The History Of The Brave Indian Maharana Pratap

The Brave Indian Maharana Pratap

Maharana Pratap was born on May 9th 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. His father was Maharana Udai Singh II and his mother was Rani Jeevant Kanwar. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittor. Maharana Pratap was the eldest of twenty-five sons and hence given the title of Crown Prince. He was destined to be the 54th ruler of Mewar, in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs.

In 1567, when Crown Prince Pratap Singh was only 27, Chittor was surrounded by the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. Maharana Udai Singh II decided to leave Chittor and move his family to Gogunda, rather than capitulate to the Mughals. The young Pratap Singh wanted to stay back and fight the Mughals but the elders intervened and convinced him to leave Chittor, oblivious of the fact that this move from Chittor was going to create history for all times to come.

In Gogunda, Maharana Udai Singh II and his nobles set up a temporary government of the kindom of Mewar. In 1572, the Maharana passed away, leaving the way for Crown Prince Pratap Singh to become the Maharana. However, in his later years, the late Maharana Udai Singh II had fallen under the influence of his favorite queen, Rani Bhatiyani, and had willed that her son Jagmal should ascend to the throne. As the late Maharana's body was being taken to the cremation grounds, Pratap Singh, the Crown Prince decided to accompany the dead body of the Maharana. This was a departure from tradition as the Crown Prince did not accompany the body of the departed Maharana but instead prepared to ascend the throne, such that the line of succession remained unbroken. Pratap Singh, in deference to his father's wishes, decided to let his half-brother Jagmal become the next king. However, knowing this to be disastrous for Mewar, the late Maharana's nobles, especially the Chundawat Rajputs, forced Jagmal to leave the throne to Pratap Singh. Unlike Bharat, Jagmal did not willingly give up the throne. He swore revenge and left for Ajmer, to join the armies of Akbar, where he was offered a jagir - the town of Jahazpur - in return for his help. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Pratap Singh became Maha Rana Pratap Singh I, 54th ruler of Mewar in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs.

The History Of Indian Cricket

The History Of Indian Cricket 

The entire history of cricket in India and the sub-continent as a whole is based on the existence and development of the British Raj via the East India Company.
On 31 December 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to the East India Company, often colloquially referred to as "John Company". It was initially a joint-stock company that sought trading privileges in India and the East Indies, but the Royal

First Test Match in 1932

Charter effectively gave it a 21 year monopoly on all trade in the region. In time, the East India Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions, until its dissolution in 1858 following the Indian Mutiny. The East India Company was the means by which cricket was introduced into India.

The History Of Indian Cinema

The History Of Indian Cinema 

Telling stories from the epics using hand-drawn tableaux images in scroll paintings, with accompanying live sounds have been an age old Indian tradition. These tales, mostly the familiar stories of gods and goddesses, are revealed slowly through choreographic movements of painted glass slides in a lantern, which create illusions of movements. And so when the Lumire brothers' representatives held the first public showing at Mumbai's (Bombay) Watson's Hotel on July 7, 1896, the new phenomenon did not create much of a stir here and no one in the audience ran out at the image of the train speeding towards them, as it did elsewhere. The Indian viewer took the new experience as something already familiar to him.

Harischandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar, who happened to be present for the Lumiere presentation, was keen on getting hold of the Lumiere Cinematograph and trying it out himself rather than show the Lumiere films to a wider audience. The public reception accorded to Wrangler Paranjpye at Chowapatty on his return from England with the coveted distinction he got at Cambridge was covered by Bhatwadekar in December 1901- the first Indian topical or actuality film was born.

In Calcutta, Hiralal Sen photographed scenes from some of the plays at the Classic Theatre. Such films were shown as added attractions after the stage performances or taken to distant venue where the stage performers could not reach. The possibility of reaching a large audience through recorded images which could be projected several times through mechanical gadgets caught the fancy of people in the performing arts and the stage and entertainment business. The first decade of the 20th century saw live and recorded performances being clubbed together in the same programme.

The strong influence of its traditional arts, music, dance and popular theatre on the cinema movement in India in its early days, is probably responsible for its characteristic enthusiasm for inserting song and dance sequences in Indian cinema, even till today.

The History of Indian Railway

The History Of Indian Railway

The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1849, there was not a single kilometre of railway line in India. A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards. The Allahabad-Jabalpur branch line of the East Indian Railway had been opened in June 1867. Brereton was responsible for linking this with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, resulting in a combined network of 6,400 km (4,000 mi). Hence it became possible to travel directly from Bombay to Calcutta. This route was officially opened on 7 March 1870 and it was part of the inspiration for French writer Jules Verne's book Around the World in Eighty Days. At the opening ceremony, the Viceroy Lord Mayo concluded that “it was thought desirable that, if possible, at the earliest possible moment, the whole country should be covered with a network of lines in a uniform system”. 

Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. As of December 2012, it transported over 25 million passengers daily (over 9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011, IR carried over 8,900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers daily (roughly half of which were suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. In 2011–2012 Indian Railways had revenues of 1119848.9 million (US$20 billion) which consists of 696759.7 million (US$13 billion) from freight and 286455.2 million (US$5.2 billion) from passengers tickets.

Railways were first introduced to India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, the Indian Railways, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities at several places in India and are assigned codes identifying their gauge, kind of power and type of operation. Its operations cover twenty four states and three union territories and also provides limited international services to Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Festivals In India

There is a history attached with each and every festivals that people celebrate in india. Diwali is celebrated when Lord Ram came back from the long time spent in jungle and people of Ayodhaya ignited diyas in the happiness of his return from the jungle after 14 years. There is different history with different festivals celebrated the people in different states. What is your main festival and what is the history behind that. Let us discuss it here.

India is a Multi-Religious country with various cultures and their special rituals adds glow to Indian heritage. With overall population of more than 1.18 billion, festival starts from welcoming the New Year, the rains and the full moon day. Behind each festival, there is different history present.

It is true that in india 1.18 billion festival celebrated.
In india every festival may belongs to different group of people,
but some peoples of other community too take part in them,
my favourate festival is 15 - Aug, 26 - Jan, because it is that festival 
which is equally distributed among indians, no religion,no cast...
Jay Hind...

The History Of India : Modern History of India

The History Of India : Modern History of India: Modern History of India During the late 16th and the 17th Centuries, the European trading companies in India competed with each other...

The history of the rupee

The history of the rupee

The history of the rupee traces back to 15th century, when the first "rupee" is believed to have been introduced by Sher Shah Suri(1486–1545), based on a ratio of 40 copper pieces (paisa) per rupee. Ancient India in circa 6th century BC, was one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world, along with the Chinese wen and Lydian staters. The origin of the word "rupee" is found in the Sanskritrūpya "shaped; stamped,

impressed; coin" and also from the Sanskrit word "rupa" meaning silver.

The original rūpaya was a silver coin weighing 175 grains troy (about 11.34 grams). The silver coin remained in use during the Mughal period as well as in British India. Among the earliest issues of paper rupees include; the Bank of Hindustan (1770–1832), the General Bank of Bengal and Bihar (1773–75, established by Warren Hastings), and the Bengal Bank (1784–91).

The Indian rupee was a silver based currency during much of the 19th century; which had severe consequences on the standard value of the currency, as stronger economies at that time were on the gold standard. During British rule, and the first decade of independence, the rupee was subdivided into 16 annas. Each anna was subdivided into either 4 paisas, or 12 pies. So One rupee was equal to 16 Annas, 64 Paises of 192 Pies. In 1957, decimalisation occurred and the rupee was divided into 100 Naye Paise (Urdu/Hindi for new paisas). After a few years, the initial "Naye" was dropped.

For many years in the early and mid-20th century, the Indian rupee was the official currency in several areas that were controlled by the British and governed from India; areas such as East Africa, Southern Arabia and the Persian Gulf.

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First Indian Budget

First Indian Budget 

The Budget was first 

Mr Wilson

introduced in 

India on 7th April, 1860 

from East-

India Company to British 

Crown. The 

first Indian Budget was 

presented by 

James Wilson on February 

18, 1869. 

Mr Wilson was the Finance Member of the India Council 

that advised the Indian Viceroy. He was Scottish 

businessman, economist and Liberal politician. He 

foundedThe Economist and the Standard Chartered 

Bank.

But he was also a largely selftaught man who had worked in his family occupation making and selling hats, before becoming a scholar and a writer largely based on his brilliance and knowledge of economics and commerce.

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Old And Rare Photographs From Indian History

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The history of the Republic of India

The history of the Republic of India

The history of the Republic of India began on 26 January 1950. The country became an independent nation from the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Concurrently the Muslim-majority northwest and east of British India was separated into the Dominion of Pakistan, by the partition of India. The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people. Nationalist leader Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel became the Deputy Prime Minister of India and its Minister of Home Affairs. But the most powerful moral leader Mahatma Gandhi accepted no office. The new constitution of 1950 made India a secular and a democratic state. It has a Hindu majority, a large Muslim minority, and numerous other religious minorities including Sikhs and Christians.

The nation faced religious violence, casteism, naxalism, terrorism and regional separatist insurgencies, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern India. India has unresolved territorial disputes with China, which, in 1962, escalated into the Sino-Indian War, and with Pakistan, which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999. India was neutral in the Cold War, but purchased its military weapons from the Soviet Union, while its arch-foe Pakistan was closely tied to the United States.

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Partition Of India

Union's Integration

Constitution

1947 War with Pakistan

Nehru administration (1952–1964)

Indian Emergency

Rajiv Gandhi administration

Janata Dal

Era of coalitions

Congress rule returns

Economic transformation

Modern History of India

During the late 16th and the 17th Centuries, the European trading companies in India competed with each other ferociously. By the last quarter of the 18th Century the English had outdone all others and established themselves as the dominant power in India. The British administered India for a period of about two centuries and brought about revolutionary changes in the social, political and the economic life of the country.

Once the British set their foot solidly on Indian soil, they began the commercial exploitation of the natural resources of India. By the middle of the 19th Century arrogant exploitation of the people had tried the patience of the Indians to the limit. The British imperialism reached its zenith between the middle of the nineteenth century and the First World War. The exploitative policies of the British in India saw the birth of nationalist agitation against it. With increasing intrusion of aliens in their lives, a group of middle class Indians formed the Indian National Congress (1885).

The anti British struggle became truly a mass movement with the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948). It was followed by numerous movements against the British rule. With the passage of time and stubbornness of the Indians the British had come to realize that the day was not far off when they will have to quit India. Successive campaigns had the effect of driving the British out of India in 1947, but with independence came the independence of the country into Pakistan.


Freedom Fighters India

His brave deeds earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title of the iron man of India. For his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha, Patel came to be called the Sardar. Sardar Patel was a famous lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the integration of India by merging numerous princely states with the Indian Union.

Indian Independence

The feeling of nationalism had started growing in the minds of Indians as early as the middle of the nineteenth century but it grew more with the formation of the Indian national Congress in 1885. Though the Congress started on a moderate platform but with the passage of time and apathetic attitude of the British government, the national movement began to shape well. 

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on 2nd October 1869. He was the most popular as well as the most influential political and spiritual leaders of India. His contribution to the freedom struggle of India is priceless and the country owes its independence, partly, to this great man. The Satyagraha movement, which led to India's independence, was founded by Mahatma Gandhi only.

General Knowledge

Durand Cup is associated with the game of ?

A. Cricket                                  B. Football

C. Hockey                                 D. Volleyball 

Correct Answer: B.

 Fastest shorthand writer was

A.  Dr. G. D. Bist                       B.  J.R.D. Tata

C.  J.M. Tagore                        D.   Khudada Khan

Correct Answer:  A.

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 Who was the Army Chief of India when it celebrated its first Republic Day?

(A) Sardar Baldev Singh

(B) K.M.Cariappa

(C) Sir Edward Parry

(D) T.W. Elmhirst

Correct Answer:  B.

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Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

A. largest Gurdwara

B. oldest Gurdwara

C. Both option A and B are correct

D. None of the above

Correct Answer:  A.

 The Vallabhai Patel Airport is located at

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Gandhi Nagar

(C) Aurangabad

(D) Surat

   

Correct Answer:  A.

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 Who was the Prime Minister of India when the 42nd Amendment Bill bringing in the changes in the Constitution was passed?

(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) V.P.Singh

(D) Rajiv Gandhi

(E) Morarji Desai

Correct Answer:  B.

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Ancient India

Ancient India 

The Prehistoric Period 

The prehistoric period in the history of mankind can roughly be dated from 200000 BC to
about 3500-2500 BC, when the first civilisations began to take shape. The history of
India is no exception. The first modern human beings or the Homo sapiens set foot on the
Indian subcontinent anywhere between 200000 BC and 40000 BC and they soon spread
throughout a large part of the subcontinent, including peninsular India. They
continuously flooded the Indian subcontinent in waves after waves of migration from
what is present-day Iran. These primitive people moved in groups of few ‘families’ and
lived mainly on hunting and gathering.


Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
chalcolithic Phase

Indus Valley Civilization 

(2500 BC • 1500 BC) 

From the beginning of the 4th millennium BC, the individuality of the early village cultures began to be
replaced by a more homogenous style of existence. By the middle of the 3rd millennium, a uniform culture
had developed at settlements spread across nearly 500,000 square miles, including parts of Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Gujarat, Baluchistan, Sindh and the Makran coast. It was a highly developed civilization and
derived its name from the main river of that region— Indus.The cities were far more advanced than their
counterparts in prehistoric Egypt, Mesopotamia or anywhere else in Western Asia.





Difference Between Pre-Harappan and roto-Harappan Cultures 
Script and Language
Pottery
Seals
Religion 
Trade and Commerce
Decline




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Indian Politics after Independence

Voyage of Indian politics from 1947 to 2007 has not been very smooth. At the strike of midnight on August 14, 1947 India began its experiment of democracy against all odds. The first generation statesmen to the next bracket of leaders, all have allowed democracy to permeate into the Indian system right from the national level to the local panchayats. 60th birthday of India is just the right occasion to delve into the memory lanes of Indian political scenario from the Nehruvian era to the present times to see the journey of this stable nation. 


It was not even six months after India gained independence, when ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. His untimely death was a big blow to the nation, which was struggling hard to establish state authority, manage the accession of princely states among other Herculean tasks
The conjoined twins – India and Pakistan, who were separated at the birth of their independence soon were embroiled in battle over the claim of Kashmir when Pakistan sent tribes, the Maharaja quickly accede to India. The Indian forces could have brought the entire territory under its control but then Nehru made one of the most disputed decisions and halted the Indian Army in its track and seeds of discord were sown and the case rests there. Soon afterwards the Karachi Agreement was signed in 1949. Under this agreement a ceasefire line was established that had to be supervised by UN observers and Kashmir issue would be solved through arbitration. 

First elections in independent India

1951-52 saw the first general election of India. These were the first ever polls to be held under the new constitution, drawn up with the British parliamentary system as a model. However, the biggest let down of the polls was that about 176 million people were eligible to vote and an abysmally low figure of 15% amongst them were 
Congress passed the first litmus test of democracy by winning a landslide victory. The party won 249 of the 489 seats. Congress, however, suffered some unexpected setbacks in three southern states – Tamil Nadu (Madras), Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) and Kerala (Travancore) – where the party failed to win majority in the face of strong support of the Communist Party. 

During his first stint after winning the elections, he tried to invent solutions for political and economic crisis arising out of Partition. Nehru’s government undertook a lot of economic measures to push India on the path of industrialization and modernization. A lot of efforts were invested to create big dams, vast industrial plants, institutions like – Atomic Energy, Planning Commissions. All these institutions were temples of growth of a ‘New India’. 

Nehru led Congress to another victory in the 1957 polls. But CPI in Kerala, who swept polls, outnumbered Congress. A Left government was formed in the state. It was the first time a Communist party anywhere in the world won a democratic mandate. However, Centred dismissed the Left government and President’s rule was declared in 1959 in the state. 
In 1959, just before the new decade could dawn, the ‘Iron Lady’ of India – Indira Gandhi made her presence felt in the political arena. She was elected the Congress chief in 1959 and was also a constant confidante of Nehru. 

Religion is the important part of the Indian Culture

The India Is The Religion Country   

In The India Many types Of Religion and Many Types Of God And Goddesses 

India Is The BIrthplace  Of Four Of The Worlds Major Religion Named  Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism  And Sikhism.

Religion Has Been An Important Part Of The Indian Culture. 

A Vast Majority Of Indians, (Over 93%), Associate Themselves With A Religion.



The Different Types OF Religion Of India Are As Below 


Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism  
Sikhism.
Islam
Christianity

HINDUS GODS AND GODDESSES 

If U Meet The Any Indian People And Asked Him What Is Your Favorite God Or Goddesses then   You Will Get Very Divers Answers With Ganesha, Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, Hanuman Durga, Lakshmi ect . 

There are many types of god and goddesses in the Hinduism Religion Are the given below 

Ganesha
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
Krishna
Rama
Hanuman
Lakshmi
Durga
Ganga
Maya
Annpurna
Matangi
Bhuvneshwary
Sarshvati
Kali
Shakti
Dhanwantary
Swami Narayana



  

Economic INdia

Indus valley civilization, which flourished between 2800 BC and 1800 BC, had an advanced and flourishing economic system. The Indus valley people practiced agriculture, domesticated animals, made tools and weapons from copper, bronze and tin and even traded with some Middle East countries. 

Agriculture was the main economic activity of the people in the Vedic age but with the second urbanization a number of urban centers grew in North India. This gave a major fillip to trade and commerce. The ancient Indians had trade contacts with far off lands like the Middle East, the Roman Empire and the South East Asia. Many Indian trading colonies were settled in other countries.


Most of the Indian population resided in villages and the economy of the villages was self-sustaining. Agriculture was the predominant occupation of the populace and satisfied a village's food necessities. It also provided raw materials for industries like textile, food processing and crafts. Besides farmers, other classes of people were barbers, carpenters, doctors, goldsmiths, weavers, etc. In towns and urban centers trade took place through coins but in villages barter was the main system of economic activities.


The system of castes and sub-castes ensured division of labor and functioned much like guilds, providing training to apprentices. The caste system restricted people from changing ones occupation and aspiring for an upper caste's lifestyle. Traditionally, there was joint family system and the members of a family pooled their resources to invest in business ventures.

Products like the muslin of Dhaka, calicos of Bengal, shawls of Kashmir, textiles and handicrafts, agricultural products like pepper, cinnamon, opium and indigo were exported to Europe, Middle East and South East Asia in return for gold and silver.

With the coming of Europeans in the 16th century trade and commerce was completely transformed. The Europeans concentrated mainly on spices, handicrafts, cotton clothes, indigo etc. Of all the European powers the British proved most strong and drove their competitors out of India. Slowly and gradually the British acquired political supremacy and hold over India and subverted the Indian economy according to their own needs. With the establishment of British rule in India the drain of wealth from India began. There was poor industrial infrastructure when the British left India.

After independence, India opted for planned economic development. The key concern was to develop thrust and heavy industries. With this there began rapid industrialization. Here, it is important to note that our economic policies were socially oriented and controlled by the state. India began to follow a mixed economy pattern. But in the late eighties and in the beginning of the 1990s, the Indian policy makers realized that state controlled economy was not able to produce desired results in almost 45 years. It was decided to pursue economic policy based on liberalization, privatization and globalization. In this era of liberalization, privatization and globalization, India has witnessed rapid growth in some sectors of economy, even though better results were expected when India began to follow the new economic policy.