Indian History and World History (Part-28)

Vande Mataram is the national song of India, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. This song is taken From his famous novel 'Anand Math'.

The famous work 'Anandmath' was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (also spelled Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay).

• Published in 1882.

• Set during the Sannyasi Rebellion in Bengal (late 18th century).

• Contains the patriotic song "Vande Mataram", which later became a national slogan during the freedom struggle.

• Inspired many revolutionaries and nationalists in India.

The book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' was authored by Dadabhai Naoroji.

• Published in 1901.

• It explained the economic exploitation of India by the British.

• Introduced the concept of the "Drain of Wealth" theory.

• Criticized British policies for causing widespread poverty in India.

• Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament.

Dadabhai Naoroji offered a scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule in India through his book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'.

In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of wealth' theory, stating that Britain was utterly draining India.

He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

Allama Mohammad Iqbal wrote the 'Sare Jahan se Acha Hindustan Hamara' song.

This song is one of the most enduring patriotic poems in Urdu language.

The song is called "Tarana -e-Hind".

Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first English-Language Newspaper published in the Indian subcontinent.

It was founded in Calcutta, the Capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.

Dadabhai Naoroji edited the newspaper "Rast Goftar".

1. He was called the 'Grand Old Man of India'.
2. In his book 'Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India', he highlighted the economic plight of India during the British rule and propounded the outflow theory of wealth.

Udant Martand was the first Hindi newspaper. It was published as a weekly paper from Calcutta on 30 May 1826.

It was originally published by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla, a resident of Kanpur.

The Hindu Newspaper is an English-language daily newspaper published from Chennai (Madras).

It was founded by G. Subramania Iyer in 1878. Initially, this newspaper was published weekly, but in 1889 it took the form of a daily newspaper.

Dr. Ambedkar published the newspaper "Bahishkrit Bharat' on 26th June 1927 to give voice to untouchables in society and share their problems.

list of important newspapers during the Indian freedom struggle in a table format: