Tag: history

On December 4, 1829, The Bengal Sati Regulation was passed by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. This act banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.

Lord Dalhousie came to India in 1848 to serve as Governor General of India. He annexed many states like Satara, Sambhalgarh, Nagpur and Jhansi under 'Doctrine of Lapse'. He introduced railways in India and the first railway line from Mumbai to Thane was opened in 1853. In the same year, Calcutta and Agra were connected by Telegraph.

The construction of Grand Trunk road  was initiated by Babur but it was completed by Sher Shah Suri. It is the oldest and most famous highway in Indian Sub continent. Under the Governor Generalship of Lord Dalhousie the Grand Trunk Road was taken up and it was refurnished. 

Lord Dalhousie, the youngest governor-general of India served India from 1848-1856. He introduced a number of reforms which paved the way for modernisation of India and also earned the title "Maker of Modern India". He introduced Railways in India in 1853. In 1852, he introduced the Electric Telegraph system. The credit of establishing the Postal Department also goes to Lord Dalhousie. In 1854, a new Post Office Act was passed.

Dalhousie introduced uniform postage system in India. In 1854, a new Post Office Act was passed. Under this system a Director General was appointed to supervise the works of Post Office in all the Presidencies.; a uniform rate of half anna per letter was introduced and first time Postage Stamps were introduced.

The first railway line in India was opened on 16th April 1853 from Mumbai to Thane.  In the eastern sector, the first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly on 5th August 1854 and later on it was extended to Pundooah and Raniganj.

Dalhousie introduced a new system of internal communication in India. He was the "Father of Indian Railways." Dalhousie's famous Railway minutes Minute of 1853 convinced the home authorities of the need of the Railways and laid down the main lines of development.  The first train in India was run from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. It covered a distance of 26 miles.

Mahalwari system was introduced in 1833 by William Bentinck. Under the system, the land was divided into Mahals. Each Mahal comprised one or more villages which was collectively responsible for the payment of revenues. The villages committee was held responsible for collection of the taxes. It was introduced in Central Province, North-West Frontier, Agra, Punjab, Gangetic Valley, etc of British India.

Asiatic Society at Calcutta was founded by  Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and Orientalist, to encourage Oriental studies on 15 January 1784. It was the vehicle for his ideas about the importance of Hindu culture and learning and about the vital role of Sanskrit in the Aryan languages.