Indian Historical Research Since Independence

Indian Historical Research Since Independence
Author: Tarasankar Banerjee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN:

Commemorative volume brought out by the Department of History, Visva-Bharati, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee Conference of the Institute of Historical Studies held at Santiniketan, 25th-27th October 1986.

History Modern India

History Modern India
Author: S. N. Sen
Publisher: New Age International
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 9788122417746

The Book Has Been Thoroughly Revised By Incorporating Fresh Materials In The Light Of Recent Researches On The Subject. Apart From Meeting The Requirements Of The Students For Plus Two Level Or Higher Secondary, The Book Will Be Helpful To The Candidates Appearing In Competitive Examination Of Both Central And State Civil Services, Including Indian Administrative And Allied Services.Historical Research During The Last Four Decades Has Led To New Insights Into The Study Of Modern Indian History. The Book Incorporates The Major Developments In Historical Research Since Independence. Besides Dealing With The Political Convulsions In India, The Book Furnishes The Socio-Economic Problems With Impoverishment Of The Country, The Cultural And Religious Revival In India, A Brief Survey Of Constitutional Developments, The Genesis And Growth Of Indian Nationalism And An Outline Of Freedom Struggle From Its Inception To The Attainment Of Independence.

Approaches to History

Approaches to History
Author: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Publisher: Primus Books
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9380607172

History as a social science is arguably more self-reflective than associated disciplines in that family. Other social scientists seem to see little reason to look beyond the paradigm they are developing in the present times. Historians on the other hand, tend to depend on the cumulative process of the development of their craft and the fund of accumulated knowledge. Yet, while this is acknowledged in the practice of research, Historiography in itself as a subject of study has rarely found its place in the syllabi of Indian universities. Knowledge of Historiography is taken for granted when a scholar plunges into research. In an attempt to address this lacuna, the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has planned a series of volumes on Historiography comprising articles by subject specialists commissioned by the ICHR. The first volume in the series, Approaches to History: Essays in Indian Historiography brings to the readers the first fruits of that endeavour. While the essays encompass areas of research presently at the frontiers of new research, scholars will also find the bibliographies accompanying the essays of significant appeal.

Historical Research in India

Historical Research in India
Author: John Correia-Afonso
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN:

Description: Historical research in India is on the upsurge, yet relatively little has been written about its development and prospects, questions of supreme importance to all those concerned with Indian history. The papers here published were presented at two seminars organised by the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture in its Golden Jubilee Year, 1976. In the first, on The Guidance of Historical Research, the selection of students and of topics, and the direction of research work were carefully discussed. In the second, on The Future of Historical Research in India, the theme was treated by leading figures from various sectors of the research world. All lovers of Indian history, and research students and guides in particular, will find this a most interesting and useful little volume.

Archiving the British Raj

Archiving the British Raj
Author: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199095582

The archives are generally sites where historians conduct research into our past. Seldom are they objects of research. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya traces the path that led to the creation of a central archive in India, from the setting up of the Imperial Record Department, the precursor of the National Archives of India, and the Indian Historical Records Commission, to the framing of archival policies and the change in those policies over the years. In the last two decades of colonial rule in India, there were anticipations of freedom in many areas of the public sphere. These were felt in the domain of archiving as well, chiefly in the form of reversal of earlier policies. From this perspective, Bhattacharya explores the relation between knowledge and power and discusses how the World Wars and the decline of Britain, among other factors, effected a transition from a Eurocentric and disparaging approach to India towards a more liberal and less ethnocentric one.

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 871
Release: 2017-07-13
Genre: 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.

A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969

A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969
Author: William A.T. Logan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030787672

This book provides a technological history of modern India, in particular the Nehruvian development in the context of the Cold War. Through a series of case studies about military modernization, transportation infrastructure, and electric power, it examines how the ideals of autarky and technological indigenization conflicted with the economic and political realities of the Cold War world. Where other studies tend to focus on the political leaders and economists who oversaw development, this book demonstrates how the perspective of the engineers, government bureaucrats, and aid workers informed and ultimately implemented development.

India

India
Author: D. R. SarDesai
Publisher: Westview Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2007-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813343526

Utilizing a nonwestern, indigenous approach, award-winning author D.R. SarDesai presents the history of India in its entire civilizational depth