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GLORIOUS HISTORY OF INDIA
• BY CHAUHAN JAYDIPSINH R.
But, the British were still competing with other European nations for
influence in India………
1700-1750: Problems
• After 1700 the East India Company face many problems, as the activity on pages 23-25 demonstrates. After you have played the game, you should be able to answer this question………
What What problems problems did the did the
EIC face?EIC face?
• The British EIC had Bombay, Calcutta and Madras and at first the British did not want more land.
• But then war broke out between rival Indian princes, and the French interfere – making the Indians trade with France (and not Britain).
• The EIC would be forced out of India, unless something changed……
1700-1750: Problems
Robert Clive Conquers India(See pages 34-38 for more details)
• Robert Clive worked in an office for the EIC but he was getting bored
• The EIC’s force of armed guards was growing into an army; Clive joined them as an officer
• In 1751 Clive led 500 men against 10,000 French and Indian soldiers and won!
• Clive led the EIC’s army to victory many more times, forcing the French out and making the East India Company very powerful – it wasn’t the British government taking over India – it was a British business!
From about 1800AD British Christians tried to change Indian customs
• The Hindu practice Sati is believed to have originated some 700 years ago in India.
• Women burnt themselves after their men were defeated in battles to avoid being taken by the victors. But it came to be seen as a measure of wifely devotion in later years and sometimes relatives would tie-up the wife, forcing her to die.
• The custom was outlawed by India's British rulers in 1829 following demands by Indian reformers. But many Indians were against change – especially when forced by the British.
• Today it happens only once every few years – and causes outrage across India and the world.
The 1857-58 Indian Mutiny/The 1857-58 War of Independence
• The pay of Indian soldiers (sepoys) - who were working for the EIC army - was cut
• There were rumours that the sepoys would have to convert from Hinduism or Islam to Christianity
• Near Delhi some sepoys murdered their British officers and a revolt started against the British across India
• Many 100’s of British men, women and children were butchered - Cawnpore saw terrible atrocities
• Then the British got their revenge……..
• At Cawnpore the British made anyone suspected of being a rebel lick the ground where the British had been butchered
• Other rebels were tied to the mouths of cannons and blown to pieces
• 1000’s died from both sides, and the relationships between the British and the Indians would never be the same again…..
The ‘British Raj’, 1858-1947• In 1858 in response to the
rebellion, the British Government abolished the East India Company and declared that India would be ruled directly by the British Government
• The army brought more British officers to India to prevent anymore rebellions
• This British ‘raj’, meaning ‘rule’, would continue until a man called Gandhi led India to independence….you’ll find out about him in the Year 8 ‘Human Rights, Human Wrongs’ topic…..
INDIAINDIAMera Bharath Mera Bharath
MahaanMahaan
The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of
the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .
5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000
Parliamentary form of Government Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitutionSecular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 Worlds largest democracy since 55 yearsyears
44thth largest economy largest economy
Fastest growing IT super powerFastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in the world.in the world.
HISTORY
• India's history goes back to India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was 3,200 BC when Hinduism was
first founded. Buddhism, first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism.
Zoroashtrianism, Christianity Zoroashtrianism, Christianity and Islam all exist within the and Islam all exist within the
country todaycountry today..
THE TRINITYTHE TRINITY
GeneratesGenerates--BrahmaBrahma
ObservesObserves-Vishnu-Vishnu
DestroysDestroys-Shiva-Shiva
The Great Indian EpicsThe Great Indian Epics
RamayaRamayanana
MahabharatMahabharataaLongest Epic in Longest Epic in
world literature world literature with 100,000 with 100,000
two-line stanzastwo-line stanzas
The first The first Indian epicIndian epic
Indus Valley Civilization- one Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s first great of the world’s first great
urban civilizations.urban civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
World’s first university in World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.CTakshila –700 B.C
Sanskrit Language –most suitable Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer softwarefor computer software
Ayurveda- earliest school of Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humansmedicine known to humans
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Yoga- Made in India
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD
Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC
Kalarippayat
1515thth August , 1947 August , 1947Indian IndependenceIndian Independence
2626thth January , 1950 January , 1950
Republic-Republic- IndiaIndia
National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”
NATIONAL NATIONAL ANIMALANIMAL
National Bird - National Bird - PeacockPeacock
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National Flower - LotusNational Flower - Lotus
Great Indian Great Indian PersonalitiesPersonalities
Invented the Zero
Aryabhatta
Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the nation
Embodiment of Non- Violence
Swami Vivekananda
Champion of humanitarianism
Great Indian Mathematician
Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems
Ramanujam
Rabindranath Tagore
1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature
1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on scattering of light and Raman effect
C.V Raman
1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace
Mother Teresa
1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Work on interpretation of the genetic
code
Har Gobind Khorana
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on structure and evolution of stars
DANCE FORMSDANCE FORMS
45 folk dances
7 Classical Dance forms7 Classical Dance forms
Bharata Natyam
Kathak
Kathakali
Kuchipudi
Manipuri
Mohini Attam
Odissi
More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments
India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals
Places of historic importance
Tirumala - Tirupati
World’s richest temple
Saint Thomas CathedralStatue of Virgin Mary brought from
Portugal in 1543
The Golden Temple
Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India
Thousand pillar temple
Gateway of India
Mysore Palace
Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs
Dal Lake
Jewel in the crown of Kashmir
The Taj Mahal
Calcutta – City of joy
Cherrapunji
Wettest place on earth
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
-Albert Einstein
India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and most instructive materials in
the history of man are treasured up in India only.
-Mark Twain
Jai Hind
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