What Made The British Conquer India? “British came to India merely as humble traders but either the misfortune of Indians or the fortune of the British they became the ruler and ruled this vast country for centuries very successfully brilliantly.” It is indeed a Herculean task to sum up the circumstances, reasons, causes, godly favours and other facts which made the traders the despotic rulers.  Some historians is of the view...

Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy Jallianwala Bagh Massacre is a cardinal incident in the history of Punjab. It occurred on 13th April, 1919 A.D. on the day of Baisakhi Festival. It is such unforgettable tragedy which would be remembered for ever in Punjab. This incident created feeling of hat redness against the British Government among Indians. It was much because of this tragedy that Gandhiji initiated the Non-co-operation movement to extract the British...

The Rebellion of 1857 – A Mutiny “The Rebellion of 1857 was not pre-planned, it was not engineered by any political party in India or any foreign power hostile to England. It had its origin in sepoy discontent and derived its strength from the wide-spread dissatisfaction among the civil population.” – Dr. S.N. Sen As the years rolled by the political uneasiness in the country reached a crucial stage, when everyone...

The Legacy of The British Raj “More than two centuries dominion over a country by any alien power, but natural results in large impact on its social, economic, cultural, legal and political system of the civilization. So India too inherited so many legacies from the British Raj that had far reaching impacts on its art and culture, education, language, legal, political system and economic parameters and so on. The question of...

Science and Technology: Blessing or Curse “Advancement in Science and Technology has given man power fit for ‘God’ yet he can’t be ‘God’ unless has peace of mind, inner-satisfaction, respect for moral, ethical and spiritual values.” Today science and technology have played a key role in almost every branch of human activity. The strange advancement of science and technology in different fields has totally altered the pace of way of living...