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• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan became Chief Judge in 1846.
• He worked under the British East India Company.
• He started his career in 1838–1839 as a clerk (Naib Munshi).
• Promotion: Sub-Judge in 1841
• Retired from judicial service: 1876

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• Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian and politician.
• He presented his famous “Minute on Indian Education” on 2 February 1835.
• It was supported during the period of Lord William Bentinck.
• The aim was to promote English education in India.
• It sought to create a class of educated Indians to assist British administration.

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• The first major organized movement against British rule was the Swadeshi Movement.
• It started in 1905 after the Partition of Bengal.
• People boycotted British goods and promoted local products.

Additional information:

• Khilafat Movement – 1919–1924
• Non-Cooperation Movement – 1920–1922
• Quit India Movement – 1942

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• Quaid-e-Azam Joined Muslim League: 1913 at the age of 37 years.
• Indian National Congress membership: 1906–1920
• Muslim League founded: 30 December 1906 (Dhaka).

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• Minto-Morley Reforms (1909) introduced the system of separate electorates.
• This allowed Muslims to vote for Muslim candidates separately.
• It was a major political development for Muslims in British India.
• Governor-General: Lord Minto
• Secretary of State: John Morley

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• Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar was a prominent Muslim leader, journalist, and freedom activist.
• He launched the English weekly “Comrade” from Calcutta in 1911.
• The newspaper promoted Muslim political awareness and rights.
• Later, he started the Urdu weekly “Hamdard” from Delhi in 1913.

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• Jawaharlal Nehru objected to the initial partition proposal, often called the Plan Balkan.
• His opposition led Lord Louis Mountbatten to revise the plan.
• The modified proposal became the 3 June Plan, which was eventually accepted.
• This plan paved the way for the creation of Pakistan and India in August 1947.

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• Jinnah demanded 5 portfolios for Muslims in the proposed Interim Government.
• The demand aimed to ensure effective Muslim participation in central governance.

Additional information:

• The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on 16 May 1946.
• 3 members — Cabinet Mission members (Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps, A.V. Alexander).

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• The Krishak Praja Party (KPP) was a political party in Bengal.
• It formed to represent peasants and farmers.
• A. K. Fazlul Haq was the founder and leader of the Krishak Praja Party in the early 1930s during British India.
• He was also known as the “Sher-e-Bengal” for his services to peasants and reforms in Bengal.

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• Sustainable national cohesion is built on shared beliefs, values, and ideology.
• Suppressing culture or removing diversity creates conflict, not unity.
• A common ideological framework binds different groups into one nation.

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