people are sitting on the roof. It looks dangerous because the refugees are clinging to the sides of the train and they may fall off when the train moves. Many refugees lost their lives while travelling by train from India to Pakistan in 1947 when partition was announced. Level 2 Unsupported inferences‚ e.g. [2–3] Lots of people are moving‚ families are leaving. It looks dangerous. Level 1 Identify surface features from the source‚ e.g. [1] I can see people on a train. Level 0 No valid response
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Pakistan Muslim League (N) The All-India Muslim League‚(Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ)‚ was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka (now Bangladesh)‚ in 1906‚ in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905. Being a political party to secure the interests of the Muslim diaspora in British India‚ the Muslim League played a decisive role during the 1940s in the Indian independence movement and developed into the driving force behind the creation
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Independence and partition. Earlier Indian nationalism was a weapon utilized by the freedom fighters in their struggle against foreignrulers. However‚ this struggle could not even ensure the territorical integrity of India. Partition was viewed as the price for political freedom from British colonial rule. After partition‚ nationalism in the Indian context changed its meaning to exclude people on the other side of the border‚ both in East and West Pakistan. So different viewpoints of Partition‚ nationalism
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neighborhood‚ community and culture. In the colonial period the integration continued‚ except during 1765 till1905. As the capital was shifted from Dhaka to Murshidabad‚ the scope of urban functions declined. After partition‚ tidal force of population caused mass expansion of Dhaka.
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Bank: The term Bank derives from the Italian word banco‚ which means "desk/bench"‚ used to make transactions above a desk covered by a green tablecloth. Banks are among the most important financial institution in the economy. Bank is the intermediary financial institution it takes deposit from the surplus unit and provide loan to the deficit unit. The various definition of bank have been given by many writers; among those some definitions are as follows‚ * A bank is a financial organization
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History and development of Bengali journalism Bengal‚ especially Calcutta (presently Kolkata) was the cradle of journalism in India. The first newspaper of India Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was published in Kolkata in 1780. So were the first four non-English newspapers- in Bengali‚ Urdu‚ Hindi and Persian. Several language newspapers owe their birth to Kolkata in some form or the other; for example the Oriya types were manufactured in Serampore‚ a suburb of Kolkata. The year 1818 marks the
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law ‚ Punjab HISTORY PROJECT : MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 10/31/2013 Submitted to Ms. Rachna Sharma Submitted by: 1203- Dhruv Sumboli 1204-Ashwin Upreti 1205- Naveed Mahmuh 1206- Nishant SIngh TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION- PART I……………………………………………………………………. MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION- PART II……………………………………………………………………. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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each contributing towards the sharpening of the divide between the rulers and the ruled. The first phase began when the British won the Battle of Plassey in 1757‚ and Robert Clive‚ the representative of the East India Company‚ became the Governor of Bengal. From then onwards‚ the British succeeded in consolidating their presence in India. This was the first phase‚ in which the British Governor-Generals and the Indian leaders both collaborated and clashed. Special significance is attached to the role
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Culture of Bangladesh The Bengal region has a multifaceted folk heritage‚ enriched by its ancient animist‚ Buddhist‚ Hindu‚ and Muslim roots. Weaving‚ pottery and terracotta sculpture are some of the earliest forms of artistic expression. The best known literature of Bangladesh is the work of the great Bengali poets Rabindranath Tagore and Nasrul Islam. Folk theatre is common at the village level and usually takes place during harvest time or at melas(village fairs). There are many folk dances
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images and mottos‚ along these lines stimulating Muslim suspicions in regards to the common character of the Congress. Occasions like the Urdu-Hindi discussion (1867)‚ the parcel of Bengal (1905)‚ and Hindu revivalism‚ set the two countries‚ the Hindus and the Muslims‚ assist separated. Re-revocation of the allotment of Bengal in 1911 by the British government brought the Congress and the Muslim League on one stage. Beginning with the sacred participation in the Lucknow Pact (1916)‚ they dispatched the
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