History

Ryotwari System in India, Features, Impacts and Drawbacks

The Ryotwari System was one of the three principal land revenue systems adopted by the British East India Company in India during the colonial era. While the Zamindari system involved landlords as middlemen, the Ryotwari system was designed to create...

Battle of Plassey, History, Causes, Impacts and Significance

Battle of Plassey, fought on 23rd June, 1757, near the village of Plassey (Palashi) in Bengal, was a turning-point in Indian history that radically changed the trajectory of British colonial domination. Although a fairly brief military battle, its result had...

Maharashtra’s Mendrachi Vancharai System

Context: An IIT Bombay researcher has found that colonial-era land reforms led to the disappearance of Maharashtra’s Mendrachi Vancharai System. Mendrachi Vancharai System Mendrachi Vancharai System enabled nomadic shepherds (primarily Dhangars and other pastoral communities) to graze their flocks across...

Keeladi Excavation: Uncovering the Ancient Tamil Civilization

Context: The Culture Ministry has stated that the Keeladi excavation report is not yet technically well-supported and requires further scientific studies for validation. Keeladi Excavation Location: Keeladi is a village in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, located along the Vaigai River....

Sanyasi Revolt, Objectives, History, Reason and Important Leaders

Sanyasi Revolt Under the direction of Pandit Bhabani Charan Pathak, the Sanyasi revolt took place in the late eighteenth century in Bengal, India, in the Murshidabad and Baikunthpur woods of Jalpaiguri. Some describe the Battle of Buxar in 1764 as...

Indus Valley Civilization, History, Phases, Script and Significance

Context: ASI will host a global conference in August to discuss decoding the script of the Indus Valley Civilization. Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) Timeline: Existed from 3300 to 1300 BCE. Indus Valley Civilization spanned over 800,000 sq km across modern-day Pakistan...

Pandyan Dynasty, Administration and Social and Political Aspects

Context: An 800-year-old Shiva temple of the later Pandya period has been unearthed at the Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. Latest Findings of the Pandyan Period An old stone inscription from the year 1217–1218 CE was found on a Shiva temple...

Regulating Act of 1773: Background, Provisions, Significance & Drawbacks

The British Parliament passed the historic Regulating Act of 1773, which signaled the start of official government involvement in the British East India Company's operations in India. During British colonial rule, this Act established the framework for judicial reforms and...

Chauri Chaura Incident 1922, Background, Causes and Impacts

The Chauri Chaura Incident was an important and tragic incident in the Indian freedom struggle that occurred on February 4, 1922, in Chauri Chaura town, which is situated in the Gorakhpur district of today's Uttar Pradesh. The Chauri Chaura Incident...

5 lakh year Old Workshop found in Mangar Bani near Delhi

It's great news that a possible 5 lakh-year-old tool-making place, a whole workshop, has been found in the Mangar Bani forest region near Delhi. This impressive discovery in the Aravalli hills may be one of the oldest and largest of its kind in North India. Read this article to get all the information about a 5...