Revolt of 1857 T HE REVOLT OF 1857 – ( CAUSES) POLITICAL CAUSES Nana Sahib Alias Dhondu Pant was refused pension, as he was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. The policy of Doctrine of Lapse. ECONOMIC CAUSES Heavy…
Socio and Cultural Uprising Q.1. Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: 1. He was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj. 2. He fought against the evil practice of child marriage and got it prohibited. 3.Samvad …
VICEROYS OF INDIA governor general of bengal notes governor general of india notes Lord Canning (1856-1862) ● Revolt of 1857. ● Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were opened in 1857. ● He was last Governor-General ap…
GOVERNOR-GENERALS OF BENGAL Notes for UPSC SSC JKSSB By Home Academy 1. Warren Hastings (1772-85) ● He became Governor of Bengal in 1772 and first Governor-General of Bengal in 1774, through the Regulating Act of 1773. ● He …
GOVERNOR-GENERALS OF INDIA 1. Lord William Bentinck ( 1828-1835) ● Most liberal and enlightened amongst all the Governor-Generals of India, ● Regarded as the ‘Father of Modern Western Education in India’. ● Abolition of Sati i…