Modern Indian History

V.D. Savarkar famously described the 1857 uprising as the 'First War of Independence' in his book of the same name.

The All India Anti-Untouchability League, later renamed the Harijan Sevak Sangh, was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to combat untouchability.

Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist and theosophist who became president of the Theosophical Society in 1907.

The Cambridge School, often associated with neo-imperialist historiography, included scholars like Anil Seal and John Broomfield who focused on elite politics in colonial India.

Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 to promote Oriental studies and research in India.

Romesh Chandra Dutt, an Indian civil servant and writer, authored 'The Economic History of India' in the early 20th century.

Both Dadabhai Naoroji and Romesh Chandra Dutt were the primary proponents of the Drain Theory, which argued that British rule was draining India's wealth.

Annie Besant was a key figure in the Indian Home Rule movement and established the Home Rule League in India in 1916.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was famously known as Lokmanya, meaning accepted by the people as a leader. Gandhi is known as Mahatma, Nehru as Chacha, and Bose as Netaji.

The Khilafat Movement was led by the Ali Brothers, Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali, to protest the treatment of the Ottoman Caliphate after World War I.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society in 1905 to promote social and human development and prepare national missionaries.

Vallabhbhai Patel led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928, a successful movement against increased land revenue taxes. His leadership here earned him the title Sardar.

The Khilafat Movement saw a unique collaboration between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, symbolizing a high point of Hindu-Muslim unity against British policies.

The Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905 as a protest against the Partition of Bengal, encouraging the use of indigenous goods and the boycott of British products.