North India

had shrunk by 1750 and had been replaced by a wide variety of autonomous political entities. Towards the end of the 18th century, the political configuration underwent another change with with the increased political dominance of the British East India Company and beginning of colonialism in South Asia. Here, the British constructed the Battle of Plassey in 1757 as a significant break in history, an event that hailed a revolutionary change. Thus, it is generally viewed as a period…

The leadership of the Muslim League never tried to look for the roots of nationalism inside the Muslim community. The second nation in India was simply defined as "Muslims living in the subcontinent," a definition that did not take into consideration the ethnic, linguistic, cultural, regional, and economic differences among the Muslims living in various parts of India. It was assumed that the larger umbrella of Muslim identity had taken care of these differences.” The two-nation theory as…

Within the continent of Asia lies the seventh largest country in the world with a whopping 3.28 million square feet – India. Rajasthan is the largest of twenty-nine states within India, located between Pakistan, Gujarat and Punjab. In contrast Goa is the smallest state within. It is found in the southwest part of the country. Gujarat, which is positioned on the utmost west of India, is the most populated state. Three bodies of water surround this large land: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal…

Day of Deliverance. 5. The Lahore Resolution. 6. The Cripp’s Mission. 7. The Quit India Movement. 1. Enforcement of Government of India Act 1935:- Following the Simon Commission and Round Table Conference, the British Government passed the Government of India Act in 1935. This was the last major legislation by the British Government in respect of India prior to independence in 1947. The Act was divided into parts which would take effect in stages by 1947. • The main…

Kurseong and is situated in the northernmost part of West Bengal- one of the states in India. The shape of Darjeeling hills is an irregular triangle and is located between 24o 41′ North to the 27º10′ north latitude and between 87 o 59′East to 88 o 53′ East longitude. Darjeeling hills comprising of ridges, bold spurs, narrow deep valleys have been carved out by various agents of denudation. It is bounded on the north by Sikkim, in the south by Bangladesh and Siliguri,in the west by Nepal and…

One threat to Sikhism is that Hindus do not recognize Sikhism as being different from Hinduism. Hindus claim that Sikhism is just one of the many forms of Hinduism. For this reason, Sikhs fear they will not be able to maintain their distinct religious identity and will be absorbed into Hinduism. Sikhs argue that they are not Hindus, and they demand that Hindus recognize their distinctiveness. However, some Sikh behaviors conform more closely to Hindu beliefs than the teachings of Sikh gurus. For…

performers of North Indian music. I’m writing to you in the hopes that you incorporate this unique act in the next 2015 UW Madison World Music Festival. I am aware that this nationally renowned festival is full of musically talented people from all different genres, performances and backgrounds and I am thoroughly convinced that t my North Indian Musical act will bring even more of a diverse crowd of individuals. The ensemble duo consists of artists, Payton MacDonald, who plays marimba and North…

Economic liberalization and globalization have introduced Indian society to the global market in which India has developed a transnational labour force in technology call centers and an increasing consumer market within major urban areas. Furthermore, through globalization India has experienced large-scale diasporic emigration to European, South East Asian, Middle Eastern, and North American countries. Globalization has drastically altered manner in which labour is organized worldwide. This…

of the East India Company's domains in Bengal. In the same year he initiated the survey of Bengal, and had worked in Bengal and elsewhere for more than a decade, during which covered an area of about 300,000 square miles for his survey which stretched from the eastern parts of Lower Bengal to Agra and from the Himalayas to the skirts of Bundelkhand and Chota Nagpur. Colebrooke pointed out that there were no records maintained about births, death, burials, and marriages in North India to provide…

South Asia, a non-speaking Arabic region, found multiple ways to make a general understanding of the Qur’an. You might wonder how, though. How can a non-speaking Arabic region compromise one-third of the world’s Muslim population? It’s clear that India had to have some minuscule translation of the Qur’an to accumulate so many Muslims, even if the “translation” was only a general understanding. One method that was used to translate the Qur’an was through the use of vernaculars. These vernaculars…