The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. The country’s first railway, built by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), opened in 1853, between Bombay and Thane. A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards.

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The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. The country’s first railway, built by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), opened in 1853, between Bombay and Thane. A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards.

The non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the Chauri Chaura incident that occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province on 5 February 1922. The incident involved killing of 23 policemen as retaliation to police fire; a development that was against the philosophy of non-violence.

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The non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the Chauri Chaura incident that occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province on 5 February 1922. The incident involved killing of 23 policemen as retaliation to police fire; a development that was against the philosophy of non-violence.

Dadabhai Naoroji, also known as the Grand Old-man of India, was the first Indian and Asian to be a British Member of Parliament. He was a Liberal Party member of parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895.

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Dadabhai Naoroji, also known as the Grand Old-man of India, was the first Indian and Asian to be a British Member of Parliament. He was a Liberal Party member of parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895.

The Battle of Plassey was fought between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company under Robert Clive on 23 June 1757. It resulted in a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab and his French allies and the establishment of the Company rule in Bengal.

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The Battle of Plassey was fought between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company under Robert Clive on 23 June 1757. It resulted in a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab and his French allies and the establishment of the Company rule in Bengal.

Sarvodaya is a term meaning ‘Universal Uplift’ or ‘Progress of All’. The term was first coined by Mohandas Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin’s tract on political economy, “Unto This Last.” Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy. Later Gandhian Vinoba Bhave, embraced the term as a name for the social movement in post-independence India which strove to ensure that self-determination and equality reached all strata of India society.

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Sarvodaya is a term meaning ‘Universal Uplift’ or ‘Progress of All’. The term was first coined by Mohandas Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin’s tract on political economy, “Unto This Last.” Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy. Later Gandhian Vinoba Bhave, embraced the term as a name for the social movement in post-independence India which strove to ensure that self-determination and equality reached all strata of India society.