INTRODUCTION: The Indian Slavery Act of 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was enacted in British India during the administration of the East India Company. economic activities related to slavery are illegal. The statute specifies that the sale of any individual as a slave is prohibited and that anyone who buys or sells…
It was the enormous profit earned by the Portuguese traders from the sale of their merchandise in India that drew attention of British traders. Being motivated by the successful business stories of the Portuguese a group of English merchants -‘Merchant Adventurers’ formed a company- the East India Company in 1599 AD. The Company received a…
The question of the renewal of the Charter for the company was placed before the Parliament in 1829, before expiry of the term of 20 years granted to it by the Charter Act of 1813. Select Committees of both the houses of British Parliament were appointed in February 1830, to investigate the affairs of the…
INTRODUCTION The increasing demands for a greater role in the government of the country had contributed to the need for an act like Government of India Act 1935. The Government of India Act of 1919 was not satisfactory and it was too short in terms of its provisions for the self-government form to be imposed…
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the prominent Indian barristers, politicians and leading figures of the country. He rose to prominence at the time of India’s freedom movement. After independence in 1947, he served as Deputy Prime Minister, Home Minister, Information Minister and Minister of State of India. He was indeed one of the founding…
Patriotism is the great and selfless passion of love for one’s country. To an Indian patriot his mother and motherland are superior even to heaven. An Indian Patriot is ever ready to lay down his life in the service of his country, India.Patriotism is not mere passive love for the country. A true patriot, who…
GANDHI IN INDIA Gandhi returned to india in January, 1915. Gandhi decided to tour the country for next one year, to get better understanding of the ground reality. This clearly shows the practical and analytical nature of Gandhi. During 1917 and 1918, Gandhi was involved in three struggles- in champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda before the…
INTRODUCTION Indian freedom struggle mainly has three major phases, the first phase could be truly categorized as the moderate phase which ranged for first 20 years of congress (1885-1905). Having faith in the honesty and sincerity of the British government they linked the progress of India with their prosperity was the main idea behind this…
RELIGIOUS LIFE The Aryan gods were predominantly male. But there were considerable number of goddesses too. Some chants in the vedas were composed by female composers also. They could take part with men in the performance of religious sacrifices. In the ashwamedha yagya, the role of the chief queen and other queens is noteworthy. Upanayana…
Despite its common usage and perception, what corruption means is surely enigmatic. Corruption is more like a multi-focal, multivariate and mutli-dimensional eternity of socio-political system. Dictionary meaning of corruption implies deviation from the expected or ideal form; it is all about dishonest, illegal or immoral act or behaviour especially of someone having power. Concise Oxford…
