The activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms
The British Government appointed the Simon commission in Nov., 1927
Simon commission was opposed because its all members were the English
Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission
The Mughal emperor Akbar established a Translation Department. The department was given the task of translating Hindu religious scriptures, such as the Atharvaveda, the Mahabharata, Harivamsa and the Ramayana into Persian.