Modern Indian History

Chowdhari Rahman Ali, a Cambridge student, invented the term Pakistan in 1933, which literally means “Land of pure in Urdu”. He took “p” from Punjab, and “A” from Afghanistan “K” from Kashmir, S from Sind and “tan” from Baluchisthan.

The Wavell Plan was proposed by Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, in 1945 to resolve the political deadlock in India by proposing a new Executive Council.

The British Indian Society was founded in London in 1839 by William Adam, a friend of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, to promote the welfare of the Indian people.

The Telangana Rebellion was a major peasant uprising against the Nizam of Hyderabad, lasting from 1946 until 1951.

The Telangana movement is widely recognized by historians as the most militant and organized peasant revolt in colonial India due to its armed nature and scale.

The Telangana movement was primarily organized and led by the Communist Party of India (CPI) to address land rights and feudal oppression.

The Tebhaga movement faced multiple challenges, including government repression, lack of support from mainstream political parties, and rising communal tensions in Bengal, all of which contributed to its decline.

The slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' (Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer) was coined by India's second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, during the 1965 war.

The slogan 'Dilli Chalo' (March to Delhi) was given by Subhash Chandra Bose to motivate the Indian National Army during the struggle for independence.

The words 'Hey Ram' are widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi as his final words after being shot.

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, famously used the phrase Aram Haram Hai (Idleness is a sin) to encourage national development and hard work.

King George V announced the transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi during the Delhi Durbar in 1911.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a prominent Indian nationalist who famously declared, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.'

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885. Therefore, its 100th anniversary was celebrated in 1985.

The Khilafat Movement was launched in 1920 by the Ali brothers (Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali) to protest against the treatment of the Ottoman Empire after World War I.