Quit India Movement Subject : History Section: Modern History Context: Anniversary of Quit India Movement In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha and resolved that it would authorise Gandhi to take charge of the non-violent mass movement. The resolution generally referred to as the ‘Quit India’ resolution. Proposed by Jawaharlal […]
Silent marches to recall Partition Subject : History Section: Modern History Context: The first-ever Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last year, would be observed on August 14. The event will be commemorated with silent marches centred on 75 refugee colonies, according to government sources familiar with the plans. […]
From Nalanda ruins, ‘university of future’ is ready with new campus, courses Subject :History Section: Art and Culture Now, as the new campus of Nalanda University prepares for a formal inauguration, the focus is on how best it can retain the cultural and architectural ethos of Nalanda Mahavihara, the 5th-12th Century AD university […]