Monday, December 5, 2011
Bheel Corps
Bheeln(Bhil) Corps was raised by James Outram. It was raised in 1827 in Khandesh. It was a part of a policy of Governor Elphinstone.
Special Note: The nationalist historians make too much efforts to declare invader an invader. There are many such actions undertaken by invaders which could be a lesson for present to find solution to many problems. Alas, Indian Historiography lacks too much. There are strong biases, constraints and pressures which are hampering in its growth.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Battle of Swally 1612
Battle of Swally:
It was fought between Portuguese and English in 1612.
The Portuguese did not like the establishment of the factory at Surat. They invaded it. Captain Best, who established the factory defeated them.
Surat remained the seat of the British activity in India upto 1686.
Source:
Raikes, Charles, "The Englishman of India", 1867, London
Further Reference:
Wikipedia Article on Battle of Swally
Sir James Lancaster
Sir James Lancaster: He was the first commander of the first fleet sent by the East India company to India. It consisted of four big ships and one small boat. The names of the ships and boat were The Dragon, The Hector, The Swan, The Ascension and The Guest.
The fleet under the command of Sir James Lancaster was manned by 480 seamen.
It sailed for India on April 22, 1601.
Raikes, Charles, "The Englishman of India", 1867, London.
Further References:
Wikipedia Note on Sir James Lancaster (Click to Access)
George Earl of Cumberland
George of Earl of Cumberland: He was the person received the first charter of East India Company on December 31, 1600. It was given along with him to 215 knights, aldermen and merchants. The charter was given for fifteen years.
Raikes, Charles, "The Englishman of India", 1867, London
Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens: Thomas Stevens was the first Englishman to round the Cape of Good Hope and reached India. He was member of Jesuit mission to Goa. He traveled in a Portuguese ship. He was a native of Wiltshire. He studied in New College, Oxford. He was in India in 1579.
Source: Raikes, Charles, "The Englishman in India", 1867, London.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Dwarkanath Tagore
Dwarkanath Tagore was the founder of illustrious Tagore (Thakur) family of Bengal in India. He was an entrepreneur who dominated the business world of Bengal in 1830s and 1840s in a short span of his life of 53 years. He was born in 1794 and died in 1846. He is credited with introduction of steam engine technology and modern corporate forms in India. He had business interests in coal mining, tea gardens, insurance companies, banking, joint stock companies, silk, indigo, newspapers, landed estates and ocean going ships. In his corporate vision he sought interracial cooperation in business. He also dreamed of an industrialized India to attain a status of equal partner in British commonwealth of nations. The other illustrious sons of this family after him were Debendranath and Rabindranath (Guruji). His decedents now live in Berlin.
Photograph Source: UNESCO as accessed on February 13, 2011
Information Source: Blair B Kling: Partner in Empire.
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