Modern History Of India (Railway) Part-III

West Coast Railways is a railway spothire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth in Lancashire, England.

In protest, Mahatma Gandhi launched a nationwide satyagraha (peaceful civil disobedience movement) against the Rowlatt Act on 6th April 1919.

• Millions of Indians supported the movement.

Tattwabodhini Sabha dedicated itself to promote Ram Mohan Roy's creed.

It was founded on 6 October 1839.

He is also credited with creating the name "Pakistan", for a separate Muslim homeland.

Khadi was termed as the "fabric of Indian independence".

• It was published first in 1906 by Bipin Chandra Pal.

• It was later edited by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.

• Under this system, the ruler of the allying Indian State was compelled to accept the permanent stationing of a British force within his territory and to pay a subsidy for its maintenance.

• It was framed by Lord Wellesley.

• The Malabar rebellion started as a resistance against the British colonial rule in Malabar region of Kerala.

• It was a revolt by the farmers against British planters who had forced them to grow indigo.

He imposed the policy of Subsidiary Alliance on Awadh in 1801.

He described the kingdom of Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day".

This was the first case of militant nationalism in India after the 1857 Revolt.