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Presentations Topics for Class 8
🌍 PPT TITLE SLIDE (All Groups – common)
Title: The British Raj
Subtitle: History – Grade 8
Picture ideas:
Old map of India (British period)
British flag + Indian map (simple, not crowded)
🧩 GROUP 1: Rise of the British East India Company
Key Points:
British East India Company gained power
Indians removed from courts and military
Heavy taxes on landowners
British traders became rich, Indians suffered
Growing resentment among Indians
Picture ideas:
Old illustration of British traders in India
British officers with Indian soldiers
Map showing British-controlled areas
⚔️ GROUP 2: Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan – Early Resistance
Key Points:
Hyder Ali of Mysore resisted the British
Alliance with the French
Tipu Sultan continued the fight
Tipu Sultan: brave soldier, good ruler, modern weapons
First freedom fighters of India
Tipu Sultan killed in 1799
Picture ideas:
Portrait of Hyder Ali
Portrait of Tipu Sultan
Painting of Mysore wars
Tipu Sultan’s rockets (illustration)
🏛️ GROUP 3: British Rule & Administration
Slides: 2
Key Points:
British government controlled the Company
India Act of 1784
Governor-General appointed
British controlled army and administration
Indians excluded from power
Picture ideas:
British officials in court setting
Old government buildings
Illustration of Governor-General
💰 GROUP 4: Economic & Social Impact of British Rule
Key Points:
Destruction of Indian handloom industry
Heavy taxes on weavers
British cheap cloth flooded markets
Farmers lost land if taxes unpaid
English replaced Persian
Jobs reserved for British
Picture ideas:
Indian handloom weavers
British factory cloth
Farmers working on land
Old English schools / courts
🚆 GROUP 5: British Contributions (Positive Impacts)
Key Points:
Railways introduced
Roads and telegraph system
Postal service
Irrigation systems
Improved communication
Picture ideas:
Old railway station (like Lahore railway station)
Steam train
Telegraph poles
Postal service illustration
🔥 GROUP 6: The 1857 War of Independence
Key Points:
Also called Mutiny by British
Causes: political, social, religious
Greased cartridges issue
Pig fat & cow fat controversy
Revolt started at Meerut
Spread to Delhi, Lucknow, Jhansi, Kanpur
Bahadur Shah Zafar declared leader
Picture ideas:
Battle of 1857 paintings
Indian soldiers revolting
Bahadur Shah Zafar portrait
British troops advancing
🎯 FINAL SLIDE
Title: Why the British Raj Faced Resistance
Points:
Exploitation
Cultural disrespect
Economic damage
Desire for freedom
Picture ideas:
Freedom struggle painting
Indian unity image
Tips
Each slide = 5 bullet points only
Students must explain, not read
One student speaks, one controls slides
Time: 10 minutes per group