A New Look At Modern Indian History (From 1707 to The Modern Times)

It is one of the bestselling books on Modern Indian History covering the time line from 1707 to the modern times. The book covers the entire gamut in a very unique style- it mentions not only factual data about various topics but also provides information about different interpretations put forth by Western and Indian historians, with an integrated analysis. This makes the book equally useful for undergraduate students of History and aspirants appearing for various competitive examinations.

1. Decline and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire

2. Achievements of the Early Peshwas

3. Maratha Administration under the Peshwas

4. Anglo-French Rivalry in the Carnatic

5. The Rise of the English Power in Bengal

6. Career and Achievements of Dupleix

7. Clive’s Second Governorship of Bengal, 1765-1767

8. Warren Hastings, 1772-1785

9. Administrative Reforms of Cornwallis, 1786-1793

10. Lord Wellesley, 1798-1805

11. Mysore Under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan

12. Lord Hastings and Establishment of British Paramountcy in India

13. Anglo-Maratha Struggle for Supremacy

14. William Bentinck, 1828-1835

15. The Annexation of Sind

16. Career and Achievements of Ranjit Singh

17. The Panjab after Ranjit Singh and Anglo-Sikh Wars

18. Lord Dalhousie, 1848-1856

19. Changes in Agrarian Structure: New Land Tenures and Land Revenue Policy

20. Changes in Administrative Structure and Policies under the East India Company

21. Tribal Revolts, Civil Rebellions, Popular Movements and Mutinies, 1757-1856

22. The Revolt of 1857

23. Administrative Reorganisation under the Crown, 1858-1947

24. India Under Lytton and Ripon

25. Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, 1899-1905

26. Anglo-Afghan Relations

27. The North-West Frontier

28. The Indian States

29. History of the Growth and Development of Education in India

30. The History of the Indian Press

31. Cultural Awakening, Religious and Social Reforms

32. Lower Caste Movements in Modern India

33. The Growth and Development of the India National Movement

34. Eminent National Leaders of India

35. The Left Movements in India

36. Growth of Industrial Working Class and the Trade Union Movement

37. Peasant Revolts and Agrarian Movements

38. The Development of Famine Policy

39. The Growth of Local Self-Government in India

40. Growth of the Constitution under the Company’s Rule

41. Growth of the Representative Governmnet in India

42. The Road to Responsible Government-I

43. The Road to Responsible Government-II

44. The Transfer of Power

45. Growth of Communalism and the Partition of India

46. Indian Economy Under Colonial Rule

47. The Constitution of the Indian Republic

48. The Impact and Legacy of British Rule in India

49. Nehruvian Era: First Phase of Independence, 1947-1964

50. Literary, Artistic and Cultural Movements in Modern India