Colonial rule and the national movement

How a trading company became a ruling power; the three land revenue settlements and what they did to rural and tribal life; the revolt of 1857 and its consequences; the reform movements on caste, education and the position of women; the national movement from 1885 to 1947; and the first years of the republic.

This part of the syllabus has not been confirmed against a current official notification yet, so treat it as provisional.