Subaltern Historiography: Phases of Subaltern Studies- Some of the Historian Associated with Subaltern Studies Project in India

• The subaltern studies are the group of books that mostly emphasis on the themes connected to lower classes.
• Subaltern is the term taken from Antonio Gramsci՚s writing to mean inferior rank.
• In India, Ranajith Guha introduced the subaltern studies. It was a sequence of volumes published to show the elitism and biased history writing. He edited the first six volumes of the Subaltern Studies. Others related to this field …

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European Traders in India: Portuguese

• Portuguese were the first Europeans who opened the direct trade route to India.
• The Portuguese voyagers were termed as India Armadas. These armadas started the Carreira da India (India Run)

Vasco Da Gama: First Portuguese India Armada

• The navigator Vasco-da-Gama founded the route in 1497. The route was through Cape of Good Hope.
• Portugal prince Henry encouraged navigations initially. Due to his effort, the attempt was ma…

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