The Discovery of India
Author : Jawaharlal Nehru
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File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Jawaharlal Nehru
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Jawaharlal Nehru
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Page : 582 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 1993
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Author : Ramachandra Guha
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 871 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1509883282
Ramachandra Guha’s India after Gandhi is a magisterial account of the pains, struggles, humiliations and glories of the world’s largest and least likely democracy. A riveting chronicle of the often brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation, and of the extraordinary individuals and institutions who held it together, it established itself as a classic when it was first published in 2007. In the last decade, India has witnessed, among other things, two general elections; the fall of the Congress and the rise of Narendra Modi; a major anti-corruption movement; more violence against women, Dalits, and religious minorities; a wave of prosperity for some but the persistence of poverty for others; comparative peace in Nagaland but greater discontent in Kashmir than ever before. This tenth anniversary edition, updated and expanded, brings the narrative up to the present. Published to coincide with seventy years of the country’s independence, this definitive history of modern India is the work of one of the world’s finest scholars at the height of his powers.
Author : Jawaharlal Nehru
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Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Civilization
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Author : Desai
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 24,24 MB
Release : 2011
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ISBN : 0143417355
Author : Ramachandra Guha
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674052463
Includes a short biographical introduction to each person, followed by excerpts from their writings.
Author : Narayani Basu
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9386797690
With his initial plans for an independent India in tatters, the desperate viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, turned to his seniormost Indian civil servant, Vappala Pangunni Menon—or VP—giving him a single night to devise an alternative, coherent and workable plan for independence. Menon met his stringent deadline, presenting the Menon Plan, which would change the map of the world forever. Menon was unarguably the architect of the modern Indian state. Yet startlingly little is known about this bureaucrat, patriot and visionary. In this definitive biography, Menon’s great-granddaughter, Narayani Basu, rectifies this travesty. She takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from his determination to give women the right to vote; to his strategy, at once ruthless and subtle, to get the princely states to accede to India; to his decision to join forces with the Swatantra Party; to his final relegation to relative obscurity. Equally, the book candidly explores the man behind the public figure— his unconventional personal life and his private conflicts, which made him channel his energy into public service. Drawing from documents—scattered, unread and unresearched until now—and with unprecedented access to Menon’s papers and his taped off-the-record and explosively frank interviews—this remarkable biography of VP Menon not only covers the life and times of a man unjustly consigned to the footnotes of history but also changes our perception of how India, as we know it, came into being.
Author : Suresh Kant Sharma
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2015
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 9788183240345
Author : J.P. Mittal
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2006
Category : India
ISBN : 9788126906161
The Present Book, New History Of Ancient India, Is An Attempt To Present The Indian History In The Light Of Recent Discoveries And Excavations Made In This Field. The History Of India Before The Invasion Of Alexander The Great In 328 B.C. Has Been Generally Considered A Myth. Accordingly, Brahma, Vishnu And Mahesh, Manu And Mandhata, Harishchandra And Bhagirath, Shri Rama And Shri Krishna, All Have Been Treated Non-Historical, Mythical Personages. But The Recent Discoveries Like Those Of Dwarika Of Shri Krishna In The Sea And Lanka Of Ravana In Orissa As Well As The Authentic Determining Of The Date Of Floods, That Find Mention In The Purana, Have Outrightly Refuted The Past Presumptions. With New Things Coming To Light, It Is Desirable That History Be Rewritten. It Is With This View That The Present Book Has Been Written. It Aims At Presenting The Information In An Analytic Manner And Also In Chronological Order. Beginning From The Vedic Yuga, The Book Presents An In-Depth Study Of Devasura Yuga, Satya Yuga, Dwapar Yuga And Kaliyuga. All The Information, Both Conventional And Recent, Provided In The Book Are Authentic As They Are Taken From The Authoritative Sources. The Book Is Unique In Its Presentation As It Richly Provides Maps Of Ancient States, Photographs And Figures, Which Not Only Give A Glimpse Of The Related Age Or Yuga But Also Facilitate Easy Understanding Of Information. Since Miracles, Exaggerations, Mysteries And Supernatural Powers Find No Reference Here, The Book Can Be Held A Complete, Authoritative Text On Ancient Indian History.It Is Hoped That The Students, Research Scholars And Even Teachers Of Indian History Will Find This Book Highly Useful And Indispensable For Having A Thorough And Updated Knowledge Of Ancient India. Even The General Readers Will Find This Book Extremely Interesting And Informative.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 1990-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0141949767
A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India's cultural dynamics