Modern Indian History

Pondicherry was handed over by French to India and added as UT in 1954.

During the British Rule in India, the Railway Budget and the General Budget were presented together. It was in the year 1924, that both the budgets were separated.

The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti, was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, during the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee.

The Swaraj Party, founded by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru, participated in the legislative council elections in 1923 and 1926.

Mahatma Gandhi is honorifically titled the Father of the Nation in India for his role in the freedom struggle.

The Simon Commission, led by Sir John Simon, visited India in 1928 to report on the political situation.

Jatin Das (J.N. Das) died in Lahore jail in 1929 after a 63-day hunger strike protesting the treatment of political prisoners.

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee.

Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were executed by hanging in Lahore Jail on March 23, 1931.

Thomas Babington Macaulay is credited with introducing English education in India through his famous 'Minute on Indian Education' in 1835.

The Charter Act of 1813 was the first legislative step taken by the British government to allocate funds for the promotion of education in India.

Mahatma Gandhi expressed that the ultimate aim of man is the realization of God, which he viewed as the realization of truth.

Swami Vivekananda is widely credited with emphasizing the spiritual dimension of patriotism in India. He famously stated that patriotism is a religion and that religion is love for India, reflecting his vision of service to the nation as a form of worship.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak transformed the private Ganpati festival into a massive public event in 1893. He used this platform to foster national unity and mobilize the masses against British rule.

The Tarachand Committee, established in 1948, was primarily tasked with reviewing the state of secondary education in India. Its recommendations were significant in shaping the post-independence secondary school structure.