Raj Patel

1937-1942 POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Introduction:- We can not point out a specific day, event, year or an entire era in which the war for independence and freedom was started. The history of sub-continent is filled with these events in which sometimes Muslims took charge over Hindus or sometime Hindus were in a favorable spot but after the British rule, there were many variations, sometimes Hindus and Muslims joined hands with each other like in “Khilafat Movement” in order to get freedom from the…

“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.” This is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi, which shows what the British did to the Indians by taking away their natural liberty. Mahatma Gandhi was not the only one that had fought against the British in order to gain back this natural liberty. There were many nationalist groups that formed during the time Britain ruled over…

Don 't judge someone based on their skin color, religion, gender or cultural background, those people may be the nicest of all. “A Passage to India” is realistic fiction novel twentieth century novel written by E.M Forster. Novel takes place in India, during the British colonial era. It is very apparent in the beginning of the novel that there racial tensions between the British and Indians. Religion takes its place and women even face challenges in their current society, in this novel. It is a…

The major cultural elements that contributed to the human diversity of South Asia are the two main religions in the region. These religions are Hinduism and Buddhism. Both are similar but have differences that make up the diversity in South Asia. Hinduism is mainly in India; which includes worship of many gods related to varied historic experiences and is associated with a caste order. A caste order is a social class system based on supremacy of people. The top of the caste order are the…

The Shadow Lines discusses the effects of fear on memory, the connection between the past and the present in narrator’s own identity, the life story of an Indian boy there and in London. The crucial and historical events like communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka, World War II, Partition of India, and Swadeshi Movement that occurred in 1980s are recalled by the narrator and these memories traumatize the narrator. The aspect of cosmopolitanism is found in the character of Ila. The protagonist is…

The epic Ramayana was written by Valmiki around 1000 B.C.E. The epic was written in India where Valmiki is struck with inspiration; he later pairs Ramayana and sloka (grief) to make a greater story. In an epic battle where forces of evil kidnap the noble prince Rama’s wife Sita. Subsequently, a bloody battle between two interesting characters with allies in both parties initiates where at the end only one will keep standing. Rama and Vibishina provide codes to live by in one’s society; Ravana…

Between 1858 – 1947, Britain ruled and occupied India. Throughout the entire British Raj, British officials remained careless and uneducated about the culture and geography of India. The British officials were unfamiliar with Hindu and Muslim day-to-day life. For example, British citizens who came to India took over Indian enterprises,…

The Indian's defeat is seen as the beginning of the British Raj (Raj directly translating to 'rule' in Hindi) and in 1765, after the Battle of Buxar, the British gained administrative rights over India (India.Gov.In, 2014). They ruled over India for nearly 200 years, and while the British continued to modernise Indian…

Many good and bad things happened to the Indians when the British were involved with them and their lives. Despite some bumps in the road, I believe that the British had an overall positive effect on India and its people. When the British were involved with the Indians and their lives the British increased their sense of pride and nationalism. The British also completely industrialized India and opened up many jobs opportunities for Indian’s. Also as time went on, the British disappointed some…

Goa. India's smallest province. A province with a turbulent history and a promising future. If Goa had never existed, India today would not be the same. Long before the early 1500s, Muslims dominated the trading scene in South Western India. They had so much economic power they had sway in the local politics. There were many groups and settlements. Some groups were Arabs, others, Muslims from Arabia and Persia. They had their time of infighting. Then, in the early 1500s, the event that…