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History of Post-IndependenceIndia 1
History of Post-IndependenceIndia 1
Political History, Constitution, Sports,Cinema
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Course Relevance
I am a B.Tech. student, not a B.A. Historystudent!!
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Hard Benefits of GK Inescapable part of
IAS exams GATE Management Exams Bank Exams All kinds of
interviews
Key to winning inter-college competitions MORE MONEY BETTER
CV
Inescapable part of IAS exams GATE Management Exams Bank Exams
All kinds of interviews
Key to winning inter-college competitions MORE MONEY BETTER
CV
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Soft Benefits of GK In your job life, best way to bond Great way
to impress people and formrelationships that last
Get to understand life and society muchbetter, leading to better
life decisions
Big business deals get clinched on smallconversations
Opens doors that may otherwise be closed
In your job life, best way to bond Great way to impress people
and formrelationships that last
Get to understand life and society muchbetter, leading to better
life decisions
Big business deals get clinched on smallconversations
Opens doors that may otherwise be closed
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Topics & Evaluation We will cover:
Political history overview Constitution & related topics
Sports Hindi Cinema
Short GK quiz in each lecture Each unit will have one exercise
that hasweightage in overall evaluation
We will cover: Political history overview Constitution &
related topics Sports Hindi Cinema
Short GK quiz in each lecture Each unit will have one exercise
that hasweightage in overall evaluation
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Momentum for Independence Quit India Movement, by INC under
MahatmaGandhi, 8 Aug 1942
Indian National Army and its activities Navy Strike in 1946
finally convinced British PM Attlee announces transfer by June 1948
Expediency arises because of Britishimpatience Jinnahs health and
conspiracy theory
Quit India Movement, by INC under MahatmaGandhi, 8 Aug 1942
Indian National Army and its activities Navy Strike in 1946
finally convinced British PM Attlee announces transfer by June 1948
Expediency arises because of Britishimpatience Jinnahs health and
conspiracy theory
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What is India? Before 1947, NO SUCH ENTITY Collection of
kingdoms, some prominent Varieties of empires
Maurya Gupta Chola Mughal
Vassal system
Before 1947, NO SUCH ENTITY Collection of kingdoms, some
prominent Varieties of empires
Maurya Gupta Chola Mughal
Vassal system
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Post-Independence Struggle More than 500 independent
kingdoms
Royal worry over privileges, Rai Bahadur Orgies, horse-riding
and holidays as royalhobbies, 15 crore payout for big 10
Initial joining by Baroda, Bikaner and otherborder kingdoms
Patiala particularly wasteful, signed drunk
Other kingdoms not so easy
More than 500 independent kingdoms Royal worry over privileges,
Rai Bahadur
Orgies, horse-riding and holidays as royalhobbies, 15 crore
payout for big 10
Initial joining by Baroda, Bikaner and otherborder kingdoms
Patiala particularly wasteful, signed drunk
Other kingdoms not so easy
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Jodhpur & Neighbors Hindu state, initially ready to join
IndianUnion, advised by friends on better termsfrom Pakistan
Jinnah jumps, offers free port access, grains,blank paper Danger
because of Bikaner and Jaipurs proximity
Counter-offer from India, specter of riots,change of mind
Hindu state, initially ready to join IndianUnion, advised by
friends on better termsfrom Pakistan
Jinnah jumps, offers free port access, grains,blank paper Danger
because of Bikaner and Jaipurs proximity
Counter-offer from India, specter of riots,change of mind
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Junagadh & Hyderabad Muslim rulers, Hindu population
Personal preferences, no geographical logic V P Menon convinces
surrounding kings toaccede, provides military support
Forced to send military into Hyderabad tocounter Razakars &
Kasim Razvi
Parallel government in Junagadh, Nawab flees,Veraval port
reclaimed
Muslim rulers, Hindu population Personal preferences, no
geographical logic V P Menon convinces surrounding kings toaccede,
provides military support
Forced to send military into Hyderabad tocounter Razakars &
Kasim Razvi
Parallel government in Junagadh, Nawab flees,Veraval port
reclaimed
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Travancore Another name for whats now Trivandrum Lawyer CP
Ramaswamy main power, desiredindependence
Strategic port, Pakistan makes overtures Denunciation of
Congress in front ofMountbatten, attack on CPR
Advises Maharaja to accede to India
Another name for whats now Trivandrum Lawyer CP Ramaswamy main
power, desiredindependence
Strategic port, Pakistan makes overtures Denunciation of
Congress in front ofMountbatten, attack on CPR
Advises Maharaja to accede to India
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Finally India is Formed! And maybe not
KASHMIR Hindu king, Muslim majority Pakistan drums up
international opinion
Need to make it seem internal unrest Flow of tribal warriors
into Kashmir Capture territory within 12km of Srinagar 4000 army
men form ring around capital
And maybe not KASHMIR
Hindu king, Muslim majority Pakistan drums up international
opinion
Need to make it seem internal unrest Flow of tribal warriors
into Kashmir Capture territory within 12km of Srinagar 4000 army
men form ring around capital
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Kashmir issue to Indo-Pak Issue Indian troops enter after Hari
Singh signsletter of accession to Indian Union
Nehru offers options to appease, with Article370 maintaining
conditional accession
Indian undone at UN by Zafarullah Khan Security Council alters
name of issue Until today, problem unresolved
Plebiscite no longer considered viable
Indian troops enter after Hari Singh signsletter of accession to
Indian Union
Nehru offers options to appease, with Article370 maintaining
conditional accession
Indian undone at UN by Zafarullah Khan Security Council alters
name of issue Until today, problem unresolved
Plebiscite no longer considered viable
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What is Article 370? Indian Parliament needs State
Assemblyspermission for anything except: Foreign Affairs Defense
Communication
Governs citizenship, ownership of propertyand fundamental
rights
NOT unique HP, Arunachal, A&N, Nagaland
Indian Parliament needs State Assemblyspermission for anything
except: Foreign Affairs Defense Communication
Governs citizenship, ownership of propertyand fundamental
rights
NOT unique HP, Arunachal, A&N, Nagaland
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Article 370 (contd) Permanent Residence (PR) status Different
for women only upto marriage High Court rules against loss of PR,
lawpropounded in 2004 to overturn ruling
Only accession criterion made into aConstitutional Article
Ambedkar strongly against, done in absentia
Permanent Residence (PR) status Different for women only upto
marriage High Court rules against loss of PR, lawpropounded in 2004
to overturn ruling
Only accession criterion made into aConstitutional Article
Ambedkar strongly against, done in absentia
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Questions Who was British Indias last Viceroy? Lord Mountbatten
Who was Indias first INDIAN GovernorGeneral?
C Rajagopalachari Who was independent Indias first President Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Who was British Indias last Viceroy? Lord Mountbatten Who was
Indias first INDIAN GovernorGeneral?
C Rajagopalachari Who was independent Indias first President Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
History of Post-Independence India 1Course RelevanceHard
Benefits of GKSoft Benefits of GKTopics & EvaluationMomentum
for IndependenceWhat is India?Post-Independence StruggleJodhpur
& NeighborsJunagadh & HyderabadTravancoreFinally India is
Formed!Kashmir issue to Indo-Pak IssueWhat is Article 370?Article
370 (contd)Questions
