On this independence day, this special photo story will bring you the era before independence. So let us celebrate this very special occasion together.
There was great demand of Indian Spices in Foreign Countries
Early Historic Indian Ocean exchanges
But, after the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453, the land route to India was permanently closed.
Now required to find new route to India
Vasco De Gamadiscovered India on 20th may 1498
Mughal Samrat Jahangir granted the permission for trading in india
Then British came and founded East India Company on 31 Dec, 1600
Now the East India Company had a strong presence in India
East India Company had Bombay castle in Mumbai
It had Fort saint George in Madras
It also had Fort William in calcutta
The British adopted a policy of allying themselves with princes and Nawabs, promising security against usurpers and rebels.
Siraj-Ud-Daulah ordered the English to stop the extension of their fortification.
Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the commander in chief of the nawab’s army.
East India Company defeated the Nawab at Plassey in 1757 and thus Company rule established in India.
Indian National Congress is founded by A.O. Hume on 28th dec, 1885
Partition of Bengal announced in 1905.
Muslim league was founded on 31st dec, 1906 in Dhaka.
Mahatma Gandhi arrived in India
1916- Tilak founded Indian Home Rule League with its headquarters at Poona on , 28th April in 1916. Annie Besant started another Home Rule League on 25th September.
1917 : Mahatma Gandhi launches the Champaran campaign in Bihar
Rowlatt Bill introduced on Feb 16, 1919.
The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place on 13th April in Amritsar in 1919
Two cops at the Jallianwala Bagh, after the tragedy.
Causes of this movement was resentment to actions considered oppressive such as the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
And the Mont-Ford Act of 1919 could not satisfy the Congress.
The non-cooperation movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops.
Popularity of the Congress and the movement increased among the masses.
Gandhi’s ability to rally thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence.
Many women participated in this movement by performing their domestic and social roles.
The development of Mohandas Gandhi’s ideas about Khadi termed as the “fabric of Indian independence.”
Quit India movement begins on 11th of August, 1942
Subhash Chandra Bose established the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ on 1st Sep 1942.
1946 Mutiny of the Indian naval ratings in Bombay.
1946 Jawaharlal Nehru takes over as Congress president on 6th July
1946 First Session of the constituent Assembly of India starts on 9th December. Muslim league boycotts it.
1947 On 20th Feb, British PM Attlee declares that the British government would leave India not later than 1948.
Lord Mountbatten swears in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
as the first Prime Minister of free India at the ceremony held at 8.30 a. m.on August 15, 1947.
1947 Mountbatten Plan was made on 3rd June for the partition of India and announcement was made on June 4th that transfer to power will take place on August 15th
First Independence Day
India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the nation on the first Independence day from the Red Fort in Delhi.
Happy Independence Day
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