Notes and Study material for Exams
Former princely States of Assam and Zamindaris The region that came to be known as undivided Goalpara district came under British rule after the transfer of the Deewani from the Mughal Emperor on August 12, 1765. Due to tribal influences on the region the police thanas of Dhubri, Nageswari, Goalpara and Karaibari were placed under … Read more
Former princely state of Haryana and Zamindaries Previous regal states are those states in India, which additionally called local state in India. This was state with in the previous English Indian domain whereas local Indianruler held govern in the interest of the English werelegally under the English realm. A regal state is free element. There were … Read more
Land reforms Land reform is a broad term. It refers to an institutional measure directed towards altering the existing pattern of ownership, tenancy and management of land. It entails “a redistribution of the rights of ownership and/or use of land away from large landowners and in favour of cultivators with very limited or no landholdings.” … Read more
Princely states and zamindars of Telangana Hyderabad State (also known as Hyderabad Deccan, was an Indian princely state located in the south-central region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into Telangana state, Hyderabad-Karnataka region of Karnataka and Marathwada region of Maharashtra. The state was ruled from 1724 … Read more
Structure Of Government And Economic Policies Of British Empire In India (1757- 1857) : Administrative organization, Social and Cultural policies Structure of government under east India company (1757-1857) When the officials of the East India Company acquired control over Bengal in 1765, they had little intention of making any innovations in its administration. They only … Read more
C.P. Brown Charles Philip Brown (10 November 1798 – 12 December 1884) was a British official of the East India Company. He worked in what is now Andhra Pradesh, and became an important scholarly figure in Telugu language literature. While Brown concentrated on Telugu, he was a polyglot. Other languages he knew were: Greek, Latin, … Read more
Rajasthan : Ancient Civilizations Different Ancient Civilizations of Rajasthan are:- Kalibangan Civilizations:- Kalibangan lies along the left bank of the dried-up bed of river Ghaggar (ancient Sarasvati and Drashdwati). Its supposed to be older then 4000 B.C. and was first discovered by Amlanand Ghosh in 1952 AD It comprises of three mounds, the larger … Read more
The Abolition of the Intermediaries (Zamindari System) The zamindari system was a system of land tenure in India that was abolished in 1950. Under this system, the zamindars, or landlords, were the intermediaries between the British government and the peasants. The zamindars collected revenue from the peasants and paid a portion of it to the … Read more