History of India information. Indian History - Important events. Period Description ANCIENT EMPIRES ca. 2500-1600 B.C. Indus Valley culture. ca. 1500-500 B.C. Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C. Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C. Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C. Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D. 150 Shaka dynasties in Indus
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Swadeshi Movement emanated from the partition of bengal‚ 1905 and continued up to 1908. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movements. Initially the partition plan was opposed through an intensive use of conventional ’moderate’ methods of press campaigns‚ numerous meetings and petitions‚ and big conferences at the calcutta town hall in March 1904 and January 1905. The evident and total failure of such techniques led to a search for new forms - boycott of British goods‚ rakhi bandhan and
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Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal‚ it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country and is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh has a high poverty
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Navratri in India The Navratri celebrations in India also vary from state to state. Each state has something unique of its own to add to the celebrations of the festival. The Navratri celebrations in the state of Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ West Bengal‚ Kerala and Kashmir are popular all across India for being reflective of true Indian culture through traditional dances and pujas (prayers) among numerous other activities. If you wish to travel to any place in India to enjoy the fun and frolic
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‘St. Thomas Christians’ there are a living proof of it. Yet‚ many a Muslim and Hindu in India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh wrongly consider Christianity a recent phenomenon and a foreign one at that. The Advent of the Portuguese and Christianity in Bengal: Renowned Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope of South Africa in 1498 and landed at Calicut (present Kozikode of India) by discovering the sea-route to India. From 1500 onwards‚ the Portuguese established their power
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West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations or WBJEE 2014 is a common entrance exam. WBJEE 2014 is being conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for getting admission into the undergraduate courses in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Medical / Dental and Pharmacy in universities or colleges in West Bengal. The filling of application form will begin in the end week of December and it will lasts till last week of January‚ 2014. The score of WBJEE is valid for one year. WBJEE
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adopted a blood and iron policy. Balban established the department of intelligence and spread his spies throughout the country to gather information about all political developments and conspiracies. Negatives The governor of Bengal‚ Tughral Baig‚ revolted against Balban in the later years. An army was sent to crush the rebellion‚ but it was defeated. This was a great shock to him and he died in AD 1287. He was undoubtedly one of the main architects of the Sultanate of Delhi
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subcontinent in 2 well 3 really counting what is now Bangladesh on religious lines. The bare details of 1947 and its legacy are blunt. The territorial partition that created modern India and Pakistan involved the internal division of Punjab and Bengal provinces‚ which - in unimaginable conditions of collapse of authority‚ flight‚ and massacre - resulted in the forced movement of 20 million people (Hindus and Sikhs to India and Muslims to Pakistan) and approximately 1.5 million deaths. Muslims
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Indian Languages and soon asked to be transferred to The Company’s army. Clive’s Later Life: Clive’s great military success made him a national hero in Britain‚ where he became known as “Life of India”. Clive was appointed as the Governor of Bengal in 1758. He returned to England in 1760 aged 35‚ a rich man and his Indian estates provided him with a good income. He was made Barren Clive of Plassey in 1762 and knighted in 1764. He went into politics and became a Member of Parliament but Clive’s
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1 Mr.Mirwald I was born in Bangladesh. As a Bengali citizen‚ I know very little about my country. According to my father and my grandfather‚ I now know a lot about my homeland‚ Bangladesh. Bangladesh is in southern Asia‚ bordering the Bay of Bengal‚ between Burma and India. We have mid winter‚ hot‚ humid‚ and warm rainy monsoon. Bangladesh is composed of 98% Muslims and others are Non- Bengali Muslims and tribal groups.ⁱ Bangladesh is a Hierarchical society. People are respected for their age
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