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Saturday, 28 January 2012

States and Capital of India

India, a union of states, is a sovereign, secular, democratic, republic with a parliamentary system of government.

There are 29 states and seven Union Territories in the country.

Civil Disobendience Movement (1930-34)

Salt is the basic requirement for every person. The British government took the monopoly of making salt and passed a law, banning manufacture of salt. On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his epic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. That is how the march came to be known as Dandi March. He was acommpained by 78 supporters. They made salt from sea water and broke the law.

Salt Satyagraha was an open challenge to the British and the Civil Disobedience spread all over the country. It became the second mass movement as schools, colleges and courts were boycotted, foreign goods were burnt; peasants refused to pay taxes and shops were picketed. The movement was led by Abdul Gaffar Khan in North-West Frontier Province. He was popularly known as Frontier Gandhi.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

On April 13, 1919, the people of Punjab gathered on the auspicious day of Baisakhi at Jallianwala Bagh near Golden Temple in Amritsar. They were protesting peacefully against the arrest of Dr. Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, two prominent national leaders. General Dyer ordered the British armed forces to open fire at the hundreds of innocent, unarmed men, women and children.

The massacre stunned the whole country. The government imposed martial law in Punjab. Under martial law, people were tortured, newspapers were banned and mails were censored.

A speech on Corruption..

Good Morning! Today I am feeling much honoured that I have got a golden opportunity to speak before you. Our country is undergoing many critical phases today by facing many problems. One of them is corruption on which I would like to highlight upon.

As we know that corruption is today a worldwide phenomenon. It is the most virulent when crises everywhere threaten the very existence of the society and the faith in life is shaken. It has always been there like a tie leech, but when the system goes weaker and the boat flounders, it gets bolder and drains its victims of the last drops of their world.

The older the system the weaker it grows and fails to solve the riddles of the life that grows more complex every day. So men lose faith in it and let it drift down. At this point the corruption takes over and plunges the entire the society.

Usually corruption is perpetuated only when it is goes unchecked. If we look for the causes of corruption we may note certain important factors.

Now there is a need to make fresh attempts to deal the situation effectively. The steps should be taken to correct the situation overall. For instance, disposal of work including applications and complaints etc. should be taken within specified time limit.

But this could be done only when there is a strong and resolute will on the part of the government. Not only government but we all should join our hand and take pledge to make India and world corruption free.

Thank you all audience and friends for listening to my views.

THANK YOU ALL.

Main features of The Indian Independence Act (1947)

· The British rule of India would end with immediate effect.

· An independent dominion of India was made including the United Provinces under the British like Madras, Presidency, Carnatic, East Punjab, and West Bengal. Assam, etc.

· West Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh and East Bengal would go to Pakistan.

· The Princely states were given the freedom to decide which dominion to join.

· India and Pakistan dominions were granted complete freedom and they became members of British Commonwealth.