Dr. B.R. Ambedkar belonged to a Marathi-speaking dalit family.

The death of ________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give into the demand for linguistic state of Andhra.

At independence, the majority of Indians lived in villages.

The Constituent Assembly was made up of members of the Congress Party.

In the first national election, only men were allowed to vote.

The Second Five Year Plan focused on the development of heavy industry.

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'?

After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on liguistic times?

Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.

How was the economic development of India visualised in the early decades after Independence?

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