Modern Indian History

The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, gave the British colonial government in India the power to arrest and imprison people without trial for up to two years, which sparked widespread protest.

Gandhi led the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule, which had controlled the Indian subcontinent for nearly two centuries.

The Lend-Lease Act allowed the US to supply the UK, the Soviet Union, and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945.

Absolutism was a system of centralized monarchical power that often suppressed the individualistic and nationalistic sentiments that fueled the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.

The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949, but it came into force on January 26, 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.

The Indian National Congress formally demanded a Constituent Assembly in 1934 to frame a constitution for India, a demand first proposed by M.N. Roy.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar advocated for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes and encouraged them to enter government and civil services to gain political and social representation.

Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted the Nehru Report in 1928, which outlined a proposed new dominion status constitution for India.

The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on 9 December 1946 to begin the process of drafting the Constitution of India.

The partition of India and Pakistan caused massive displacement, violence, and trauma for millions of people on both sides of the border, not just in India.

Elections for the members of the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, following the proposals of the Cabinet Mission Plan.

The Indian National Congress officially demanded a Constituent Assembly in 1934, and the assembly was eventually formed in 1946.

The Indian National Congress made the formal demand for a Constituent Assembly in 1934, led by M.N. Roy's earlier suggestion.

In the process of indigo production, the harvested plant was taken to a vat for the fermentation and extraction process.

The Townshend Acts of 1767 imposed duties on various goods imported into the colonies, including tea, glass, and paper, sparking widespread colonial opposition.