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Page-6 of Archives: May, 2015

Dudu Miyan and Peasant Mobilisation in Bengal

Dudu Miyan (1819–1862), born Muhsinuddin Ahmad, was the organizational architect of the Faraizi Movement in Eastern Bengal. While his father, Haji Shariatullah, laid the movement’s religious foundation in...

May 29, 2015

Haji Shariatullah and Faraizi Reform

The Faraizi Movement was a socio-religious and agrarian reform movement launched in early 19th-century Eastern Bengal. Founded by Haji Shariatullah, the movement began as an Islamic revivalist crusade...

May 29, 2015

Faraizi Movement in Bengal

The Faraizi Movement was a socio-religious and agrarian reform movement founded in Eastern Bengal during the early 19th century. Initially launched to purge Islam of un-Islamic customs, it...

May 29, 2015

Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi and Wahabi Mobilisation

Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi (1786–1831) was the founder of the Wahabi Movement in India, formally known as Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya. Born in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, he turned an Islamic revivalist...

May 29, 2015

Wahabi Movement in Colonial India

The Wahabi Movement in India was an Islamic socio-religious revivalist movement founded in the early 19th century. Influenced by the teachings of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and Muhammad ibn...

May 29, 2015

Religious Resistance to British Rule before 1857

The expansion of British rule in India triggered intense resistance from various religious and socio-religious groups prior to the Revolt of 1857. Early resistance stemmed from direct interference...

May 29, 2015

Significance of Early Civil Uprisings

The early civil uprisings against the British East India Company took place long before the Revolt of 1857. These revolts were led by deposed rulers, dispossessed zamindars, regional...

May 29, 2015

Kutch and Bareilly Uprisings before 1857

The early nineteenth century witnessed multiple armed resistance movements against the expansion of British East India Company rule. Among these, the uprisings in Kutch (Gujarat) and Bareilly (Uttar...

May 29, 2015

Kolhapur-Savantvadi Revolts against British Rule

The revolts in Kolhapur and Savantvadi during the 19th century represent early armed resistance against British colonial expansion in Western India. Driven by administrative reorganization, heavy land revenue...

May 29, 2015

GK & Current Affairs: May 21, 22, 2015

1. In which state India’s first Zinc fortified rice variety was launched, recently? [A]Bihar [B]West Bengal [C]Chhattisgarh [D]Uttar Pradesh Answer: ChhattisgarhNotes: Scientists in Chhattisgarh have developed a high...

May 29, 2015

Paika Rebellion in Odisha

The Paika Rebellion (Paika Bidroha) of 1817 was an armed uprising against British East India Company rule in Odisha. Led by Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar, the rebellion predated the...

May 29, 2015

Sangolli Rayanna and Resistance in Karnataka

Sangolli Rayanna was a 19th-century military commander and freedom fighter who led an armed struggle against the British East India Company in the Princely State of Kittur (present-day...

May 29, 2015