The Administration of Justice In India, the administration of civil justice was closely associated with the management of revenue, and the grant of Diwani rights in 1765 comprised both these... Read more

The change did not improve matters much, so that when the five years’ settlement expired the Company adopted the method of annual assessment by public auction, but special instructions... Read more

Provincial Administration Bengal, the First Phase (1765-1793) Although the Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765, the actual collection of revenue was left till... Read more

There is no doubt that Nanda Kumar did not receive a fair trial and there was a “miscarriage of justice” at least in respect of the capital punishment inflicted on him. Sir James... Read more

The Central Administration THE virtual acquisition of the kingdom of Bengal by the East India Company raised important problems. Could a private corporation be allowed to rule over vast terr... Read more

Nature and Effect of the Revolt The Revolt was not a thoroughly organized national movement or”a war of independence”, as James Outram, a contemporary, believed it to have been,... Read more

At Lucknow, the revolt broke out on the 30th May, and Sir Henry Lawrence, who had succeeded Mr. Jackson as Chief Commissioner, retired at the beginning of July to the Residency, with all the... Read more

The Outbreak of the Revolt and Its Suppression The first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857 at Barrackpore and Berhampore in Bengal; they were, however, quickly suppressed and the culpri... Read more

Twelve years later Ram decided to hold the Horse sacrifice – the ashwamedha yaga. He called Lakshman and asked him to summon all the sages. With folded palms he addressed the sages and... Read more