The British Colonial rule systematically broke the traditional system of community management of irrigation tanks in various parts of India. While taking Madras Compulsory Labor Act of 1858 as an example, discuss why the practices such as Kudimaramath did not flourish despite of state legislations.

Since ancient times, water management In India had been in the hands of local communities. Prior to Britishers, water management in South India was done through a system called “Kudimaramath” which means self-repair(maintenance by contributed labor). Britishers, for their economic ..

Why did the 'Moderates' fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?

The moderates believed that the British basically wanted to be just to the Indians but were not aware of the real conditions. Therefore, there political activity majorly involved constitutional agitation within the confines of the law. They wanted to create ..

What were the major reformist and revivalist movements in 19th century India? How they were similar to, or different from each other? Discuss with suitable examples.

Some major reformist movements were Brahmo Samaj; Prarthana Samaj; Satya Sodhak Samaj; Aligarh movement; Young Bengal Movement and Ramakrishna mission. Some major revivalist movements were Arya Samaj; Deoband movement etc. The key similarity between these movements was that all of ..

"The British came neither as migrating hordes nor as armies seeking plunder, yet eventually they did more to transform India than any previous ruling power."Explain this apparent paradox.

This apparent paradox can be explained in the light of gradual and not sudden effects on political, economic, social and cultural spheres of India. Political Effects The political influence of British increased gradually and not suddenly. They came to India ..

Discuss the circumstances leading to alliance between Khilafat and Congress during Non-cooperation Movement. Do you think that it was a politically wise move of Congress to associate with Khilafat? Substantiate.

The circumstances that led to this alliance can be divided into domestic front and foreign front. At domestic front, the 1916 Lucknow Pact had gained strength as the war drew to a close. Indians had cooperated British in their war ..

Highlight the importance of new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since twenties of last century.

The history of the Indian National Movement can be separated in different phases starting from the political upliftment in 1885 when Congress was established. Later the partition of Bengal in 1905, the Swadeshi movement in 1906. Gandhiji’s entry into politics ..

Elucidate the positive and negative effects of India's contact with the West during 18th and 19th century.

Between 18th and 19th century, India was well established as a colony of Britain and due to contact with west, Indians were reintroduced with the ideas such as liberty, equality, freedom and human rights from the Renaissance, the Reformation Movement ..

Clarify how mid-eighteenth Century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.

Aurangzeb died in 1707 and almost instantly the Mughal empire started breaking up. This break up was followed by establishment of large number of independent and semi-independent or autonomous states of three types as follows: Warrior States: These were formed ..