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1 (British Conquest of India) Decline of Mughal empire Rise of regional politics Politics in north India Politics in south India India in Eighteenth Century Economy Social Cultural Advent of Europeans Arrival of different powers Impact of Europeans on India's foreign trade Factors that led to conquest of India by British Conquest of regional powers Bengal Maharashtra Sindh Resistance of Indian powers and causes of failure Evolution of British paramountcy over princely states Analysis Policy of Ring-fence ( ) Policy of Subordinate Isolation ( ) Policy of Subordinate Union ( )

2 (British Administration) British colonialism in India Stages of colonialism British policies in India Revenue policy Judicial policy Social policy Education policy British Economic Policies and their impact Agrarian system and relations Destruction of handicraft industries British Industrial Policy Modern Industry in India Causes of introduction by British Growth of modern industry Rise of capitalist class Activities of Christian Missionaries Governors- Generals and administration till 1857 Robert Clive Warren Hasting ( Lord Cornwallis ( ) The Marquess of welleslel ( ) Lord Minto I ( ) Lord Hastings ( ) Lord William Bentick ( ) Sir Charles Mercalfe ( ) Lord Auckland ( ) Lord Ellenborough ( ) Lord Hardinge I ( ) Lord Dalhousie ( ) Colonial administration till 1857 Judicial organization

3 (Early Resistance to British Rule) Tribal revolts Tribal revolts before 1857 How were they put down? Various tribal movements in India- appendix Civil rebellions and peasant revolts Causes Nature and extent upto 1857 Indigo revolt Pabna revolt Deccan riots Mappila rebellion Nature and significance of civil rebellions Various peasant movements in India The revolt of 1857 Causes of revolt Reasons of failure Nature of revolt of revolt

4 (Nationalism in India-I) Rise of nationalism in India Advent of nationalism Culture and nationalism Economic nationalism Religion and nationalism Social basis of Indian Nationalism Nationalism in moderate era Nationalism in extremist era Nationalism in Gandhian era Rise and growth of Indian National Congress Factors leading to rise of INC Role and impact of early nationalists Organization of pre-congress associations Formation and organization of INC of INC Policies and programmes of early nationalists Ideas and works of moderates Ideas and works of extremists Role of literature and news-media in freedom struggle Role of press

5 (Nationalism in India-II) Intensification of nationalist movement Partition of Bengal Resistance to partition Minto-Morley reforms Swadeshi movement Home Rule League Objectives Government attitude towards Home Rule League Outcomes Militants and Revolutionaries Methods Organization of secret societies Organization of dacoities Reasons of failure Gadar movement

6 (Indian Freedom Struggle Under Gandhi) Gandhi in South Africa Emergence of Gandhi in India Reasons for rise Gandhiji's satyagraha Non- cooperation Movement Reasons for NCM Organization of movement Civil Disobedience Movement Reasons for CDM Response to CDM Round Table Conference Poona Pact 1939 Tripuri Session August Offer Individual Satyagraha Quit India Movement Reasons for Quit India Movement Organization of movement Impact British Official response to national movement Changing trends Policy of Carrot and Stick Policy of Appeasement of reactionary forces

7 (Social Reforms in British India) Regeneration, reform and renaissance in India Analysis Social reformers in India Reforms in western India Reforms in south India Role of reformers Nature and limitation of 19th century renaissance Caste movements Reasons of rise Caste movement in south India Caste movements in northern and eastern India

8 (Struggle by the Masses) Trade union movement in India Reasons of formation Various stages in trade union movements Impact Peasant movements in modern India Genesis Progress Phases of peasant movements The states people's movements Demands of people under native rulers Organization Attitude of congress Role in integration of India Socialists and left bloc in congress Rise of left-wing Left-wing in congress Congress socialism Communist movement Indian National Army Formation Subhash and INA Reasons of failure Naval mutiny of 1946 Reasons Course of mutiny

9 (Partition of India) Rise and growth of communalism Reasons of rise Progress Features Outcome Partition of India and attainment of freedom Causes of separatist ideas Germination of Pakistan Reasons of change in British attitude towards freedom struggle C.R. Formula Wavell Plan Cabinet Mission Plan Mountbatten Plan

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