I have a great liking to read different kinds of books by different authors. Of all these books, the short stories and novels by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay have attracted and impressed me most because of many reasons. His works consist of the stories about the poor, distressed and oppressed people of the society. He stood … Read more

Elections are of utmost importance in any Democratic country. As we all know, democracy is defined as a government of the people, for the people and by the people. Such governments, as in the ancient city states of Greece, can be formed with the people directly participating in them. But in countries like India, China, … Read more

The framers of the Indian Constitution were fully conscious of the need for a strong Centre. They made suitable legislative, administrative and financial provisions in the Constitution designed to give the Central Government powers adequate for coping with all threats to the country’s integrity and for ensuring necessary uniformity, co-ordination and harmony in administrative standards. … Read more

Nature of the 1857 Revolt The Great revolt of 1857 is often remarked as “India’s first war of Independence. The nature of the revolt is discussed below: The revolt of 1857 evokes passionate reactions. Was it a mutiny of the sepoys, pure and simple? Or was it a national revolt? For far too long opinions … Read more

Arya Samaj of Dayananda Saraswati which had a wide following in northern and western India looked for the revival of pristine Hinduism. In order to achieve that objective they were keen to get rid of superstitious practices. Dayananda believed in monotheism and criticized idolatry, as much as he was opposed to untouchability, child marriage and … Read more

It was not for the first time that the sepoys mutinied against the Company in 1857. There were several instances of discontented sepoys refusing to take orders from their superiors. It was the grievances of the Sepoys that ultimately became the root cause of the 1857 revolt. In 1764 a section of the sepoys demanded … Read more

Ryotwari and Mahalwari System The Ryotwari and Mahalwari Systems were the tow major means of collecting reveneus from agricultural lands. They were introduced in some parts of British India. Ryotwari System The revenue settlement in which the peasants were recognized as the owners of land was called the Ryotwari system. The Zamindars pressed by high … Read more

I have a sweet, loving grandmother. She is seventy years old. Her hair has turned grey. Yet, she is very active and always smiles. Her name is Sukanya Chowdhury. Every day she worships Goddess Kali very sincerely. I get ‘prasad’ from her. She gets up early in the morning. She calls me to wake up. … Read more

A farmer lives in a village. He grows crops and keeps animals. He works very hard. He gets up early morning and begins to work in the field. He takes his plough and a pair of oxen with him. He continues to work from morning to evening. For him, rain, cold or suns do not … Read more

The Chapekar brothers ( also Caphekar, Chaphekar ) were youth of Chinchwad village. These brothers were Damodar Hari Chapekar, Balkrishna Hari Chapekar and Vasudeo Hari Chapekar. Damodar Hari Chapekar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar were two prominent revolutionaries of this time. The Chapekar brothers were keen followers of Tilak, are known as ‘Chapekar Brothers’ in Indian … Read more