Raj Patel

Before giving the official consent for his Nepalese Gorkhas to join the East India Company’s Army, Amar Singh Thapa discussed the issue in detail with Ochterlony, who convinced him that the Gorkhas who wished to join the Nusseerees, would be well taken care of. Only then did the Gorkha General sign the historic agreement by which he surrendered Malaun Fort to Ochterlony. The agreement also stated that those not employed would be provided with an allowance until the war between Nepal and the East…

Satyagrah-1919: Against the Rowlett act Gandhi started a protest Known as “Satyagrah” in 1919. Gandhi himself was a leader of this Satyagrah. Muslim league plus the Satyagraha Sabha together with various other small corporations synchronized as well as organized the largest Satyagraha of the time. This act gave a brand new direction for the movement. Gandhi arranged a bulk protest whatsoever India history. Hindu and Muslim gather…

LITERATURE REVIEW HISTORY PROJECT Mughal empire: Origin and Administration Submitted by Shweta meena 1st year, Roll No. 79 Submitted to Mr. Hota Agni Kumar Beginning of the Mughal Empire The history of Mughal’s in India started when Baber conquered India. He was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. He invaded India several times. In his final invasion he became the master of Delhi after the war in Panipat in 1526. Baber fell seriously sick and died in 1530. His son Humayun…

India Assignment Situation in India before the British colonization The majority of the population in India was a made up of Hindus. Before the British colonization, India was ruled by the Muslims. Their leader was named Akbar and he was said to be the greatest leader of all times. He allowed the locals to rule so that they felt like they had important roles in their own town. He allowed many religions to be practiced during his reign, but he mostly supported the Muslim religion. During…

Effects of imperialism good or bad? Intro Did you know that 26 million indians died to to starvation because of the british? In 1857 the british was in india and with the fall of the mughal empire they took over india's government and kicked the indians out of any responsibilities they had. But they also modernised india by adding railroads, adding better education as well as modernizing the medicine in india. So did the bad things outweigh the good things of british imperialism over india?…

As you probably would know, Afghanistan and America are very different. Kids from Afghanistan are probably used to waking up and hearing gunshots and bombs. In America, kids are used to waking up and going to school, or playing video games. American kids are very fortunate to not have to worry about the Taliban. When you hear about all the war going on in Afghanistan, it's hard to believe that there are kids and families living there. Most American kids live a very luxurious life, compared to…

stressed what they saw as intractable differences between different religious communities, arguing that it was only their presence in India that prevented a bloodbath” (“British raj”).The Indian’s put their government in the hands of the British, hoping that the British democratic principles would unify the Indian government. The Raj negatively affected the political environment of India. Instead of being unified, there was much more…

place at some period prior to the 28th of October 1788 (Hamilton 1828: 548). After experiencing this disaster the Rajah retreated towards the frontiers of Tibet in order to re-assemble an army, and to solicit assistance from the Deb Rajah of Bhutan and the pontiff Lama of Lhasa (ibid). Gorkhas captured most of the Sikkim territories up to the Teesta river including all of the modern districts of South and West Sikkim as well as Darjeeling. It coincided with the Sino-Gorkha war (1788-1792)…

Introduction On August 14, 1947, as a result of 3rd June plan, a new state in the world came into existence known as Pakistan. This state was divided into two wings-the East Pakistan and the West Pakistan. From the creation of Pakistan, the Eastern wing was constantly at stake and it faced many problems such as difference of language, Ayub Khan’s biasness and his policies regarding East Pakistan, six points presented by Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and the influence of Indian government in the East…

In the extract from the essay ’’The new empire within Britain’’ Salman Rushdie, an Indian born Briton and author, explores the subjects of institutional racism, the subconscious racist nature of the English language and the stains that the time of imperialism has left on the British mentality. To gather Rushdie’s main thesis, one need only to look at the title: “The New Empire within Britain”. Rushdie states: “It sometimes seems that the British authorities, no longer capable of exporting…