Vellore mutiny Subject: Modern Indian History Context: Descendants of Tipu Sultan who himself never had any links to the city find themselves in Calcutta and Vellore mutiny in 1806 is given reason for their ancestor migrating here. Concept: It erupted on 10th July 1806 in Vellore, present-day Tamil Nadu. It is one of […]

Subject: Modern History Context: Harsh Madder wrote in The India Forum of the significance of the word “fraternity” in our Constitution’s Preamble. Concept: Scholars have long noted a few milestones in the history of India’s constitution-making. A major one was the 1931 “Fundamental Rights” resolution of the Indian National Congress. The Karachi session was presided […]