Modern Indian History and National Movements

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Chapters List

01.

Arrival of European Companies

02.

East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal

03.

Regional States: Punjab and Mysore

04.

Governor/Governor General/Viceroy

05.

Impact of British rule on the Indian economy

06.

The Revolution of 1857

07.

Other Mass Movements

08.

Development of Education in Modern India

09.

Development of the Press in Modern India

10.

Social and Religious Reform Movements

11.

Political Institutions Established before the Congress

12.

Indian National Congress

13.

Extremist and Moderate Factions in Congress

14.

Revolutionary Movement in India

15.

Revolutionary Activities Outside India

16.

Partition of Bengal (1905) and Swadeshi Movement

17.

Congress: Banaras, Calcutta and Surat sessions

18.

Formation of the Muslim League (1906)

19.

Morley-Minto Reforms

20.

Delhi Durbar and Change of Capital

21.

Lucknow session of the Congress

22.

Home Rule League Movement

23.

Gandhi and his early Movements

24.

Farmers Movement and Farmers Assembly

25.

Trade Unions and Communist Parties

26.

Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)

27.

Khilafat Movement

28.

Non-cooperation Movement

29.

Formation of the Swaraj Party (1923)

30.

Simon Commission (1927)

31.

Lahore session of the Congress, Purna Swaraj Resolution (1929)

32.

Civil Disobedience Movement

33.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

34.

Karachi session of the Congress (1931)

35.

Round Table Conference

36.

Communal Award and Poona Pact (1932)

37.

Congress Socialist Party (1934)

38.

Provincial Elections and Cabinet Formation (1937)

39.

Congress Tripuri crisis (1939)

40.

Princely States

41.

World War II

42.

Pakistan demand

43.

Individual Satyagraha (1940)

44.

Cripps Mission (1942)

45.

Quit India Movement

46.

Subhash Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind Fauj

47.

Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

48.

Constituent Assembly (1946)

49.

Formation of the Interim Government (1946)

50.

Partition and Independence of India

51.

Constitutional Development of India

52.

Modern Indian History: Miscellaneous