HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Establishment of a public works department
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Construction of railways and the introduction of telegraph and postal services
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Factories Act to improve the condition of Indian labor
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Educational reforms
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was responsible for introducing a variety of modern reforms such as the railways, telegraph and postal networks, and public works in India. The Ganga Canal was completed during his tenure. But, he is most remembered for the Doctrine of Lapse policy which many hold directly responsible for the Indian Revolt of 1857.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Dalhousie, the Governor Generals of India earned the title of “Maker of Modern India". He introduced several reforms in India which led the way for the modernisation of India, the reason due to which he gets the title of “Maker of Modern India".
Detailed explanation-3: -Dalhousie introduced railways, telegraphs and postal services in India. These were found necessary for the security of the Empire and also for better trade facilities.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dalhousie abolished the female infant which was prevalent among the Rajputs of the upper castes. He also put an end to the practice of human sacrifice practised by the Khands of Orissa, Madras and the Central Provinces, who made the blind belief that the fertility of the soil would be sacrificed to humans.