Indian leadership, providing India with independence. Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the mission consisted of Lord Pethick Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. However, Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, did not participate.

Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India from 1943-1947, convened the Shimla Conference in 1945 to discuss Indian constitutional proposals and the formation of an interim government.

The superintendent of police, James A. Scott, ordered the police to lathi (baton) charge the protesters and personally assaulted Rai.

Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II) was the ruler of Hyderabad when Lord Wellesley signed the first Subsidiary Alliance treaty in 1798. This alliance system made Hyderabad dependent on British protection while allowing the Nizam to maintain nominal sovereignty. The treaty established a pattern for other princely states.

Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was the first Indian to become the Advocate-General of Bengal (1905), also the first Indian to enter the Governor General's Executive Council (1909) which for so long had been the preserve of Englishmen.

On 22nd June 1897 there were celebrations at the Government House in Ganesh Khind on account of the Queen's diamond jubilee. As Rand's carriage came out of the Government House at midnight, Damodar jumped on the back seat and fired his gun at Rand at point-blank range. The officer collapsed immediately, as also Lt. Ayerst who was in the carriage in front and whom Damodar's brother Balkrishna fired upon.

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the first among the Maratha leaders to sign a Subsidiary Alliance Treaty with the British.

Barindra Kumar Ghose was the key organizer of the revolutionary conspiracy behind the Alipore Bomb Case (1908-1909). While Aurobindo Ghosh was tried as the ideological leader, Barindra was directly implicated in managing the bomb plot and recruiting revolutionaries. The case became a landmark in India's freedom struggle.

Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta in 1784 to study Oriental literature, history, and culture. Jones, a jurist and scholar, wanted to systematically document India's rich heritage. The society became crucial for rediscovering ancient Indian texts and promoting cross-cultural intellectual exchange.

Madan Lal Dhingra assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie in London in 1907. This act of political revenge was in response to the execution of Indian revolutionaries and the suppression of freedom movements. Dhingra's martyrdom inspired many revolutionaries and marked the internationalization of India's struggle.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Chelmsford.

Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak were imprisoned and exiled to Burma in 1907-1908 during Lord Minto's viceroyalty (1905-1910). This was part of the crackdown on extremist activities following the Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement. Both leaders were charged with sedition for their nationalist writings and speeches.