Bhakti-Sufi Traditions Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

Why is the composite culture of the Mughal period called the Mughal court culture? Mention reasons.

Describe the efforts of social reformers and socialists-cum-communists for social and economic justice.

‘Kabir was and is to the present a source of inspiration for those who questioned entrenched social institutions and ideas in their search for divine.’ Explain.

What are Megaliths?

Name the most magnificent Shiva Temple constructed under the patronage of Chola rulers.

How and when did Sufis settle in India?

Why was G.B. Pant against the demand for separate electorates for the minorities?

The Constitution Assembly was expected to express the aspirations of those who had participated in the movement for independence. Democracy, equality and justice were ideals that had become intimately associated with social struggles in India since the nineteenth century.How could the social struggles have the successful ends with their intertwined values of democracy, equality along with social justice? Throw light on the values mentioned in the relevance to the context.

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows: 'Arya Samaj, A North Indian Hindu reform organization of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly active in Punjab (tried to bring back Hindus who had converted to some other religion) which sought to revive Vedic learning and combine it with modern education in the sciences'.
Illustrate how the values integrated with the rich Indian literature paved way for the scientific development of modern India.

Name the fortification of East India Company in Madras. Mention any one feature of it.