• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

Introduction • The British in India wanted not only territorial conquest and control over revenues but also felt that they had a cultural mission and had to “civilise the natives”, change their customs and values. How the British saw Education

• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

Introduction • The chapter tells the story of the crafts and industries of India during British rule by focusing on two industries: → Textiles  → Iron and steel. Indian Textiles and the World Market • Around 1750, India was by

• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

What Happened to Cities Under Colonial Rule?• The changes in the Indian cities differ under colonial rule as per their nature. • Unlike Western Europe, Indian cities did not expand as rapidly in the nineteenth century. • In the late eighteenth

• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

Policies and the People Nawabs lose their power • Since the mid-eighteenth century, nawabs and rajas gradually lost their authority and honour. • Residents had been stationed in many courts, the freedom of the rulers reduced, their armed forces disbanded,

• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

How Did Tribal Groups Live? • By the nineteenth century, tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities.Some were jhum cultivators •  Jhum cultivation is another name of shifting cultivation. • The cultivators cut

• By noor arora
• 24 Oct 2022

The Company Becomes the Diwan• On 12 August 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal. • As Diwan, the Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control. Revenue for

• By noor arora
• 23 Oct 2022

End of Mughal Empire • Aurangzeb was the last of the powerful Mughal rulers. • In 1707, after his death, many Mughal governors (subadars) and big zamindars established regional kingdoms. East India Company Comes East • Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese

• By noor arora
• 23 Oct 2022

How Important are Dates? • Earlier, history was synonymous with dates. • History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have changed. • Previously, history was an account of battles and big events such

• By noor arora
• 23 Oct 2022

Introduction → The layer of air present around the earth is called atmosphere. → Atmosphere is composed of 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen, and 1% percent other gases such as carbon dioxide, ozone, water vapour, methane, etc. Air pollution

• By noor arora
• 23 Oct 2022

Introduction → The moon is the brightest object in the night sky. → All natural objects like the stars, the planets, the moon and many other objects in the sky are celestial objects. The Moon → The various shapes of