(i) Initially, the indentured laborers found it difficult to adjust to the harsh living conditions of the plantation. But very soon they discovered new ways of survival.
(ii) They developed new...
(i) The cotton industry grew rapidly followed by iron and steel industry.
(ii) Introduction of railways added to industrial growth.
(iii) New factories could not displace traditional industries.
(iv) Industries tried to improve...
(i) England: The actual possibility of getting a job depended on existing network of friendship and kin relationship. A person was more likely to get a job if he had a...
(i) For the wealthy Londoners, there was the annual 'London Season' where elite groups could enjoy several cultural events such as the opera and theatre.
(ii) Working classes too had their...
(i) For the wealthy Londoners, there was the annual 'London Season' where elite groups could enjoy several cultural events such as the opera and theatre.
(ii) Working classes too had their...
Causes:
(i) Huge population depended on dung and wood as fuel in their daily life.
(ii) The industries and establishments that used steam engines were run on coal.
(iii) In 1855, the...
(i) Readership for printed books grew and earnings of authors increased.
(ii) This freed them from financial dependence on the patronage of aristocrats and gave them independence to experiment with different...
(i) In the earlier stages, women began to write stories, poems, etc.
(ii) Their writings allowed for a new conception of womanhood.
(iii) Stories of love showed women who could choose or...
(i) In Bengal many historical novels were about Marathas and Rajputs which produced a sense of a Pan-India n belonging.
(ii) They imagined the nation to be full of adventure, heroism,...
(b) In 5th century AD, the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahein visit India. Travelling through central Asia and northwest India, Fa-hien reached northern India and then visited the holy Buddhist sites...
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