Notes and Study material for Exams
Bhopal State The state was established in 1724 by the Afghan Sardar Dost Mohammed Khan, who was a commander in the Mughal army posted at Mangalgarh, which lies to the north of the modern city of Bhopal. Taking advantage of the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, he usurped Mangalgarh and Berasia (now a tehsil of … Read more
POST INDEPENDENT ERA The era after India’s independence from colonial rule starts with its partition into two halves – India and Pakistan. Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free India and M.A. Jinnah that of Pakistan. The transition was violent, with blood curling massacres all over the country, ample proof to the historic … Read more
HIstoy of Madhya pradesh with emphasis on Prehistory Madhya Pradesh history states the past of the state, when it was ruled by the renowned dynasties. It even portrays the journey of the state from the past to the present. The state is said to be the habitat of some of the famous dynasties. The history of … Read more
Divisions and districts of Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India until November 1, 2000 when the state of Chattisgarh was carved out. Historically it is known as Malwa. The predominant language of the region is Hindi. Due to the rule of Marathas, Marathi is spoken by a substantial number of … Read more
Gandhiji was arrested in 1922 and sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment. The result was the spread of disintegration, disorganization and demoralization in the nationalist ranks. After a defeat of their resolution of ‘either mending or ending’ in the Congress, CR Das and Motilal Nehru resigned and formed the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party in December 1922. … Read more
Rajiv Gandhi was the 6th Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989. He was the son of Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1984, and the grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Rajiv Gandhi was born in Mumbai on August 20, 1944. He studied at Cambridge University and worked … Read more