Discuss in your class, one advantage and one disadvantage today of the decision to keep English as a language of India

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What was the role of the Planning Commission?

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What did Dr. Ambedkar mean when he said that "In politics we will have equality, and in social and economic life we will have inequality"?

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After Independence why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

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Who was Mira Behn? Find out more about her life and her ideas

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Find out more about the language divisions in Pakistan that led to the creation of the new nation of Bangladesh. How did Bangladesh achieve independence from Pakistan?

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How was the right to vote granted in United Kingdom and the United States?

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How did the new state of Andhra came into being?

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How have powers and functions of the Central and State Governments been divided by the Constitution?

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On the eve of independence what was the composition of India's population?

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Who was Mira Behn? What was her opinion on Second Five-YearPlan?

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How was the conflict between the Central government and State government resolved?

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What led to the formation of States Reorganisation Commission? Discuss its role

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What were the main features of the Second five-year plan?

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What were the developments that led to the formation of Non-Alignment Movement?

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