“The challenge is not only to remove colonial residues but to avoid creating new forms of intellectual dependence.” In the context of debates on decolonising education, analyse how India can strike a balance between indigenous

. Numerous voices contributed to the strengthening and enrichment of the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

Analyze the factors that led to the rise and decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. What are the major contributions of this civilization to human history?

Examine the background and the objectives that were laid in the Cripps Mission Plan, 1942 and the reasons for its failure.

Discuss the reasons for the decline of the Maratha Empire till the 19 th century.

Industrialisation and Colonisation complemented each other in establishing British supremacy across the globe. Analyse.

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others). Comment.