Modern Indian History

The Acworth Committee, chaired by Sir William Acworth, recommended the separation of the Railway Budget from the General Budget in 1921.

Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay in 1907 due to his involvement in the agrarian unrest in the Punjab region.

The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 led to the establishment of High Courts in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1862.

The Brahmo Samaj, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828, is widely considered the first major reformist movement of the 19th century in India.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad launched the Urdu weekly Al-Hilal in 1912 to propagate nationalist views.

The first passenger train in India ran between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane on April 16, 1853.

'Jana Gana Mana' was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian National Anthem on 24^th January, 1950.

V.D. Savarkar authored the book The Indian War of Independence 1857, where he famously described the uprising as the first war of independence. The other figures listed were not the originators of this specific description.

The All India Harijan Sangh was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to work against untouchability and promote the welfare of the Dalit community. This followed the Poona Pact.

The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti, was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, with the movement beginning on August 9.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is famous for the slogan, Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it.

The 34th National Games were hosted by Jharkhand in 2008.

Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with the quote, 'Give me good mothers and I shall give you a good nation,' emphasizing the importance of education and upbringing.

Winston Churchill delivered this famous speech to the House of Commons on May 13, 1940, shortly after becoming Prime Minister during World War II.

These lines are from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' describing the crew's plight at sea.