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After being released in 1914, Tilak sought re-entry into Congress. Annie Besant and Gokhale supported. But finally Pherozshah Mehta won and Tilak was not admitted. Tilak and Besant decided to start the home rule movement on their own. In early 1915, Annie Besant (and S Subramaniya Iyer) launched a campaign through her two newspapers, New … Read more
Laffer Curve The Laffer curve is a hypothetical graph showing the relationship between tax rates and government revenue. The curve is named after Arthur Laffer, an economist who argued that at some point, increasing tax rates would actually decrease government revenue. The Laffer curve is often used to argue for tax cuts. Proponents of tax … Read more
The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799) was a conflict between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The war was fought in the Indian subcontinent and resulted in the defeat of Mysore and the death of its ruler, Tipu Sultan. The war was caused by a number of factors, including Mysore’s expansionist policies, … Read more
The following are the subtopics of the British vs Marathas conflict: The Battle of Panipat The Third Anglo-Maratha War The Battle of Koregaon The Battle of Assaye The Battle of Ahmednagar The Battle of Gawilghur The Battle of Bharatpur The Battle of Bharuch The Battle of Surat The Battle of Udgir The Battle of Jalgaon … Read more