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MANTRAS OF CHANGE: REPORTING INDIA IN A TIME OF FLUX

By Daniel Lak. Penguin/ Viking 2005

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ANTIDOTE: ESSAYAS AGAINST THE SOCIALIST INDIAN STATE

By Chakraverti, Sauvik. Macmillan India Ltd. 2000

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LETTERS TO GAURI: A PASSAGE TO HISTORY

By M. V. Kamath. U B S P D 2002

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REPORTER AT LARGE

By M. V. Kamath. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bomba 2002 , സംഗീതവും സൗന്ദര്യവും ഒരു ലയമായി പ്രകൃതി ചൊരിഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ മനുഷ്യരുടെ ജീവിതം എന്തുകൊണ്ട് നാശോന്മുഖമായി മാറുന്നു എന്നതാണ് ഈ നോവല്‍ ഉയര്‍ത്തുന്ന ചോദ്യം. ഇന്നത്തെ ചുബനസമരങ്ങളുടെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തില്‍ സ്ത്രീ- പുരുഷബന്ധങ്ങളില്‍ നാം പുലര്‍ത്തിവരുന്ന മാമൂലുകളെ തിരസ്‌കരിക്കാന്‍ തയ്യാറാകേണ്ടത്തുണ്ട് എന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശവും ഈ നോവല്‍ തരുന്നു. പ്ലാച്ചിമടയും മയിലമ്മയും മാവോയിസവും കടന്നുവരുന്നതോടെപ്പം ആഖ്യാനതലത്തിലെ അരാജകത്വ വര്‍ണ്ണനകളും ഈ നോവലിനെ വ്യത്യസ്തമാക്കുന്നു.

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ILLUTRATED CULTURAL HISTORY OF INDIA

By Basham( A. L). New Delhi Oxford University Press 2007 9780195691924

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HISTORY OF INDIAN SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE IN INDIAN CIVILIZATION VOL.XII PART 5 MATERIALISM AND IMMATERIALISM IN INDIA AND THE WEST : VARYING VISTAS

By Chattopadhyaya D. P.. 1900

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CORPORATE LIFE IN ANCIENT INDIA

By Majumdar. R. C.. Firma K L M( P) Ltd. 1969

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HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA

By Rama Shankar Tripathi. New Delhi Motilal Banarasidass Pub. 2014 9788120800182

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PUFFIN HISTORY OF INDIA - VOL : 1

By Roshen Dalal . Penguin India 2014 978-0143333265

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PUFFIN HISTORY OF INDIA - VOL : 2

By Roshen Dalal . Penguin India 2014 978-0143333272

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WHAT WILL LEAPFROG INDIA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

By Surendra Kumar (ed.) . Wisdom Tree Publishers 2016 , Make in India, Digital India, Start-up India; Stand up India, Smart cities, Swachh Bharat...there is a new force harnessing the nation’s aspirations, a new energy accelerating the country’s potential. No wonder that India has become the fastest growing economy when the world is slowing down. It is bound to be transformed beyond recognition if it continues growing at a similar and slightly higher rate for the next ten years. Yet the challenges are formidable: India is home to the world’s largest number of poor and illiterate people; millions still lack basic necessities like shelter, sanitation, drinking water, education and healthcare. Our infrastructure still creaks, bureaucratic delays persist, far-reaching economic reforms get stalled in the Parliament and our biggest strength that could easily turn into a big challenge―our youth―brimming with hope and holding a long wish list anxiously await jobs. These and the country’s fragmented polity, delicate social fabric and prevailing gender insensitivity are not issues that can be tackled in days, weeks or months. Some of the brightest and most influential minds with a combined contribution of more than a thousand years across important areas like science and technology, agriculture, business, politics, international relations, law, education, journalism and art take a hard and dispassionate look at the India of today. While some have flagged education, skilling of youth and innovative approaches in administration, others feel that without a thorough cleansing of corruption and creation of a just and inclusive society embracing timeless values, India can’t possibly leapfrog. A must-read for policymakers, scholars and anybody interested in the future of this great nation, the book challenges notions, invigorates reflections, spurs debates and seeds new ideas to leapfrog India. About the Author Surendra Kumar was India’s Ambassador to Mozambique during the Civil War and to Libya during Col Qaddafi’s regime under UN/US sanctions. He also served as High Commissioner to Kenya and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-HABITAT. He retired as the Dean, Foreign Service Institute/Secretary MEA in 2008. He has six books to his credit including India and the World (edited 2015) and frequently writes about political, social and international developments and comments on television. 9788183284561

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INDIA'S BROKEN TRYST

By Tavleen Singh . Harper Collins India 2016 , It was only after I became an adult that I began to ask questions about that famous "tryst". Why was the speech made in English? Was Nehru just a romantic or a real leader? And did he not know when he talked of the world being asleep at midnight that it was not midnight everywhere?' Even sixty-seven years after it became a modern nation state, democratic India has been unable to meet the most basic needs of its people. A dangerous mix of colonialism, socialism and statism has brought about this situation. India's people, both rich and poor, have been at the mercy of a political class whose motive for being in public life is power and pelf rather than public service. From one of the country's most experienced and respected journalists, India's Broken Tryst is a bold analysis of why this state of affairs has come to pass - why has the Indian state failed to live up to the promise made 'long years ago at the stroke of the midnight hour'? Review A great columnist has penned a politically very correct book at the correct time. she opened so many political cupboards, it makes for a racy informative and engrossing read. Her other book, which preceded this one, was equally informative and entertaining. --By Anupam Dhar on 25 April 2016 This book is great, I had downloaded Kindle Version to read. Tavleen Singh best one till now. It has all potential for bestseller. Though it exposes dynasty on the first page itself. Leftists would not like it but right minded one will surely like it . --By Abhishek S. on 16 April 2016 excellent book exposing communists and dynastic politics of anti national anti Hindu congress which looted the nation for 60 years . --By akshay on 21 April 2016 About the Author Tavleen Singh's last book, Durbar, dealt with the betrayal of India by an inexperienced ruling class. She has written three other books, Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors, Lollipop Street: Why India Will Survive Its Politicians and Political and Incorrect. She currently writes three weekly political columns in English and Hindi. 9789351777571

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MY COUNTRY INDIA Nostalgia and Anticipation

By Marwa,Jyoti. Delhi Bharti 2013 , MY COUNTRY INDIA: Nostalgia and Anticipation The aim of this publication is to infuse the spirit of patriotism by re-examining issues related to growth and development, need for good governance and empowerment, overcoming political turmoils and building an effort to trace the missing sense of dedication and devotion most needed for the making of a united nation. The inherent feeling of oneness which is a driving force in keeping the nation together, is crumbling in the face of the challenges we are confronted with due to a number of reasons particularly under the impact of a weak political system. When the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885, there was a common agenda which revolved around (vi) independence from the British and building India and Indian-ness. The stakes and destiny differ today. The discussions aim to determine how the nation can emerge from the innumerable problems confronting it in terms of inequality, failure in the distribution system, lack of transparency and accountability in the governance, unprecedented levels of corruption and lack of concern for the marginalised sections. Thus, academicians through their inputs have contributed to build the strength of a united nation enthused with the spirit of Rabindra Nath Tagore : "Where the world has not been broken ... by narrow domestic walls ... into that heaven of freedom, my father let my country awake." 9789381212264

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GENERAL STUDIES Civil Service Preliminary Examinations Paper-1 in 60 Days

By Rakesh Dwivedi. New Delhi McGraw Hill Education 2013 9789339223151

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IN SEARCH OF SIRAJ'S SON AND DESCENDANTS

By Amalendu De. Kolkata parul 2015 , The groundbreaking research by Professor Amalendu De not only unfolds the “discovery” of the hitherto unknown“male heir”of the last sovereign ruler of Bengal but proves that the descendants of the first adversary of the British Empire are presently active members of modern India society. Siraj-ud-Daulah Some key facts related to the Battle of Plassey were believed to be missing. A reputed Professor of History started looking for them almost half a century ago. He meticulously examined all the available sources including books and journals published from India and England. Even the contemporary records preserved by the Government of India were of no help. Undeterred, he went on hunting for them in the family records of the 18th century. From the plethora of moth eaten papers, he finally selected and then short listed only those that recorded the adoption of male heirs by Zamindar families in or after 1757. Some crucial information, meanwhile was traced back in a book called Mymensingher Itihas(The History of Mymensingh). Following the trail the Professor unearthed a truth of groundbreaking significance. 9789384346928

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A REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF INTERWAR INDIA : VIOLENCE, IMAGE, VOICE AND TEXT

By Maclean,Kama. Haryana Pemguin 2015 9780143426332

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PERSPECTIVES OF MODERN INDIAN HISTORY

By Panikkar,K N. New Delhi Popular Prakashan 2012 9788179916599

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BLOODSHED IN PUNJAB : untold saga of deceit and sabotage /

By Chawla, G. S. New Delhi Har-Anand 2016 , The book deals in particular, with Indian politicians equally unsparingly exposing their role in the whole episode, irrespective of the positions they were occupying. He has been highly critical of the role of the then President Giani Zail Singh and the Kashmiri lobby around Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and how these groups had evil influence over both of them, and how ultimately Rajiv Gandhi got rid of this lobby. 9788124119457

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RAMA AND AYODHYA

By Meenakshi Jain. New Delhi Aryan Books International 2013 9788173054518

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NATION FIRST Essays in the Politics of Ancient Indian Studies (Including an Analysis of the CAG Report on the Archaeological Survey of India)

By Chakrabarti,Dilip K. New Delhi Aryan Books 2014 9788173055263

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NEHRU'S INDIA Essays on The Maker of a Nation

By Nayantara Sahgal. New Delhi Speaking Tiger 2015 , Edited and with an Introduction by Nayantara Sahgal For much of the country’s post-Independence history, Indian politics was dominated by a single towering figure: Jawaharlal Nehru. A leading figure of the Independence movement, and Mahatma Gandhi’s chosen successor, Nehru, as India’s first prime minister, from 1947 until his death in 1964, was the architect of its birth as a modern nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. In this volume, some of our foremost thinkers and writers examine the different aspects of Nehru’s personality and his legacy. Nehru’s influence stretched beyond the Freedom Movement and the political and bureaucratic boundaries of prime ministerhood. A man of letters, it was Nehru who initiated the setting up of the Sahitya Akademi devoted to literature, the National School of Drama and the National Institute of Design; just as, in the field of technology and business management, he established the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management across the country. He was equally the force behind the setting up of dams and factories, which he regarded as the temples of modern India Today, in the year of his 125th birth anniversary, the four key dimensions of Indian nationhood, as conceived and implemented by Nehru – democracy, secularism, socialism and non-alignment – have altered to a point where they have changed almost beyond recognition or even abandoned altogether. To quote Mani Shankar Aiyar, ‘... What needs examination is whether fifty years after he [Nehru] passed away, these are still the defining parameters of India’s contemporary nationhood and, if so, how should they be interpreted in the light of present circumstances?’ As the debate continues between Nehru’s supporters who believe in his enduring contribution, and his detractors who attempt to deny it, the definitive word, perhaps, comes from Nayantara Sahgal, who says in her Introduction, ‘No Nehru, no modern India. The ground we stand on was laid in Nehru’s time.’ 9789385288265

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PATRIOTS,POETS AND PRISONERS : Selections from Ramananda Chatterjee's Modern Reviw,1907-1947

By Anikendra Sen (ed.). Uttar Pradesh Harper collins 2016 , Founded in 1907 by the visionary Bengali thinker and reformist, Ramananda Chatterjee, The Modern Review quickly emerged as a vital platform for debates on nationalism, patriotism, history and society. Alongside the leaders of the freedom movement – M.K. Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore – thinkers like Romain Rolland and J.T. Sutherland contributed to its pages. While questions of self-rule, gender justice and caste inequality were hotly debated, the Review also ran fiction, poetry and personal essays, forging a character for itself that was uniquely literary, political as well as cosmopolitan. Marking Chatterjee’s 150th birth anniversary, this anthology, edited by members of his family and introduced by Ramachandra Guha, brings together a selection from the rich archives of the Review to convey its eclectic range and ambitions. Even after a century, the debates that played out in its pages resonate with the spirit of the turbulent times we live in, making it urgently relevant to the state of the nation and the body politic. 9789352640218

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SIKKIM : Requiem for a himalayan kingdom

By Duff,Andrew. USA Penguin 2016 9780143427605

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INDIA 1947 : THE WOUNDED NATION

By Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kālīprasāda. Kolkata Sharmistha Banerjee 2013 , India 1947 : The Wounded Nation is a book in two parts. The first part narrates various revolts that took place against the rule of Imperial Britain in India. These revolts had taken place at different times from 1700 to 1947. Many prominent nationalist personalities, such as Khudiram, Prafulla Chaki, Bhagat Singh, Rash Behari Basu, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and many others sacrifice their lives while trying to liberate our country. 9788192369020

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MUGHAL EMPIRE TO BRITISH RAJ 1556-1818 History of Late Medieval and Early Modern India

By Subodh Kumar Mukhopadhyay. Kolkata Mitram 2013 9789380036540

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SEARCH FOR NETAJI : NEW FINDINGS

By Purabi Roy. Kolkata Purple Peacock 2012 , Dr. Purabi Roy This book is the result of years of academic research by Dr. (Professor) Purabi Roy and aims to understand one of the pervading puzzles of independent India - what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? Despite reports by three different Indian governments (1956, 1974 and 2006) to settle the question of the reported death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the Taihoku airport in Formosa (Taipei) in 1945, the question of exactly how this elusive Bengali actually died is yet to have a definitive answer. Dr. Purabi Roy used her extensive Russian language skills to translate primary sources that may shed new light on the mystery of Netaji's death. Her aim was not to form a conclusion but to lay out all the documents from Russian, British and Indian archives for further analysis. For anyone who loves history and a good mystery, the book is both illuminating and thought provoking. Book Reviews MAINSTREAM WEEKLY REVIEW Whatever happened to Netaji? Apratim Mukarji | June 11, 2011 Prof Dr Purabi Roy, formerly of the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, who has pursued the mystery of Netaji’s death for over fifteen years and has finally come out with this startling publication, makes a very pertinent comment referring to the ATM: “It would be of immense importance had the government made a statement explaining the reasons behind its disagreement with the findings of the (Mukherjee) Commission, (a) Netaji did not die in the plane crash, and (b) the ashes in the Renkoji Temple were not of Netaji. But there was no such statement, and thus the issue still remains unresolved. The debates and controversies still continue.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK REVIEW The Search for Netaji: New Findings by Purabi Roy; Purple Peacock Books and Arts Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata; March 2011; Rs 430. One enquiry committee and two commissions —appointed at different times by three Indian governments—have so far probed the reported death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the Taihoku airport in Formosa (Taipei) on August 18, 1945. Their reports were placed in Parliament in 1956, 1974 and 2006, and yet nobody seems to be sure of how the intrepid Indian actually died. Even more strangely, while the reports of both the Shah Nawaz Committee and the Justice G.D. Khosla (Retd) Commission—confirming Netaji’s death at Taihoku—were accepted by the government of the day but largely rejected by the people of the country, the government once more found it necessary to have yet another examination of the matter and appointed the Justice M.K. Mukherjee (Retd.) Commission in 1999 for the purpose. Then, something still more puzzling happened. When the third probe body reported its conclusion that Netaji did not die at Taihoku, the government of the day—the first UPA Government—rejected it but did not care to explain why. The Action Taken Memorandum (ATM) of the government is remarkable for its lack of trans-parency. It reads: “The government has examined the report submitted by the Commission on November 8, 2005 in detail and (has) not agreed with the findings that Netaji did not die in the plane crash and the ashes in the Renkoji Temple were not of Netaji.” Prof Dr Purabi Roy, formerly of the Depart-ment of International Relations, Jadavpur University, who has pursued the mystery of Netaji’s death for over fifteen years and has finally come out with this startling publication, makes a very pertinent comment referring to the ATM: “It would be of immense importance had the government made a statement explaining the reasons behind its disagreement with the findings of the (Mukherjee) Commission, (a) Netaji did not die in the plane crash, and (b) the ashes in the Renkoji Temple were not of Netaji. But there was no such statement, and thus the issue still remains unresolved. The debates and controversies still continue.” Roy, of course, does much more than introducing this query. After one reads her book, it becomes impossible to remain content with the Indian Government’s position that Netaji indeed died at the Taihoku airport, and that was the end of his life. With the transition of the Soviet Union to today’s Russian Federation, it is no longer feasible to take shelter behind the traditional plea that the Soviet and Russian archives are not accessible. It is now absolutely up to the Indian Government to persuade the Russian Government to allow Indian and Russian scholars to continue the search for truth in this matter. Obviously, the stake for India is very high; Indians are definitely eager to learn the circumstances in which Subhas Chandra Bose died. The Bose family, of course, never accepted the British Indian and Indian governments’ contention that Netaji died of burns at the Taihoku airport on August 18, 1945. The All India Forward Bloc also doggedly pursued all available avenues to persuade the government to change its mind and carry out a serious investigation. Indian and foreign scholars and media also periodically raised doubts about the veracity of the account of the incident at Taihoku, but nothing much came out of this listless campaign. The Mukherjee Commission report was the first serious blow at New Delhi’s determined opposition to reopen the case; yet, the Indian Government has so far succeeded in stonewalling the demand for investigating the truth about Netaji’s death. Of course, the best way to learn what Roy has put together in her book is to read it. She has gathered a host of documents, entirely from primary sources facilitated by her proficiency in the Russian language, and laid them out for her readers to delve into and ponder. There is no analysis and the author’s effort clearly is to present the documents (all for the first time), and urge scholars to pursue the case further. The effect, therefore, is of ushering readers into the Soviet and Russian, British and Indian archives and letting them discover one startling fact after another for themselves. The impact is electrifying, to say the least. • IF one discounts the 66-year-old theory that Netaji died at Taihoku, the next logical question is: what then happened to him? The author quotes a number of references indicating or implying that he actually left for Soviet Russia on August 18, 1945. The National Herald, Delhi, reported for the first time on December 31, 1945 that Bose was in the Soviet Union. Earlier in the book, she shows that Bose’s original plan was to escape to the USSR from Calcutta and not to Berlin where he eventually landed. Later on, readers come across documents showing that while leading the Indian National Army in South-East Asia, Bose pursued his plan to travel to Moscow to obtain Soviet help in continuing his war against the British Indian Government. The documents unearthed by Roy indicate Bose’s continuing quest for collaboration with the USSR, reinforced by Japan’s impending defeat at the hands of the Allied Forces (September, 1945). He was focussed on establishing contact with the Soviet ambassador in Tokyo, Adam Malik, for the purpose. Even if Bose succeeded in reaching the USSR, the mystery over his eventual fate remains. Roy shows how studiously the Soviet and Russian scholars had for long kept the subject of Netaji out of their orbit, and how latterly one scholar after another began to venture into the seemingly taboo subject. The initially hesitant research has since borne a few highly stimulating results, some of which are mentioned in the book. Still, a full-throttle research is nowhere in sight, and can only be undertaken if the concerned governments—the Russian, British, Japanese and Indian—act honestly and permit access to all the relevant documents. Meanwhile, just to whet the readers’ appetite, Roy says: “…all the indicators now point to a Russian role behind his disappearance… The story of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s post-18 August, 1945 life and eventual death is probably locked up in some archive in Russia or in any of the former republics that made up the Soviet Union.” While hoping that intrepid and hard-working scholars will be pursuing the case, we can only question when the truth will be out and wait for the day. 9788188908134

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SALIENT IDEAS

By Rammanohar Lohia . New Delhi Anamika 2012 9788179754504

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MIND AND SOUL OF INDIA

By Sinha,A K (ed.). New Delhi Anamika 2013 , Papers presented at the national seminar on 'Mind and Soul of India', held at Mahatma Jyotibha Phule Rohilkhand University during 27-28 April 2010. 9788179755570

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BETWEEN THE LINES

By Kuldeep Nayar.. New Delhi Konark 2014 , As a young law graduate in Sialkot (now in Pakistan), Kuldip Nayar witnessed at first hand the collapse of trust between Hindus and Muslims who were living together for generations, and like multitude of population he was forced to migrate to Delhi across the blood-stained plains of Punjab. From his perilous journey to a new country and to his first job as a young journalist in an Urdu daily, Nayar’s account is also the story of India. From his days as a young journalist in Anjam to heading India’s foremost news agency, UNI and from mainstream journalism to starting his now immensely popular syndicated column, ‘Between the Lines’, Nayar has always stood for the freedom of press and journalism of courage. Widely respected for his columns, his autobiography opens on the day Pakistan Resolution was passed in Lahore in 1940 and takes us on a journey through India’s story of a nation working on its foreign policy, development plans, relations with neighbouring countries, and dealing with coalition politics among others. From events of historical and political relevance like Tashkent Declaration and the 1971 war and the liberation of Bangladesh, to interviewing Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Mujibur Rahman and from meeting Pakistan’s father of nuclear bomb, Dr A.Q. Khan, to his close association with Lal Bahadur Shastri and Jayaprakash Narayan, Nayar’s narrative is a detailed inside view of our nation’s past and present. 9789322008284

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HIND SWARAJYA : Text of the First English edition of 1910 published under the title "INDIAN HOME RULE"

By Gandhi,M K. Chennai Centre for Policy Studies 2011 9788186041311

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INDIA AT 50 : Facts,Figures and Analyses 1947-1997

By George,T J S (ed.). Chennai Express 1997 8186013032

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LAST MUGHAL : Fall of a dynasty,Delhi 1857

By Dalryample,William. New Delhi Viking-Penguin 2006 9780670999255

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GANDHI-NEHRU CORRESPONDENCE : A SELECTION

By Arjun Dev. India National Book 2011 9788123761252

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ERA OF DARKNESS : the British empire In India /

By Shashi Tharoor. New Delhi Aleph 2016 , In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain’s ‘conscious and deliberate bleeding of India… [was the] greatest crime in all history’. He was not the only one to denounce the rapacity and cruelty of British rule, and his assessment was not exaggerated. Almost thirty-five million Indians died because of acts of commission and omission by the British—in famines, epidemics, communal riots and wholesale slaughter like the reprisal killings after the 1857 War of Independence and the Amritsar massacre of 1919. Besides the deaths of Indians, British rule impoverished India in a manner that beggars belief. When the East India Company took control of the country, in the chaos that ensued after the collapse of the Mughal empire, India’s share of world GDP was 23 per cent. When the British left it was just above 3 per cent. The British empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600, by royal charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade in silk, spices and other profitable Indian commodities. Within a century and a half, the Company had become a power to reckon with in India. In 1757, under the command of Robert Clive, Company forces defeated the ruling Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal at Plassey, through a combination of superior artillery and even more superior chicanery. A few years later, the young and weakened Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, was browbeaten into issuing an edict that replaced his own revenue officials with the Company’s representatives. Over the next several decades, the East India Company, backed by the British government, extended its control over most of India, ruling with a combination of extortion, double-dealing, and outright corruption backed by violence and superior force. This state of affairs continued until 1857, when large numbers of the Company’s Indian soldiers spearheaded the first major rebellion against colonial rule. After the rebels were defeated, the British Crown took over power and ruled the country ostensibly more benignly until 1947, when India won independence. In this explosive book, bestselling author Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India. Besides examining the many ways in which the colonizers exploited India, ranging from the drain of national resources to Britain, the destruction of the Indian textile, steel-making and shipping industries, and the negative transformation of agriculture, he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule, including democracy and political freedom, the rule of law, and the railways. The few unarguable benefits—the English language, tea, and cricket—were never actually intended for the benefit of the colonized but introduced to serve the interests of the colonizers. Brilliantly narrated and passionately argued, An Era of Darkness will serve to correct many misconceptions about one of the most contested periods of Indian history. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Review This is one book which falls in the unputdownable category (i had always thought that this term is absurd and exaggerated) but as i started reading An Era of Darkness ,I just couldn't Stop reading.This generation knows so little about history apart from what we mugup for our history exams.This book categorically dispels some wrong notions that some might have been holding to, also it awakens you to a painful realisation of facts that history books dont dwelve into and leaves you with many whatifs.It is a must read for each and every full blooded Indian.It strikes a patriotic chord and leaves you humbled and saddened at the same time.Id go to the extent of saying that this is his best book ever. --By deepali mohokar on 30 October 2016 Shashi Tharoor's 'An Era of Darkness' is brilliant. It is a solid extension of his Oxford Speech which had gone viral, so anyone who's interested in forming more knowledge about the British Empire in India, this book could very well be their handbook. It is enlightening, lucid and unbiased. --By SB on 8 November 2016 Not a conventional history textbook! An Era of Darkness wonderfully enlightens us about various facets of India s ignored glorious past and simultaneously argues how the scandalous Raj robbed us of it. Every young Indian must read. --By Ruhi on 9 November 2016 About the Author Shashi Tharoor is the bestselling author of fifteen previous books, both fiction and non-fiction, besides being a noted critic and columnist. His books include the path-breaking satire The Great Indian Novel (1989), the classic India: From Midnight to the Millennium (1997), and most recently, India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in Our Time (2015). He was a former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India. He is a two-time member of the Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram and chairs Parliament’s External Affairs Committee. He has won numerous literary awards, including a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and was honoured as New Age Politician of the Year (2010) by NDTV. He was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, India’s highest honour for overseas Indians. 9789383064656 (hardback) | 938306465X

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SAFFRON,WHITE AND GREEN : The Amazing Story of India's Independence

By Subhadra Sen Gupta. New Delhi Puffin 2008 9780143330523

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100 EVENTS THAT MADE INDIAN HISTORY : MEMORABLE EVENTS THAT SHAPED MODERN INDIA

By Anita Roy. New Delhi Dorling Kindersley 2016 9780241271018

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MANY FACES OF POST-INDEPENDENT BENGAL

By Sharmila Dutta Banik (ed.). Kolkata Ashadeep 2016 , Many faces of Post-Independent Bengal is an outcome of a two day National Seminar entitled 'Comprehensive History of Bengal after Independence' held on the month of December, 2013 in Sripat Singh College, Jiganj Murshidabad. In 1947, India got freedom at the cost of Partition. The partition led to massive displacement of population in Punjab and Bengal, and it brings several other changes in the socio-economic scenario of India. This book comprises of all relevant issues pertaining to polity, economy, society and culture of west Bengal in the post-Independent era 9789381245682

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BIRBHUM,MALARIA AND HARRY TIMBERS : Social History of Health and Medicine in a Colonial Bengal District

By Suchibrata Sen. Kolkata Ashadeep 2015 9789381245576

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THEFT OF INDIA : European Conquests of India, 1498-1765

By Moxham,Roy . Noida HarperCollins Publishers India 2016 , In the three centuries that followed Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route from Europe to India, European powers made a beeline for India's fabled riches, its spices, gold and gems. Though they ostensibly came for trade and commerce, and the thrill of discovering a new land, the lines between exploration and exploitation soon blurred. The Theft of India documents the intense rivalry for spoils that played out between the British, the French, the Dutch and the Portuguese, and the impact this had on the Indians. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Moxham's work, though, is no dry study of textual materials. He supplements these accounts with an exhaustive study of academic works on the subject. The result is an unflattering picture of the 'civilized' West as it systematically strips India of its riches. The Theft of India is a nuanced, important and highly readable addition to the study of imperialism and its dehumanizing effects on the colonized. 9789352640904

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WOMEN AT WAR : Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi Regiment

By Vera Hildebrand. Noida HarperCollins Publishers India 2016 , On 3 July 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose stepped off a Japanese military plane in Singapore, pledged to finally free India from British rule, and created what was perhaps the first female infantry fighting unit in military history, the Rani of Jhansi Regiment (RJR). His young recruits were from Indian families of the diasporas in Singapore, Malaya and Burma, and consisted entirely of civilian volunteers lacking any prior military training. These women soldiers, deployed to the steamy jungles of Burma during the two last years of World War II, were determined to follow their commander to victory and to the liberation of India. More than seven decades later, their history has been forgotten, and their service and the role played by Bose himself unexplored with true rigour. Through in-depth interviews with the surviving Ranis - now in their late seventies and nineties - and meticulous archival research, historian Vera Hildebrand has uncovered extensive new evidence that separates the myth of the Bengali hero and his jungle warrior maidens from historical fact. The result is a wholly fresh perspective on the remarkable women of the RJR and their place in Indian and world history. The truth is every bit as impressive as the myth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vera Hildebrand has a doctorate in Indian history and culture from Georgetown University, Washington, DC. She is a senior research fellow at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Previously, she taught at Harvard University and University of Copenhagen. 9789352640683

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RELEVANCE OF DR.SHYAMAPRASAD'S THOUGHTS IN THE NEW MILLENIUM

By Dibakar Kundu. Kolkata Naya Udyog 2015 9788189863401

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PRESIDENT RAJENDRA PRASAD

By Vaibhav Tripathi. Guwahati ARB 2015 9789382527145

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ROLE OF SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE IN INDIAN FREEDOM

By Vinod Pathak. Guwahati Matri 2015 9789383546107

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INDIACHARITHRAM PART-1 (ഇന്ത്യ ചരിത്രം - 1)

By Sreedhara Menon,A. Kottayam D C Books 2016 , An excellent and easy to read work regarding History of our country up to establishment of Mughal empire. Rest is in second volume. Written in a simple manner 9788126419395

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INDIACHARITHRAM PART-2 (ഇന്ത്യ ചരിത്രം - 2)

By Sreedhara Menon,A. Kottayam D C Books 2016 , Second Part of Indian History by Sreedhara Menon. Very simple and informative. 9788126419401

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INDIAN HISTORY For State Civil Services and other Competitive Examinations

By Krishna Reddy. New Delhi McGraw Hill Education 2011 9780071329231

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UPRISING OF 1857 : Some Facts about Failure of Indian War of Independence

By Aijaz Ahmad. New Delhi KK Publications 2014 9788178441757

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TILAK IN OUR TIMES : Centimental of a Clarion Call

By Raghunath A Mashelkar (ed.). Pune Lokmanya Tilak Vichar Manch 2015 9789385735318

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INDIA OTTANOTTATHIL PART 2 /ഇന്ത്യ ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ ഭാഗം-2

By Sunil C N. Thiruvananthapuram Chintha 2013 9789382808442

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INDIA CHARITHRAM PART 2 /ഇന്ത്യ ചരിത്രം ഭാഗം 2

By Sreedhara Menon,A. Kottayam N B S 1979

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