Indian History
All contributors in Indian History
Fatehpur Sikri Abandoned City in Northern India
By: Tom Wolsey
Near Agra, city of the famous Taj Mahal, an abandoned city of red sandstone attracts visitors in northern India. more...
Indian Nationalism,1915 & India in World War II
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Rise of Indian National Army from the revolt in British Indian Army in 1915 and a brief discussion of the Cripps Mission, India in World War II & Free India Movement more...
Subhash Chandra Bose and India - World War II
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Not much is known about the Free India Legion recruited by Subhas Chandra Bose in Nazi Germany and Japan to fight for the cause of independent India in World War II. more...
Indian Independence - Lord Mountbatten too Late
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Short history of Punjab & events surrounding violence in the Punjab in 1947. Lord Mountbatten arrives in India too late to stem communalism on way to Indian independence more...
Independent India and Pakistan, 1947
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
A brief discussion of negotiations between Mountbatten and the Indian National Congress and Muslim League regarding Indian independence, heralding the demise of Empire. more...
India and Pakistan - Move to Independence
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
The devolution of power in India led to the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan and at least 12million refugees and displaced people, a summary of events follows. more...
British India, Divide and Rule Tactic
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
For British India to rule in India they adopted divide and rule tactics, which encouraged the growth of religious and ethnic sectarianism leading to creation of Pakistan more...
British India, Creator of Indian Caste System?
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Origins of the Indian Caste System, academics since the 1970s are of the opinion that it is an artificial British construct to maintain the Indian divide and rule policy. more...
British India and The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
A resume of debates on the Sepoy Mutiny in India of 1857 discussing whether it was a spontaneous uprising of disaffected groups or the first Indian War of Independence. more...
Mahatma Gandhi Spiritual Leader to India
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Detail of Mahatma Gandhi & contribution to Independent India via his leadership of the Indian National Congress in British India. The All India move & Civil disobedience more...
Lord Curzon of India - Preserver of Taj Mahal
By: Dawn Ouedraogo
Review of 'High Noon of Empire', biography of Lord Curzon, Viceroy to India from 1899-1905 in the light of his perceived contribution to the growth of Indian nationalism more...
By: Sandhya Sayani
Islam arrived in a Hindu-India via trade routes and along with Islamic invaders and Sufi mystics, and subsequently became a major religion in the Indian sub-continent. more...
The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India
By: Sandhya Sayani
Buddhism originated in India around the 5th century BC and greatly influenced Indian culture. It declined, ironically, because of its widespread acceptance by Hindus. more...
By: Niki Seth-Smith
The partition of Bengal under the British created a separate Muslim state, in effect from 1905-1911, and was a major contributor to the rise of sectarianism in India. more...
All contributing articles in Indian History (general)
