Please refer to the earlier articles published on the two chapters for detailed information’s. This article includes information’s on famine, education and press control.
- Lytton was a reputed poet, novelist, essayist and known to the literary world as
"Owen Meredith" - Lytton took steps to promote free trade
- Lytton started Statutory Civil Service, one sixth of the total appointments, recommended by provincial governments, confirmed by the Secretary of State and less salary than covenanted civil service
- Clive started a society of trade in 1765 with monopoly of trade in tobacco, betel nut and salt
- Warren Hastings was impeached by the British Parliament
- Hastings removed censorship of press
- Dalhousie placed Bengal under a lieutenant governor, started centralized government known as Non regulation control and appointed a commissioner for newly acquired territories
- Lord Mayo started financial devolution
- With Maratha and Jat help Safdarjung liquidated the Afghan Bangash
- In 1612 Vijaynagar king Venkata II permitted Raja Woodeyar to assume the title of Raja of Mysore
- Tipu sent emissaries to France, Iran, Arab, Turkey and Pegu
- Vansittart was the governor of Calcutta from 1760 to 1765
- After the second Anglo- Carnatic war Mohd Ali was installed by the British as Nawab of Carnatic
- Mir Jafar gave the compant the district of 24 parganas
- Jachendars were the examiners of fabric
- The Act of 1935 divided British India into 11 Governor's provinces and 5 Chief Commissioner's provinces
- Campbell famine Commission- after 1866 Orissa famine
- Stratchey Commission-after 1876 famine which affected Maharashtra, UP, Punjab and Madras
- Lyall Commission in 1898 after the 1896 famine which mostly affected CP
- Mcdonell commission in 1901 appointed by Curzon suggested Moral Strategy to combat famines
- Famine Code in 1883
- Censorship of Press Act-1799-a>The newspapers had to carry the name of the publishers, printer, editor b>Pre censorship of the newspapers
- Jonh Adams started Licensing of Press act, 1823 a>License for press b>Penalty for publishing without license c>The Governor General could seize the licence
- Vernacular Press Act under Lytton a>The District Magistrate could ask for security for a press b>No appeal before any court of law
- Newspapers Act 1908 a>Local govt could confiscate the properties of press b>the aggrieved parties could go to the High Court within 15 days
- Indian Press Act ,1910>Local govt empowered to demand registration security b>Aggrieved party could go to special tribunal of High Court
- Indian Press Emergency Act 1931, The Press Objectionable Matters Act 1951
- Bankim Chndra published Bangadarshan
- Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar started Som Prokash
- Wood's despatch was known as Magna Carta of Indian education
- Raleigh Commission was also known as Indian Universities Commission,1902.It resulted in the Indian Universities Act, 1904, with more govt control on the universities, affiliation of colleges, no of fellows in a university 50-100 and duration 6 years, to be nominated by the govt.
- Hunter Commission, 1882.
- Zia uddin Ahmad and Ashutosh Mukerjee were the Indian members of Sadler Commission,1917.It recommended 12 years of basic education and 3 yrs of graduation, honours and pass course,boards for secondary and intermediate schools
- Hartog committee, 1929
- Sergeant Plan-1944.Recommended free and compulsory education for 6-11 yrs of age.
- Wardha scheme of basic education, 1937