Modern Indian History

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 - 20 January 1988) was an Afghan Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India. A lifelong pacifist, a devout Muslim, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhri Afghan, Badshah Khan and Sarhaddi Gandhi or Frontier Gandhi.

Lokmanya Tilak (Marathi: born as Keshav Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 - 1 August 1920, age 64), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him Father of the Indian unrest.

The Planning Commission of India was established by the Government of India in March 1950 to oversee the country's economic planning.

Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, which deeply influenced Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy.

Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya and is part of his novel Anandamath.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. This institution later evolved into the Aligarh Muslim University.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his autobiography while in prison, and it was first published in 1936. It provides significant insight into his life and the Indian independence movement.

The Planning Commission of India was established by the Government of India in March 1950. It was tasked with overseeing the country's five-year plans.

India's First Five Year Plan covered the period from 1951 to 1956 and officially commenced on April 1, 1951.

Jawaharlal Nehru, as the first Prime Minister of India, was the primary architect behind the adoption of the Five Year Plan model, which was inspired by the Soviet Union's planning system.

Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin. It deeply influenced Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy on labor and economics.

Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born in Talwandi, which is now known as Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.

Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and was part of his novel Anandamath.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University.