In 1939, Mahatma Gandhi intervened in the Rajkot Satyagraha, a struggle for responsible government in the princely state of Rajkot. He delegated the leadership to his trusted lieutenant, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. When the Thakore Saheb of Rajkot went back on ...
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The Salt Satyagraha began on March 12, 1930, with Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Dandi March. Gandhi and 78 followers walked from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi to defy the British salt monopoly. By picking up a handful of ...
The Muslim League formally adopted the Pakistan Resolution during its Lahore session in March 1940. Led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the resolution demanded independent states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of India. This marked a decisive shift ...
Chauth was a tax amounting to one-fourth of the land revenue, levied by the Marathas on non-Maratha territories. In exchange for this payment, the Marathas guaranteed protection against external invasions and, more importantly, promised not to raid the territory themselves. ...
The growth of the Scindia and Holkar dynasties was a clear sign of “regional militarization.” To manage vast conquered lands, the Peshwas granted these families the right to raise private armies and collect local taxes. This created powerful, self-sustaining regional ...