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The British empire in India, and India's struggle for freedom

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8 sessions

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each week we will cover the rise of British power in India and how it affected society at the time, the topics will be broken apart as follows:
- Rise of British power in Bengal
- Expansion of British power in India
- British policies and their impacts
- the revolt of 1857
- Indian renaissance
- India's struggle for freedom
I've only included two of the sessions for now, but I'll add more along the way!
looking forward to seeing everyone in the sessions :)


Tutored by

Amia L 🇮🇳

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I'm a student in year 8, I like Music and am currently learning the violin and have a lot of experience with the piano, I'm also an avid reader. I participate in a lot of MUNs and am heavily interested in history and civics! I'm a huge F1 fan (super max ofc) and enjoy my fair share of classic tv shows and/or sitcoms. I'm from India and am fluent in Hindi and English :)

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SESSION 1

8

Dec

SESSION 1

World History

World History

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCDec 8, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

in this session, I would like to cover:
- The English east India company
- The Anglo - French rivalry
- Rise of British power in Bengal
- Battle of Plassey, Battle of Buxar and their impacts
- The treaty of Allahabad
- Impact of the Dual government and how it ended
Please feel free to ask questions and let me know if you want extra or different topics regarding the British empire to be covered in the next sessions!
SESSION 2

14

Dec

SESSION 2

World History

World History

Sat 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM UTCDec 14, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM UTC

in this session, I would like to cover:
- Strategic policies of the British
- Subsidiary alliance and it's effects
- subjugation of the Maratha's, subjugation of Mysore, annexation of the Sikh kingdom
- doctrine of lapse, maladministration
- annexation of Awadh
- India in 1856
this is a particularly detailed chapter so I might break it down into two sessions depending on how this session goes!


SESSION 3

22

Dec

SESSION 3

World History

World History

Sun 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UTCDec 22, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

In this session we will cover:
- maladministration and the annexation of Awadh
- Indian economy before the British
- Traditional Indian economy
- permanent settlement
- British revenue system
- the Ryotwari system
- Mahalwari system
this chapter will be broken down and we will cover things such as the commercial policy in the next session!

SESSION 4

28

Dec

SESSION 4

World History

World History

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCDec 28, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

filler so the series doesn't close!
SESSION 5

4

Jan

SESSION 5

World History

World History

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCJan 4, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

In this session we will cover:
- maladministration and the annexation of Awadh
- Indian economy before the British
- Traditional Indian economy
- permanent settlement
- British revenue system
- the Ryotwari system
- Mahalwari system
this chapter will be broken down and we will cover things such as the commercial policy in the next session!

SESSION 6

11

Jan

SESSION 6

World History

World History

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCJan 11, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

filler
SESSION 7

25

Jan

SESSION 7

World History

World History

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJan 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

in this session we will cover:
- the commercial policy
- decline of arts and crafts
- drain of wealth
- transport and communication
- educational policy
- The great debate
SESSION 8

1

Feb

SESSION 8

World History

World History

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCFeb 1, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

ill update it as we go on!

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Dec 8 - Feb 1

8 weeks

60 - 90 mins

/ session

Next session on January 25, 2025

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