India, Old and New

India, Old and New
Author: Valentine Sir Chirol
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

India, Old and New by Valentine Sir Chirol was a very personal account of his experiences as a traveler and diplomatic assistant. Chirol's stories about his thoughts and impressions of the time are accurate and well-curated to colorfully and masterfully display India during the pre-Mutiny era. Excerpt: "It is little more than ten years since I wrote my Indian Unrest. But they have been years that may well count for decades in the history of the world, and not least in the history of India."

NCERT MCQs India & World Geography Class 6-12 (Old + New) for UPSC , State PSC and Other Competitive Exams

NCERT MCQs India & World Geography Class 6-12 (Old + New) for UPSC , State PSC and Other Competitive Exams
Author: Vivek Sharma
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2022-04-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9326191095

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is considered to be the mother of all written examination and before starting the preparation for the paper, and being the toughest exam, it automatically consists of a vast and a detailed syllabus. With the right kind of study material, the aspirants get to know the insights of the paper that will fast track their preparation level. In the preparation of Civil Services Examination, NCERT books also plays an important role in understanding the Basic Concepts; here’s presenting the all-new series of NCERT MCQs prepared in a comprehensive manner that covers MCQs from Class 6 th to Class 12 th books (Old + New). The current edition deals with India & World Geography, covering the syllabus in a chapterwise format along with detailed solutions of the questions provided. The Factual accuracy and explanations make this series an authentic source for cracking the examination. Besides all these benefits, this book provides: 1. Pattern and level of questions based on Current Trends 2. Entire syllabus is divided into 34 chapters 3. Clear Marking of NCERT Sources in Each Chapter 4. Previous Years’ Questions asked directly from NCERT Books 5. Comprehensive and Detailed Explanations 6. 3 Practice Sets based on ‘Multi-Concept Approach’ TOC World Geography, Indian Geography, Environment and Ecology, Practice sets [1-3]

Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE Edition)

Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE Edition)
Author: Brijesh Singh
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
Total Pages: 440
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9355016573

The book covers Modern Indian History part of the syllabus of the UPSC Civil Services Examination for General Studies - Preliminary as well as Mains Examinations. Text is accompanied with bullets, flowcharts, tables, graphs, maps, block diagrams, images, boxes, etc. to help in grasping the information in a systematic and scientific way. The book also covers questions on Modern Indian History part of the previous years, General Studies papers asked in the UPSC CSE and CDS examinations to help serious aspirants to assess the level of his/her preparation and understanding.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Author: Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2012-01-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316219304

A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.

The East India Company at Home, 1757-1857

The East India Company at Home, 1757-1857
Author: Margot Finn
Publisher: UCL Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1787350274

The East India Company at Home, 1757–1857 explores how empire in Asia shaped British country houses, their interiors and the lives of their residents. It includes chapters from researchers based in a wide range of settings such as archives and libraries, museums, heritage organisations, the community of family historians and universities. It moves beyond conventional academic narratives and makes an important contribution to ongoing debates around how empire impacted Britain. The volume focuses on the propertied families of the East India Company at the height of Company rule. From the Battle of Plassey in 1757 to the outbreak of the Indian Uprising in 1857, objects, people and wealth flowed to Britain from Asia. As men in Company service increasingly shifted their activities from trade to military expansion and political administration, a new population of civil servants, army officers, surveyors and surgeons journeyed to India to make their fortunes. These Company men and their families acquired wealth, tastes and identities in India, which travelled home with them to Britain. Their stories, the biographies of their Indian possessions and the narratives of the stately homes in Britain that came to house them, frame our explorations of imperial culture and its British legacies.

Brand New Nation

Brand New Nation
Author: Ravinder Kaur
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2021-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9354224628

The early twenty-first century was an optimistic moment of global futures-making. The old 'third-world' nations were rapidly embracing the script of unbridled capitalism in the hope of arriving on the world stage. Brand New Nation reveals the on-the-ground experience of the relentless transformation of the nation-state into an attractive investment destination for global capital. The infusion of capital not only rejuvenates the nation, it also produces investment-fuelled nationalism, a populist energy that can be turned into a powerful instrument of coercion. Grounded in the history of modern India, the book reveals how the forces of identity economy, identity politics, publicity, populism, violence and economic growth are rapidly rearranging the liberal political order the world over.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Author: Dee Brown
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1453274146

The “fascinating” #1 New York Times bestseller that awakened the world to the destruction of American Indians in the nineteenth-century West (The Wall Street Journal). First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee generated shockwaves with its frank and heartbreaking depiction of the systematic annihilation of American Indian tribes across the western frontier. In this nonfiction account, Dee Brown focuses on the betrayals, battles, and massacres suffered by American Indians between 1860 and 1890. He tells of the many tribes and their renowned chiefs—from Geronimo to Red Cloud, Sitting Bull to Crazy Horse—who struggled to combat the destruction of their people and culture. Forcefully written and meticulously researched, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee inspired a generation to take a second look at how the West was won. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.