Mahendra Rathore

Nationalism in India Impact of first world war: 1.The war led to a huge increase in defense  expenditure. This was financed by war loans and          higher taxes . 2.Custom duties were raised, Income tax was  introduced. This, meant higher burden on all 3.Imports had become costlier ;military demand for  goods had increased hoarding and      speculation  was rampant as a  result prices of basic goods  rises. This caused immense        hardship 4.Villages were called upon to supply soldiers  forced recruitment in rural areas caused         widespread resentment People expected that misery would end once the war was over the post war period provide a fertile ground for the nationalist movement to flourish At this stage a new leader appeared and suggested a new mode of struggle Mahatma  Gandhi  returned in  January 1915 (fought racist regime with mass agitation which he called Satyagraha) Idea of Satyagraha : It emphasized the need to search for the truth i

                              CHAPTER-3(DEMOCRACY AND DIVERSITY) A  Story of Mexico Olympics Civil Right movement ( 1954-1968) It refers to set of events and reform movements aimed at abolishing legal racial discrimination against African-Americans Led by Martin Luther kings Jr. (African-Americans : Afro-American , Black American and Black are the terms used to refers mainly to the descendant of African who were brought into America as slaves between 17 th and 19 th century) The black power emerged in 1966 and 1975 which was more militant anti-racist movement advocating violence if necessary to end racism in the US The picture depicts important landmark of civil right movement in the US These represent the medal ceremony of the 200 m  race in the 1968 olympics held at Mexico city .The two men standing with clenched fists upraised and heads bowed ,while the American national enthem was played ,are the US athletes, Tommie Smith and john carlos .They are African –American the

AGRICULTURE India is an agricultural country : About 60 % of India’s labour force depends upon agriculture, source of livelihood About 25% of India’s national income is generated in the agriculture sector About 10% of india‘s total export s come from the agriculture sector It is source of food grains, source of fodder for animals, source of raw material and provides a big market for all types of goods, consumer as well as capital Types of farming : 1 . Prmitive subsistence farming : It implies cultivation of food crops for self-consumption ,  that is consumption by the family , primitive tools are used like hoe,dao and digging sticks    It is a slash and burn agriculture : farmer clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family when the soil fertility decreases the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation        It is known as jhumming in north-eastern state , dipa in bastar,      Milpa in mexico, roca