Modern history miscellaneous
- Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936 ?
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Jawaharlal Nehru formed the first human rights organization in India, the Indian Civil Liberties Union (ICLU), in Bombay in 1936. While inaugurating ICLU, he said that the idea behind its formation was to have the right to oppose the government.
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Jawaharlal Nehru formed the first human rights organization in India, the Indian Civil Liberties Union (ICLU), in Bombay in 1936. While inaugurating ICLU, he said that the idea behind its formation was to have the right to oppose the government.
- Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India ?
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Lord Hardinge (1910-1916) was the Viceroy of India when the capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911.
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Lord Hardinge (1910-1916) was the Viceroy of India when the capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911.
- What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
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Flag Satyagrahas were conducted in the city of Nagpur in 1923. They were campaigns of peaceful civil disobedience that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Raj in India.
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Flag Satyagrahas were conducted in the city of Nagpur in 1923. They were campaigns of peaceful civil disobedience that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Raj in India.
- Who gave the title of “Sardar” to Ballabh Bhai Patel ?
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It was after the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 that Vallabh Bhai Patel began to be called Sardar by his colleagues and followers. It was at that time that Mahatma Gandhi conferred him the title of “SARDAR.”
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It was after the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 that Vallabh Bhai Patel began to be called Sardar by his colleagues and followers. It was at that time that Mahatma Gandhi conferred him the title of “SARDAR.”
- The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
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The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune. The pact resulted from the communal award made by the British government which allotted seats in the various legislatures of India to the different communities.
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The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune. The pact resulted from the communal award made by the British government which allotted seats in the various legislatures of India to the different communities.