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Sunday, May 3, 2009

HISTORY FREEDOM STRUGGLE PART III( COMMUNISM,TRADE UNION MOVEMENTS,COMMUNALISM,PRINCELY STATES,CAPITALISM)

Bombay Mill and Millhands Association in 1880 by Narayan Lokhande.He also published Dinabandhu
Indian Industrial Commission was started in 1918
AK Gopalan and Krishna Pillai started Gurvayuue Satyagraha in 1931
In 1938 Hindustan Majdoor Sabha was founded by Rajendra Prasad,JB Kripalni and Patel
Great Indian Peninsular Railway Strike in May 1899 was the first strike in modern India
NG Ranga started Peasant Training Institute at Nidabrolu
Darsananda and Viswananda were involved in the East India Railway Strike in 1922
Mirajkar,Joglekar and Ghate formed Peasants and Workers Party in BombayCPI was recognised by COMMINTERN in 1930
Michael Borodin converted MN Roy to Communism in Mexico
SA Dange published The Socialist, first communist journal in India
Singaravellu Chettiar presided over the first all India conference of Communists in Kanpur in 1925
Ghulam Hussain published Inquilab from Punjab
Girni Kamgar Union Strike in 1928-29- Ranadive, Deshpande, Alve and Kasle
C Rajagopalachari gave the idea of Sales Tax
Capitalist Class opposed Public Safety Bill, 1928
"Muslims are fools to ask for constitutional safeguards and Hindus are fooler to refuse them"-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
In the Allahabad session of the league Iqbal first demanded a Muslim dominated NWFP
Mohd Ali presided over Kakinada session of Congress in 1923
In 1924 after a riot broke out in Kohat Gandhiji went for a strike to condemn it
Jinnah joined Muslim League in 1913
Mohd Ali edited Comrade
Ahrar movement led by Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mohsin ul Mulk and Mohd Ali
Malavya and MS Aney started Congress Nationalist Party
Lal Chand wrote "Self Abnegation in Politics"
MAKA edited Al Hilal
Gowalkar wrote"Our Nationhood Redefined"
Sarojini Naidu called Jinnah"Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity"
In 1928 Subhash and Nehru formed Independence for India League
In 1922 MN Roy published Vanguard of Indian Independence from Berlin
Nehru presided over AITUC in 1929 and Subhash in 1931
MN Roy wrote India in Transition
Meerut Conspiracy Case was over Public Safety Bill issue
JP wrote a book "Why Socialism"
Nehru was the Chairman of the National Planning Committtee appointed by Subhash in 1938
Nehru presided over Ludhiana session of All India States Peoples Conference(AISPC) in 1939
In Haripura session, 1938 Purna Swaraj included Princely states as well
First AISPC was held in Bombay in 1927 at the initiative of Balbantrai Mehta, CR Abhayankar and Manik Lal Kothari
In 1927 Butler Committee was appointed to work on relation with Pricely States
Swami Ramananda Tirtha organised protest against Princely rule in Hyderabad and UN Dhebar and Jethalal Joshi in Rajkote
In 1920 Nagpur session Congress demanded responsible governance in Princely states as well
Hyderabad was the biggest princely state
Singaravellu Chettiar was the first to organise May Day in India in Madras in 1923
Fawell Committee in 1929 on Labour Reforms
Gandhi did not attend the first session of AITUC
Patel formed INTUC in 1944
BP Wadia founded Madras Labour Union in 1918 and it was the first organised Trade Union in India
Ahmedabad Labour Union was the first to be registered under Trade Union Act 1926
Tilak was the main ideologist behind AITUC
First meeting of AITUC in Bombay in 1920
Muslims are fools to ask for constitutional safeguards and the Hindus are fooler to refuse them-Comment By MAKA
Gowalkar wrote "We"

HISTORY FREEDOM STRUGGLE PART II(1932-1943)

Fazlul Haq wrote "Muslim Sufferings under Congress rule"
In 1936 a Parliamentary sub committee was formed with Maulana Abul Kalam, Azad,Sardar Patel and Rajendra Prasad
A labor inquiry committee was formed in 1938 with Rajendra Prasad as its Chairman
In 1933 Satyamurthy founded Madras Swaraj Party
Wrdha Scheme of Basic Education in 1937 by Zakir Hussain
Ambedkar party was Independent Labour Party
Motilal Nehru and Tej Bahadur Sapru drafted Nehru Report
All Parties Conference in 1928 in Delhi under the presidentship of M A Ansari
National Defence Council in 1941
The famous Lahore Resolution in 1940 drafted by Sikander Hayat Khan, moved by Fazulul Haq and seconded ny Khaliqwajjam
Fazulul Haq started Awami League
Rabindranath showed concern for socialism in Russia
Justice Part and Unionist Party supported Simon Commission
Rajendra Prasad replaced Subhash as the President of Congress in 1939.Initially MAKA was the third choice but he withdrew.
In Tripuri Congress GB Pant moved the resolution prefessing full support to the old working committee
Complete Independence was accepted as a goal of Congress in Ramgarh session, 1940
First Parallel government during Quit India Movement was at Balia by Chitu Pande while the longest running governmnet was at Satara
Bulabhai Desai and C Rajagopalachari resigned from Congress in oppsition to Quit India Movement
Nehru although initially had reservations about Quit India Movement, moved the main resolution later
Subhash Bose presided over Anti Compromise alongside Ramgarh session of Congress to denounce Gandhian leadership
Business communities stayed aloof from QIM
In Cuttack Rakta Vahini was ormed during QIM while in Tamluk Vidyut Vahini was formed
When Gandhiji was arrested in 1942, KG Mashruwalah became the editor of Harijan
In 1941 Fazulul Haq fomed a coalition with ShyamaPrasad Mukherjee and thus ousted from Muslim League
Nani Patil took the help of a dacoit Megzi

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Daily Dose-Current Affairs

Chriyanad in Kerala became India's first legally literate and litigation controlled Gram Panchayat
Bernard Feliden, who recently died was a UNESCO official with important works in the conservation of momuments
HP first Indian state to start E-Gazette
Jadoo is the name of India's 3G Mobile service
Spain won Davis Cup by beating Argentina 3-1 in the final
Pushep, a small village in Tamil Nadu is now the location of India's neutrino observatory
Ranjit Baxi a London based NRI and owner of J & H sales won the Asian of the Year Award, 2009
Anil Aggarwal, the Executive Chairman of Vedanta Group won the Earnst & Young Entrepreneur 2008 Award
Dr lakshmi Nnadan Bora of Assam receieved Saraswati Samman 2008
Recently India and Japan signed Currency swap deal
The lowest calorie intake rat in India is in Tamil Nadu
Kerala has set up a coastal police stationIndia and Syria has recently signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(DTAA)
JS Verman, Former Chief Justice of India will head Indian News Broadcasters' Association
India is the 6th country to launch a Moon probe
The 15th Ministerial summit of NAM was held in Tehran
Anna Ivanovic of Serbia won French Open defeating Dinara Safina
Recently Andhra Pradesh has started "Home" a single window portal for all government departments
Recently Asian Development Bank developed Social Protection Index
Manipal Academy of higher Education in Bangalore became the first NRI/PIO University in India
Mumbai will soon have India's first floating heliport
In Kerala a Fishermens' debt commission has been set up
Sushma Swaraj receievd best Parliamentarian Award in 2008
RS Mathoda is the new CBDT Chairman
Holcium a Swiss company is the largest producer of Cement
J P Morgan has taken over the operations of Washington Mutual Inc
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Sunday, May 11, 2008 set up India’s first Helium Extraction pilot plant at Kuthalam near Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam district.
Typhoon Phengshen hit Philippines
Albert Howard is known as Father of Organic Farming
Asia Security summit 2009-Singapore
Kalka Shimla Railway Line is included in UNESCO heritage list
Oprah Winfrey is the Chairman of Harpo
E-6 is the superfast electric car of China

GEOGRAPHY- PART II-EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA

Kiel channel connects North Sea and Baltic sea
Rome on the bank of River Tiber and Paris on the bank of Seine
Important cities on the bank of Danube-Vienna, Budapest,Belgrade
Warsaw on the bank of Wisla river
Danube passes through Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Yugoslavia,Romania,Bulgaria
Rhine passes through Netherlands,Germany,Switzerland,Austria,Lichenstein
Frankfurt,Bonn and Rotterdam are the important cities on the bank of Rhine
Kjolen mountain separates Norway and Sweden
Carpathian land includes Romania,Ukraine,Poland
Balkan peninsula includes Greece,Bulgaria,Albania,Macedonia
Mt Etna,Mt Vesuvius,Mt Stromboli all are in Italy
Berlin on the bank of Spree river
Madrid on the bank of Manzanares river
Mt Vosges separates France and Germany, Mt Jura separates France and Switzerland and Mt Alps separates France and Italy
Balearic islands, a territory of Spain is on the Mediterranean sea
Venice and Milan on the bank of Po river
Parliament: Iceland-Althing, Denmark-Folketing,Norway-Storting,Spain-Cortes General es,Sweden-Riskdag,Russia-Federal Assembly,Lower House-Duma and Upper House-Federation Council
Denmark is the smallest Scandinavian country
Lisbon on the bank of Taghus river
Linguistically Iceland belongs to Scandinavia
Iceland is the highest producer of geothermal energy in the world
Burgundy gate separates Mt Vosges and Mt Jura
Starit of Messina separates Mainland Italy and Sicily
Strait of Kerch between Russia and Ukraine
United Kingdom includes England,Wales,Scotland,Channel Island,Island of Man and Southern Ireland
Great Britain includes England,Scotland and Wales
Upper House of the Parliament of Germany-Bundestag and Lower House Bundesrat
Pampero is the cold wind blown in Argentina and Uruguay and Zonda is the hot wind blown in Argentina
Brazil is the only country through which Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass
World's largest river-Amazon and world's longest river Nile
Coffee plantations in Brazil are known as Fazendas
Maracaibo lake in Venezuela is the largest lake in South America
Chile and Columbia are the only two countries of South America to border both Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two landlocked countries of South America
Chuiquikamata in Chile is the Copper Capital of the world and Chile is the highest producer of Copper
Brazil is the only country through which both Equator and tropic of Capricorn pass
Iquque in Atacama desert in Chile is world's driest place
Paraguay is the only officially bilingual country in the world
Galapagos island is a territory of Ecuador
Suriname and Guyana are famous for Bauxite
Venezuela is famous for mineral oil
Dutch Guyana is the earlier name of Suriname

Freedom Struggle PART I ( Swadesi Movement to Civil Disobedience Movement)

Industrial conference began to be held from December 1905 onwards along with Congress sessions to promote the spirit of non militant Swadeshi
Krishna Kumar Mitra's Anti Circular Samiti was the only of its kind to induct Muslims and it boycotted the idea of Shivaji or Ganpati festivals because of their religious leanings
Surat Session of 1907 was scheduled to be held at Nagpur
Tilak was given the title Lokmanya during the course of Home Rule movement
Udham singh killed Gen Dyer
Tilak's case in 1916 was fought by a committee led by Jinnah
In 1916 Lucknow session Muslim league wanted under representation of the League in Muslim dominated provinces and over representation in Muslim majority provinces
Nava Bharat Sabha was formed against the autocratic rule of the Maharaja of Gwalior
1908 Tuticorin Coral Meal Strike was led by Chidambaram Pillai and Subramaniyam Siva
Subramaniyam Bharti wrote poems hailing the Russian revolution of 1917
Subramaniyam Aiyer renounced Knighthood in protest of the arrest of Annie Besant in 1917
Lala Harkishan published Tribune and founded the Punjab National Bank
Gnanendra Nath Basu set up the first terrorist group of Bengal
Hemchandra Kanungo went to Paris to get military training
V.J Patel and GK Parikh enquired into the Kheda case
In Bardoli Kuverji Mehta founded Patidar Yuvak Mandal
Annie Besant believed in Fabian Socialism
Tilak wrote Arctic Home of the Vedas and Gita Rahasya
Bhagat Singh wrote"Door to Death"
Lala Hardayal wrote earliest Indian article on Marxism in Modern Review(1912)
Bipin Bihari Ganguly established Atmonnati Samiti
CR Das moved the resolution on Non Cooperation
Tilak first proposed the formation of a Congress working Committe in 1916
Sachin Sanyal wrote Bandi Jivan
Preetilata Waddedar was the first woman martyr of Modern India
Shyamji Krishna varma published Indian Sociologist
Madam Bhikaji Kama published Vandemataram from Paris and she founded Paris Indian Society
Lala Hardayal, Bhupebdranath Dutta and Virendranath Chatterjee founded Independence Committe and published Talwar from Berlin and also engaged in Zimmerman Plan with help from the Germans
GD Kumar published Swades Sevak and Tarak Nath Daas published Free Hindustan
Shankaran Nair was the first Indian to be appointed Advocate General of Madras.He resigned after the Jalianwalabagh massacre
Tilak Swaraj Fund was created after the Vijaywada session in March 1921
Rajani Pam Dutta in his India Today harshly criticized Gandhi
Highest number of delegates in any session of Congress was in Nagpur Session in 1921
Three Indians in the Hunter Commission wre Sultan Ahmad, Jagat Narayan and Chiman Lal
Mohanlal Pandya had started the No rent movement in Kheda
In November 1919 All India Khilafat Conference was held in Delhi with Gandhi as its President
Gandhi was not in favour of Luknow Pact
Vaikom Styagraha was led by K Kelappan, TK Madhavan and K P Menon
Nagpur Flag Satyagraha-1923
Independent Party was formed by Jinnah in 1923
Muddiman Committe was formed to enquire into the functioning of 1919 Act in 1927
Poona Pact was mediated by Madan Mohan Malavya
Khudai Khidmatgar was formally made a part of Congress in 1931
Shaikh Abdullah founded Muslim Conference in 1932 which was renamed as National Conference in 1938
Lee Modi Pact was signed in 1933 which stated that British will export more cotton clothes to India in exchange for more export of raw cotton from India
Demand for linguistic provinces was made a part of Congress resolution in 1920
Dange wrote Gandhi Vs Lenin
Nehru ,Besant, Jinnah, Patel all were present in the inaugural session of AITUC but Gnadhi kept himself aloof
Baba Ramachandra founded Kurmi Kshatriya Sabha
Raj narayan Bose gave call for Nationalism in late 1880s
Besant opposed Rowlatt Satyagraha.Was it because Gandhi too kept hiself aloof from Besant's Home Rule? Think...
Due to violence in Ahmedabad Gandhi called off Rowlatt Satyagraha
HRA was formed in 1924 in Kanpur
Abdul Bari of Lucknow supported Rowlatt Satyagraha
Organisation of Besant's Home Rule was much looser than that of Tilak and only 3 members could form a group
Khilafat committee was formed in Lucknow in 1919

Friday, May 1, 2009

Hi guys, it is good to know that this blog is inviting more and more readers everyday.Although it is still in its nascent phase, I hope my work will continue to grow everyday with your support,suggestions and wishes.You can understand that my optional in Preliminary is History.Thats why so far I have added study materials for History optional only along with the General Studies paper which is common for all.But i hope very soon I shall be able to add study materials of other optionals as well.Regarding the GS paper, I have uploaded my available resources for Current Affairs.Only a few parts of India Year Book Selective Readings and some informations from current events are left.I have just started adding the materials for Geography and it will continue for the next one week after that I will upload selective informations from Polity and Economy sections.Hope you stay with me always.Keep reading my blog.Thanks and Regards.

Geography- Continents-Australia & North America(Including Central America)

Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie in Australia are famous for gold mining
Snowy river scheme is the famous multipurpose scheme in Australia
Darwin is known as Australia's front door
New Zealand is the highest and mutton exporter
Lake Eyre is the deepest point in Australia and its the biggest lake in the country
Lake Taupo is the biggest lake in New Zealand
Mt Kosciusko is the highest peak in Australia
Bass strait separates Australia mainland and Tasmania
Melbourne is the former capital of Australia
Perth is located on the bank of Swan river
Nieu is the largest uplifted coral island its the self governing territory of New Zealand
Gippsland in Australia is famous for petroleum
Maoris is a Polynesian tribe in Australia
Cook strait separates North and South Islands of NewZealand
Alaska was given to US by Russia
Davis strait separates Greenland and Canada and it is the broadest strait in the world
Berring strait separates America and Asia and its the demarcating line between Alaska and Russia
World's largest national park-Yellowstone national park in wyoming
Titsville in USA is the place where first oil drilling in the world was done
Honululu is known as Crossroad of Pacific
Mt Mackinley in Canada is the highest peak in America
Seattle is famous for Aircraft industry
Akron is the world's largest tyre manufacturing centre
Corner Brook in New Found Land ,Canada is world's largest paper mill
World's northernmost mine- Polaris in Canada.It is famous for Lead and Zinc
Canada is the largest producer of newsprint in the world
Windsor is famous for automobiles and is known as Detroit of Canada
Sullivan mine in British Columbia is famous for Lead-Zinc-Silver
Mckenzie is the largest river in Canada
Vancouver is located on the bank of Fraser river
Yokon, North West and Nunavut are the three federal territories of Canada
Welland canal joins Erie and Ontario lakes
Soo canal joins Superior and Huron lakes
Michigan is the only of the great lakes to be completely in USA
Kansas city in USA boasts of world's largest meat processing centre
Famous Hover and Boulder dams are on Colorado river
Toronto is on the bank of Ontario lake
Mississipi-Missourie is the largest river system in the world
Niagra falls is between Erie and Ontario
Erie canal joins Great Lakes with St Lawrence
Yukan de Fuka strait joins Washington with Vancouver island
49 parallel separates USA and Mexico
Haiti is World's first independent black republic
Ejidos-Agricultural community of Mexico
Florida strait separates Cuba and Florida
Yucatan strai separates Cuba and Mexico
Belize was earlier known as British Honduras
Countries of Greater Antillies-Cuba, Haiti,Puerto Rico,Bahamas,Dominican Republic and Jamaica
Mosquito coast is in Nicaragua
Cuba is known as Pearl of Antillies
Mt St Helens is an active volcano in USA(Washington)
Ilamatapec or Santa Ana is an active volcano in in El Salvador
Lake Mead on boulder dam is the largest artificial lake in the world
Haiti and Dominican Republic together are known as Hispaniola
Chihuahua in Mexico is the largest silver mine
Only Central American nation not having Atlantic Coastline-El Salvador
Only Central American nation not having Pacific Coastline- Belize
Washington on the bank of Potomac river
Canada is the largest producer of Nickel and Platinum
Natives of Greater Antilles are known as Arawak
Patterson is known as Silk city of USA