Archives for March 2014

Great Revolt of 1857 (Causes, Nature, Importance, Outcome)

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: Modern History of India

Great Revolt of 1857 The Great Revolt of 1857 (also Indian rebellion of 1857, the Great uprising of 1857, the Great rebellion, Indian Sepoy mutiny) is regarded as India's First War of Independence against the British rule. It was the most remarkable single event in the history of India after the … [Read more...]

Short Paragraph on Saint Kabir (Kabira)

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: Famous and Great Personalities of India

Saint Kabir (also Kabira) was a disciple of Ramananda. Kabir believed in equality of men and preached the religion of love for promoting unity among all castes and creeds. Saint Kabir asserted the Allah and Rama were names of one and the same god. God could be found neither in the temple, nor in … [Read more...]

Sufism in India

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: Religion in India

Sufism The source of Sufism was Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The Sufi reformers started preaching main thoughts of Islam. Main ideals: According to Sufism, devotion and relinquishment are the ways to reach God. They are against idolatry and believed in one God. In their opinion … [Read more...]

Very Short Essay on Guru Nanak Dev Ji

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: Essays, Paragraphs and Articles

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the first Sikh Guru. He founded the Sikh Religion. Guru Nanak was another exponent of Bhakti Cult. He was born in the village named Talwandi near Lahore on 15th day of April, 1469. The religion of Guru Nanak was based on three principles. They are one God, Guru and muttering … [Read more...]

Short paragraph on animals

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: Blog

There are so many species of animals in the world. The entire animal world may be classified into five types. They are amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. The animals that live both on land and in water have moist skin and no scales on body are called amphibians. The toad and the frog … [Read more...]

First Battle of Panipat (21st April, 1526)

On March 19, 2014 By Deepak Chaturvedi Category: History of Medieval India

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between armies of Ibrahim Lodi and Mughal Emperor Babur. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated in the battle. The war took place on 21st day of April, 1526. Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, was an arrogant type ruler. As a result of Afghan aristocrats were engaged in a … [Read more...]

Opencast Mining in India

On March 19, 2014 By Anamika Sethi Category: Indian Geography

Opencast Mining or quarrying by manual methods is adopted, where large investment is not warranted, where mechanization is likely to prove inefficient, either due to large size of pits or to the shape of the pits, and their location, where mineralization is erratic and where selective … [Read more...]

Santhal Rebellion (1855-56)

On March 19, 2014 By Ananya Mishra Category: Modern History of India

The Santhal Rebellion was the most serious challenge faced by the English East India Company in the first century of its rule. Operations by landlords and money lenders, accompanied by a huge increase in revenue burden, had caused enough disaffection among the tribal peasants. Over and above this, … [Read more...]

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Killings)

On March 19, 2014 By Ananya Mishra Category: Modern History of India

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (also Jallianwala Killings, Amritsar massacre) happened on 13th April, 1919. In protest of the Rowlatt Act, nearly 10,000 people gathered in a meeting in a bounded garden near Amritsar on 13th April, 1919 around 4.30 p.m. At this time, Brigadier Michael-O-Dyer was the … [Read more...]