History of Indian Subcontinent

Lord Dalhousie was appointed as Governer General of India from 1848–1856. The first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane was laid under his authority in 1853 and is known as the maker of Modern India. He made way For Telegraph Services in India. He is also called as Father of Indian Railways.

The St. George Fort was built in 1943 by East India Company during reign of Shah Jahan (1628 to 1658).

Tipu Sultan was the first indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration. Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, also known as the Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore. Tipu Sultan introduced a number of administrative innovations during his rule, including his coinage, a new Mauludi lunisolar calendar, and a new land revenue system which initiated the growth of the Mysore silk industry. He was one of the few South Indian kings to provide stiff resistance to British imperialism, along with Hyder Ali. He is applauded as a ruler who fought against British colonialism. Similarly he has been a controversial figure and criticized for his atrocities against Hindus, Christians, and Mappla Muslims.

Hickey’s Bengal Gazette, also known as Calcutta General Advertiser was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.

It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780. It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch newspaper of their own.