- Action, Linking, and Auxiliary Verb: Definitions, Functions, and Examples
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Correct Use of Preposition
- Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Uses of Articles (A, An, The)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples
- Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises
- Adjectives
- Irregular Verbs with Examples
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Use of Modal Verbs
- Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples
- What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning & Examples
- What Are Collective Nouns?
- What Are Possessive Nouns? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Degree of Comparison
- Difference Between Direct & Indirect Objects in Sentence Structure
- Gerunds: Are They Verbs? Are They Nouns?
- Conjunction vs. Preposition
- Combining Dependent & Independent Clauses
- Conjunctions: Coordinating & Correlative
- Complex Subject-Verb Agreement: Inverted Order, Compound Subjects & Interrupting Phrases
- Point of View: First, Second & Third Person
Comprehensive English: Organization
- Organizational Patterns for Writing: Purpose and Types
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write Strong Transitions and Transitional Sentences
- Writing: Main Idea, Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences
- Paragraphs: Definition & Rules
Comprehensive English: Writing Mechanics
Comprehensive English: Figurative Language
- Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples
- Narrators in Literature: Types and Definitions
- What is a Metaphor? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Writing Assessment Tools & Strategies
- Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity
- Forms of Assessment
- Self-Assessment in Writing: Definition & Examples
- How to Set a Grading Rubric for Literary Essays
- Standard Score: Definition & Examples
- Raw Score: Definition & Explanation
- How to Create a Writing Portfolio
Comprehensive English: Effective Listening & Speaking
Comprehensive English: Developing Word Identification Skills
English: Class 6 : Honey Suckle
- The Banyan Tree
- Desert Animals
- A Game of Chance
- Fair Play
- Who I Am
- A Different Kind of School
- An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
- How the Dog Found Himself a New Master
- Who Did Patrick’s Homework
English: Class 6 : Poem
English: Class 6 : A Pact with the sun
- A Strange Wrestling Match
- What Happened to the Reptiles
- A Pact with the Sun
- The Wonder Called Sleep
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tansen
- The Old Clock Shop
- The Shepherd’s Treasure
- The Friendly Mongoose
- A Tale of Two Birds
English: Class 7 : Honeycomb
English: Class 7: Alien Hand
- An Alien Hand
- A Tiger in the House
- The Bear Story
- Chandni
- I Want Something in a Cage
- Golu Grows a Nose
- The Cop and the Anthem
- The Desert
- Bringing Up Kari
- The Tiny Teacher
English: Class 7: Poem
- Garden Snake
- Meadow Surprises
- Dad and the Cat and the Tree
- Mystery of the Talking Fan
- Trees
- Chivvy
- The Shed
- The Rebel
- The Squirrel
English: Class 8: Honey Dew
- The Great Stone Face II
- The Great Stone Face I
- A Short Monsoon Diary
- A Visit to Cambridge
- This is Jody’s Fawn
- The Summit Within
- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
- Glimpses of the Past
- The Best Christmas Present in the World
English: Class 8: Poem
English: Class 8: It so happened
- Ancient Education System of India
- The Comet — II
- The Comet — I
- Jalebis
- The Open Window
- The Fight
- The Treasure Within
- The Selfish Giant
- Children At Work
English: Class 9: Beehive
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
- The Bond of Love
- Reach for the Top
- Packing
- My Childhood
- The Snake and the Mirror
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Sound of Music
- The Fun They Had
English: Class 9: Poem
English: Class 9: Moments
- A House Is Not a Home
- The Last Leaf
- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- The Happy Prince
- In the Kingdom of Fools
English: Class 10: First Flight
- The Proposal
- The Sermon at Banaras
- Madam Rides the Bus
- Mijbil the Otter
- Glimpses of India
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - I
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Two Stories about Flying
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Letter to God
English: Class 10: Poem
English: Class 10: Foot prints
English: Class 10: Supplementary : Prose
English: Class 10: Supplementary: Poetry
English: Class 11:Hornbill
- Silk Road
- The Adventure
- The Browning Version
- The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
- Landscape of the Soul
- Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- We’re Not Afraid to Die..if We Can All Be Together
- The Portrait of a Lady
English: Class 11: Supplementary
- The Tale of Melon City
- Birth
- The Ghat of the Only World
- Albert Einstein at School
- Ranga’s Marriage
- The Address
- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
English: Class 11: Poem
- 2Ajamil and the Tigers
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Felling of the Banyan Tree
- Refugee Blues
- For Elkana
- Hawk Roosting
- Mother Tongue
- The World is too Much With Us
- Telephone Conversation
- Coming
- Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- The Peacock
English: Class 12: Prose
- Going Places
- The Interview
- Poets and Pancakes
- Indigo
- The Rattrap
- Deep Water
- Lost Spring
- The Last Lesson
English: Class 12: Supplementary
Chapter Summary
“Gpmpses of the Past Summary” is a story which initiates with the events of 1757 under the British Raj in India. The situation of the Indians has been described in this chapter during the span of around 100 years, from 1757 to 1857. British rulers take the advantage of the situation of the social conditions when the princes of different states were busy fighting with each other. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was one of those who took different steps to reform Indian society during that period. The unity of the Indian princes lacks and it made the British rulers play the Divide and Rule theory. This story signifies the story of the Indian freedom fighters.
Indian Princes were Short-Sighted (Events in 1757)
Indian princes were short-sighted in their appearance to make for the 1757 event towards India’s freedom. There were multiple reasons that caused the princes to resist appearing in the freedom movement by the Indians. Princes were busy conducting wars against each other which let them resist announcing any united war against the British rulers in India. Indian rulers from different states took help from the East India Company which was not allowing them to conduct any movement against the British raj. They started to bepeve God sent the British to rule India and their future is connected with the British. Indian rulers were not pable to reapse the popcy of the East India Company was harmful to society and its citizens.
East India Company Subdue the Indian Princes
The rulers in India were involved in wars with others from different princes of different Indian states. A few of them called the British merchants to help them in winning the war. With the help of some greedy leaders from different states, the British defeated the Indian princes. The popcy developed by the British raj made the Indian princes surrounded in front of them. The rivalries assisted the East India Company subdue the princes of India. The greediness of the Indian leaders let the British easy to implement the authorities in India over time.
Ram Mohan Roy’s Teachings
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The famous quote depvered by Raja Ram Mohan Roy to his wife Uma signifies that the different items available from different sites can depver a similar meaning. It is essential to understand the inner meaning and not the outlook. He stated that Cows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is the same. This signifies the output of the different leaders in India can lead to the same significance for the uppft of the society and depver a better result to the people of India. He also added, different teachers have different opinions but the essence of every repgion is the same. It means that understanding the objectives of Indian freedom is more significant than the ways followed by different leaders.
Ways British Officers Exploited Indians
The common way of exploiting the Indians followed by the British officers was the implementation of different popcies and tax regulations. They reinforced heavy taxation of the farmers and made different strict regulations to punish them if the taxes remained unpaid. The regulations developed by the British rulers made the farmers abandon their fields. They often sent the farmers to jail if they were not able to pay heavy taxes.
Important Indian Personapties During British Raj
Tatya Tope and Kunwar Singh were the two rulers who fought pitched battles against the British and died during the fighting.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an educated man from the land of Bengal who wanted to reform society.
Lord Macaulay also known as Thomas Babington recommended the introduction of Engpsh education in India.
The popular leaders who led the revolt of 1857 were Rani Laxmibai and Tatya Tope.
Popcies and Evil Practices During British Rule
Untouchabipty and Child marriage were two examples of social practices prevaipng in the time from 1757 to 1857.
There are two oppressive popcies of the Britishers and they are -
The Britishers ruined the cottage industries in India.
The imports that happened in the mainland of India, the British masters make tax-free.
Common people in India or the farmers get suffered from the heavy tax of British people and their thumbs were cut off.
Some of the key Reasons for the 1857 War of Independence
The four reasons for discontent which led to the 1857 war of Independence are –
The Santhals lost their lands and became desperate and as a result, the revolt took place.
The white soldiers were paid much more money than the sepoys in the Engpsh army. The result of it is that they are discontented and angry.
The Brahmins get angry when they get to know that kartuz is consist of pig and cow-fat which they had to cut off.
The landlords became angry because they were deprived of their own lands as well as estates.
FAQs
Q1. How do the Britishers make profits in business in India?
Ans. The Britishers charged huge taxes and thus make more profit in business in India.
Q2. When was Regulation III passed?
Ans. Regulation III was passed in 1818 and it means that an Indian could be jailed without trial in a court.
Q3. What were the bad social practices in the time of Britishers?
Ans. The two evil social practices are- women are the cause of misery in the world and whoever crosses the seas loses his repgion.