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    The famous scholar M.A. Rahim has said in his “The History of Bengal Muslims” that, “ It is a matter of great wonder that the Hindu politicians who have raised movements to protect the division of Bengal in 1905 , have claimed for the division of Bengal in 1947.On the other hand, the Muslims who have supported the decision of dividing Bengal in 1905 have protested against the division of Bengal in 1947.” Actually lack of solution of community disputes, lack of cordial approach of British Government

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    This conflict in Bengal was the beginning of financial dominance by the British East India Company in the area, and the Battle of Plassey was led by Robert Clive. “The Battle of Plassey in 1757, much like Clive’s earlier invasion of Arcot, while not militarily significant, was a turning point for the Company, its leadership, its direction, and more importantly, its ambitions.” The Battle of Plassey was an easy victory for the British, as they had superior military strength. “Militarily the battle

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    Battle of States State: West Bengal In 1960, West Bengal has been amongst the 3 richest states of India. Being a British capital of those times it has a strong manufacturing tradition. During the colonial period, West Bengal was one of the leading states having the highest contribution to nation’s industrial output and employment and continued this trend till the 1960’s.Post 1960, the state started losing its prominence and witnessed reduced productivity and labour militancy on a grand scale. This

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    The Bengal region had a complex political organisation structure that completely changed the region in the mid to late eighteenth century. This essay will examine the Bengali culture in broad sense and then go on to discuss the political organisation of the Bengal region and study how governing of the state occurred between the assigned time period of 1750-1800. The essay will also compare the political organisation of the Qing Dynasty, the Chakri Dynasty, the Neo-Sumerian Empire, the Inca Empire

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    I’m choosing to do my essay on bengal tigers. Tigers use respond to their environment by migrating for food. Tigers have special ligaments in there skull to help with vision. There scientific name is Panthera tigris. Adult male Bengal tigers weigh about 480 lbs and measure about 9.5 ft in length. Females are slightly smaller with an average weight of 300 lb and 8 ft in length.The hind legs of the tiger are longer than their front legs and this helps them to leap for their prey from long distances

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    Haimabati’s persona in the narrative reveals two contradictory aspects of her position and situation in the social and medical history for women in 19th century Bengal. In a sense she was radical, taking decisions for herself, rejecting Brahminical Hinduism, remarrying a Brahmo, and pursuing at great risk her ambition to get educated and become self-sufficient. During her wanderings in search for education and a better life, after she left Benares, she met a woman ‘ruined’ and deserted by the man

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    1. Samad’s great-grandfather, Mangal Pande was the first of the sepoys in the Bengal army to fire a shot at a British soldier setting off a revolt against the British. However, the circumstances of the events that unfolded are greatly debated as to whether he was drunk when he shot the soldier and so on (209). However, for Samad, Pande represents an unsung hero of eastern culture, preserving the culture of Bengal from the British (215). Samad also views Pande as a name that he must live up to; Pande

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    his subjects. The Company continued to experience resistance from local rulers during its expansion. Robert Clive led company forces against Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Midnapore district in Orissa to victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, resulting in the conquest of Bengal. This victory estranged the British and the Mughals, since Siraj Ud Daulah was a Mughal feudatory ally. With the gradual weakening of the Marathas in the aftermath of the three Anglo-Maratha

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    Colonial India was under the laws and jurisdiction of European colonialism for nearly 200 years. Starting from laws, the European jurisdiction was able to show off power through conquest and trade. A lot has happened since the arrival of the British in the global south, with the birth of the East India Company which led to the epidemic famine of 1770. Which caused an economic burst as well as rapid population decline. Due to laws and rules of the East India Company, The famine, in which only the

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    Every Moslem is merely a Hindu who has accepted Islam. That does not create nationality. . . . We in India have a common culture. In the North, Hindi and Urdu are understood by both Hindus and Moslems. In Madras, Hindus and Moslems speak Tamil, and in Bengal, they both speak Bengali and neither Hindi nor Urdu. When communal riots take place, they are always provoked by incidents over cows and by religious processions. That means that it is our superstitions that create the trouble and not our separate

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