Category: Modern India

Commercialization Of Agriculture During British Rule in India What is Commercialization of Agriculture? Commercialisation of agriculture is a phe­nomenon where agriculture is governed by commer­cial consideration i.e. certain specialised crops began to be grown not for consumption in village but for sale in national and even in international market. Commercialization of agriculture in India began […]

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 or Indian Councils Act, 1909 The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. The Act amended the Indian Councils Acts of 1861 […]

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Government of India Act, 1919 Background: The Minto Morley Reforms were passed not with the intention of establishing a parliamentary system in India but with intention of buttressing the authority of the British bureaucracy by rallying to its side the Moderates and the Muslims. The Reforms of 1909 did not satisfy any […]