The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide range of areas like political organizations‚ philosophies and movements which had the common aim to ending the company rule (East India Company)‚ and then British imperial authority‚ in parts of South Asia. The independence movement saw various national and regional campaigns‚ agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. During the first quarter of the 19th century‚ Rammohan Roy introduced modern education into India. Swami Vivekananda
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Indian independence movement From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Colonial India British Indian Empire Imperial entities of India Dutch India 1605–1825 Danish India 1620–1869 French India 1769–1954 Portuguese India (1505–1961) Casa da Índia 1434–1833 Portuguese East India Company 1628–1633 British India (1612–1947) East India Company 1612–1757 Company rule in India 1757–1858 British Raj 1858–1947 British rule in Burma 1824–1948 Princely states 1721–1949 Partition of India 1947
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many nations had many movements of civil disobedience. Many countries all over the world were imperialized by Europeans. After WWII Europeans didn’t have many resources to keep power all over the world. Many countries took this opportunity to gain independence. Both‚ South Africa and India had many similarities and differences during the civil disobedience movements after WWII. Both of the independence movements in India and Africa succeeded in gaining independence from European colonial
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amendments. Besides the English version‚ there is an official Hindi translation. Dr B.R. Ambedkar is widely regarded as the father of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949‚ and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence of 1930. With its adoption‚ the Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government
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American & French Revolutions It appears that the American & French Revolutions had lots in common. After all‚ both took place around the same time. Both defended the desire for the republican government & principles of liberty. And lots of Americans promoted the French Revolution‚ & the Americas were indebted to the French‚ who advanced their revolution‚ both‚ providing revolutions money & material to the cause. It’s common in academia to treat the revolutions as being more alike than different
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Differences in the American and French Revolutions Sometimes a revolution can take place within a country against its own current state of government‚ other times a revolution can take place externally to rid a country of another country’s influence. There are many components that are involved in a revolution taking place. One must consider the causes or reasons of the situation‚ the events that occur during the revolution and the effects or aftermath that had been created by that revolution. There
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INDEPENDENCE DAY The 15th of August is a very important day in the history of our country - India. It was on this day in 1947 that India became independent. We won freedom after a hard struggle. On this day our first Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehruunfurled The National Flag at The Red Fort for the first time. All the people irrespective of their caste‚ look and creed celebrate this day everyyear amidst great rejoicing. It is declared a public holiday. On this day we take a pledge to defend
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While there are quite a few striking similarities between the French and American Revolutions‚ there are equally as many differences. Both the French and the American Revolution stem from ideals of Enlightenment‚ wherein the public wanted to be free from oppressive and tyrannical rulers‚ and put power back into the hands of the people. The French revolution was a result of lower classes fighting to overthrow a government within their own country out of a need for welfare and financial security
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American and French Revolution American and French Revolution were both the products of enlightenment ideals that emphasized the idea of natural rights and equality for all. Although there were similar similarities in the revolutions‚ there were also multiple differences. The French revolution tried to create not only a new political order‚ but a new social order too. This was different from the American Revolution‚ which created a new political system but did not change the existing social system
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French Revolution/ Napoleonic Era WHEN THE KING TOOK FLIGHT * National “Constituent” Assembly‚ the new assembly not only set to work drawing up France’s first constitution‚ but engineered a wholesale transformation of French political and social structures that went far beyond anything most of them had requested in their grievance lists. * During the French Revolution‚ the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of
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