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from the BRITISH RAJ to the PARTITION

from the BRITISH RAJ to the PARTITION. Past and Present. Portuguese Trading Posts (1510-1961). Mombaim 16th c. map. FRENCH INDIA (1759-1954).

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from the BRITISH RAJ to the PARTITION

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  1. from the BRITISH RAJ to the PARTITION Past and Present

  2. PortugueseTradingPosts (1510-1961) Mombaim 16th c. map

  3. FRENCH INDIA (1759-1954) • La Compagniefrançaise des Indesorientales (French East India Company) was formed under the auspices of Cardinal Richelieu (1642) and reconstructed under Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1664) Between 1720 and 1741, the objectives of the French were purely commercial.

  4. The Mughal Empire or Mogul Empire in former English usage(1526- 1857) The Taj Mahal, a token of love AGRA, The Red Fort, a place of power

  5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THE ENGLISH TO CONTROL INDIA? East IndiaCompany granted a charter by Elizabeth I in 1600 1858: afterfailedIndianmutinyIndia came under direct British rule 1877 : Queen Victoria Empress of India

  6. How long did the journeyfromEngland to Indiatake? The English will do anything to preserve the ‘Jewel in the British Crown’: 1888  the canal wasdeclaredneutral zone under the protectionof the British army. • The SUEZ CANAL opened in November 1869

  7. Gandhi’sbirthplace Born in the 2ndhighest caste – hisfatherwas the diwan ( chiefminister) of Porbandar State

  8. Gandhi in South Africa 1893 – 1914: The beginning of his struggle against discrimination

  9. Satyagraha ‘Truth Force’+ Non ViolenceWhichmeansdid Gandhi use ? To protestagainst British industrydestroying native Indianclothindustry: resort to using a spinningwheel and wearing a loincloth. 1915: One entireday of fasting and prayer = a generalstrike to scare the British ! 1922, 1930, 1933, 1942  Hungerstrikes

  10. 241 miles on foot from March 12 to April 5th 1930 To protestagainst an unfairtax

  11. The result of Gandhi’s actions:a Conference in London 1931 • "It is alarming and also nauseating to see Mr. Gandhi, a seditious middle temple lawyer,now posing as a fakir of a type well known in the east, striding half-naked up the steps of the vice-regal palace, while he is still organizing and conducting a defiant campaign of civil disobedience, to parley on equal terms with the representative of the king-emperor.“ Winston Churchill - 1930 • The following year, Gandhi met face to face with Churchill during the Indian round table conference – "...I have an alternative that is unpleasant to you"  he told Churchill and his clan of imperialists. " India demands complete liberty and freedom...the same liberty that Englishmen enjoy... and I want  India to become a partner in the Empire. I want to partner with the English people ... not merely for mutual benefit, but so that the great weight that is crushing the world to atoms may be lifted from its shoulders". Mahatma Gandhi ,1931

  12. Great men of the new India Contrary to Ali Jinah the Muslim leader, Gandhi wanted Hindus and Muslims to stayunited as one nation. PunditNerhu, the first Prime Minister of India

  13. Independence Day15 August 1947 The Dharma Chakra, the wheel of lawwith 24 spokes The last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten And Nerhu on the last day of British rule

  14. Partition : a tale of 2 countries The end of an empire : the beginning of a long feud with the Pakistanineighbour…1948,1965,1971 A nation split in two: itcouldn’tbe viable - after 2 wars  1971: creation of Bangladesh

  15. The woes of partition Hindurefugeesfleeing Pakistan MuslimrefugeesfleeingIndia Pakistaniarmydefeated creation of Bangladesh

  16. Gandhi’wasassassinated by a Hindufanatic on 30 January 1948 Raj Ghatmemorial , Dehli on the spot of hiscremation The funeral procession 6 February 1948 – New Delhi

  17. Some 60 yearslater… Wagah: changing of the guardat the border Pakistani girl promotingpeace Nuclear sites in Pakistan and India

  18. Cricket matches = the new battlefield

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