Southeast Asia Introduction

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a sub region of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.  Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and Bay of Bengal, to the east […]

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Fall of Colonial Empire in India – 3

Indian National Movement On 28 December 1885 Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in the premises of Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit School at Bombay. It was presided over by W.C Banerjee and attended by 72 delegates. A.O Hume played an instrumental role in the foundation of INC with an aim to provide Safety Valve to the […]

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Fall of Colonial Empire in India – 2

The Regulating Act, 1773 First attempt by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the Company. End of Dual Government. Provided for centralization of Administration of Company’s territories in Indian. Governor of Bengal became Governor-general for all British territories in India. Governor General and council of 4 members appointed for Bengal. Bombay and Madras […]

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Fall of Colonial Empire in India – 1

Introduction: India was a direct colony of the British and the impact of this colonial rule over the economy, society and polity of India has been quite deep. Many serious consequences of the British Colonial Rule are still persisting and this makes the study of colonial phase of India very relevant for understanding many contemporary […]

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Early History of Burma – 5

Burma under the Burma Rule: Burma began to take a new shape under British rule. Basically she remained a colony to be exploited by the mother country. But at the same time there was modernization of country both in the economic and political life. In words of Clyde: “By the beginning of the 20th century […]

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Early History of Burma – 4

Expansion of British rule in BURMA:   British control over Burma was fully established after Anglo-Burmese wars, which ultimately resulted in the fall of Burma and the victory of the Britishers. The third and last of these wars was fought in 1886, when finally Burma was annexed to British and Empire. Entry of the British […]

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Early History of Burma – 3

Burma in the 19Th century: In the beginning of 19th century Burma was being ruled from Ava. Hinyana Buddhism was the religion of the people. In the mountains and hills people lived in a state which was near primitive society. They had borrowed many traditions from India. Sanskrit and Pali were common languages spoken by […]

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Early History of Burma – 2

Early history : India and Burma have very close contact with each other since long. The west coast of the country known as Arakan is inhabited by Tibeteo-Burmese while on the east coast lived the Shans. Pagan was the main cultural centre of Burma in the ancient period. The Mongol invasions : In the 13th […]

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Early History of Burma – 1

Introduction: Burma is a small Asian nation bordering India and china. She was a part of India till 1937 and was a part of British imperialism as well. She was declared as an independent country by the Government of India Act, 1935. It has a land area of 261,789 square miles and a population of […]

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Geographical aspects of South East Asian countries – 12

Geography of Timor-Leste East Timor is located in the eastern part of Timor, an island in the Indonesian archipelago that lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. East Timor includes the enclave of Oecussi, which is located within West Timor (Indonesia). After Indonesia, East Timor’s closest neighbor is Australia, 400 mi to […]

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