Explore India’s freedom movement, leaders, important events and the making of modern India.
Discover interesting stories and important events from Modern History.
Modern History
The modern history of India is best understood through connections rather than isolated dates. Colonial expansion changed political authority, taxation, trade, education,...
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Subhas Chandra Bose Biography: His Life, INA and India’s Freedom Struggle Subhas Chandra Bose, widely remembered as Netaji, occupies a distinctive place...
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Bhagat Singh is remembered as one of the most influential young revolutionaries of India’s struggle against British colonial rule. Yet a serious...
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Maharana Pratap was the 16th-century ruler of Mewar and one of the most prominent Rajput figures in the history of medieval India....
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India’s military history stretches across thousands of years and includes rulers, commanders, queens, and resistance leaders who fought in very different political...
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History contains accounts of people surviving circumstances that appear almost impossible: months adrift at sea, isolation in frozen landscapes, devastating accidents and...
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Some stories stay with us because they are not imagined. They happened to real people who faced rejection, poverty, discrimination, disability, danger...
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India’s independence movement is often remembered through landmark events such as the Non-Cooperation Movement, Salt March, Quit India Movement and the revolutionary...
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Modern History
India’s past is documented through inscriptions, monuments, manuscripts, archaeological remains, oral traditions, and accounts written by travellers. Yet some parts of that...
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Kashmir Insurgency and Kabaili (Militant) Attacks (1989–Present) Introduction The Kashmir insurgency began in late 1989 and marked a significant chapter in modern...
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