The Intellectual Roots of India’s Freedom Struggle (1893-1918)

The Intellectual Roots of India’s Freedom Struggle (1893-1918)
Author: Prithwindra Mukherjee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 135136362X

Most people believe India’s struggle for independence to have begun with Mahatma Gandhi. Little credit goes to the proof that this call for a mass movement did not arise out of a void. For the past century and more, historians have overlooked the phase of twenty-five years of intense creative endeavour preceding and preparing for the Mahatma’s advent. The reason for this systematic omission has been the fundamentally radical nature of the revolutionary programme put to practice by Indian leaders of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jugantar was diametrically distinct from the dream of non-violence floated by the Mahatma and the Congress. Very well documented with inputs from Indian, European and American archives, the present study carefully straightenes out the origins – philosophical, historical and religious and intellectual, so to say – of Indian nationalism. From Rammohun to Sri Aurobindo, passing through Marx and Tagore, the full set of ideological views has been analysed here. Unknown up to this day, the sustained focus in this volume on the outlook and the activities of these revolutionaries inside India and abroad brings home the ‘very sophisticated understanding of the contemporary political reality’ that made their leader Jatindranath Mukherjee, the ‘right hand man’ of Sri Aurobindo, the very emblem of an epoch and its aspirations. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

India's Struggle for Independence

India's Struggle for Independence
Author: Bipan Chandra
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 695
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 8184751834

India’s struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra is your go to book for an in-depth and detailed overview on Indian independence movement . Indian freedom struggle is one of the most important parts of its history. A lot has been written and said about it, but there still remains a gap. Rarely do we get to hear accounts of the independence from the entire country and not just one region at one place. This book fits in perfectly in this gap and also provides a narration on the impact this movement had on the people. Bipin Chandra’s book is a well-documented history of India's freedom struggle against the British rule. It is one of the most accurate books which have been painstakingly written after thorough research based on legal and valid verbal and written sources. It maps the first war of independence that started with Mangal Pandey’s mutiny and witnessed the gallant effort of Sri Rani Laxmi Bai. Many of the pages of this book are dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi’s non-cooperation and the civil disobedience movements. It contains detailed description of Subash Chandra Bose’s weapon heavy tactics and his charisma. This book includes all the independence movements and fights, irrespective of their size and impact, covering India in its entirety. Although these movements varied in means and ideas, but they shared a common goal of independence. This book contains oral and written narratives from different parts of the country, making this book historically rich and diverse. The book captures the evolution of Indian independence struggle in full detail and leaves no chapter of this story untouched. This book is a good read for the students of Indian modern history and especially for students who are preparing for UPSC examination and have taken History as their subject.

The Nonviolent Struggle for Indian Freedom, 1905-19

The Nonviolent Struggle for Indian Freedom, 1905-19
Author: David Hardiman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2018-11-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0190050322

Much of the recent surge in writing about the practice of nonviolent forms of resistance has focused on movements that occurred after the end of the Second World War, many of which have been extremely successful. Although the fact that such a method of resistance was developed in its modern form by Indians is acknowledged in this writing, there has not until now been an authoritative history of the role of Indians in the evolution of the phenomenon. Celebrated historian David Hardiman shows that while nonviolence is associated above all with the towering figure of Mahatma Gandhi, 'passive resistance' was already being practiced by nationalists in British-ruled India, though there was no principled commitment to nonviolence as such. It was Gandhi, first in South Africa and then in India, who evolved a technique that he called 'satyagraha'. His endeavors saw 'nonviolence' forged as both a new word in the English language, and a new political concept. This book conveys in vivid detail exactly what nonviolence entailed, and the formidable difficulties that the pioneers of such resistance encountered in the years 1905-19.

India's Freedom Struggle 1857–1947

India's Freedom Struggle 1857–1947
Author: Peter Heehs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199087660

This book is an accessible introduction to the rise of the Indian freedom struggle between the Great Revolt of 1857 and the attainment of Independence in 1947.

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2022-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0008498784

‘A narrative of startling originality ... As discussions of Britain’s colonial legacy become increasingly polarised, we are in ever more need of nuanced books like this one’ SAM DALRYMPLE, SPECTATOR ‘Fascinating and provocative’ LITERARY REVIEW

INDIA'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

INDIA'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
Author: P.N.Chopra
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2016-08-22
Genre:
ISBN: 8123026307

This book is a concise account of 'INDIA'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM' written by P N Chopra, a historian of repute.

Armed Struggle

Armed Struggle
Author: Aman Choudhary
Publisher: AMAN
Total Pages:
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Genre: Political Science
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Indian Freedom Struggle Alternative History

India

India
Author: Jayaprakash Narayan
Publisher: Hope India Publications
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2006
Genre: British
ISBN: 8178710854

This is a collection of important writings and speeches of Jayaprakash Narayan on India's struggle for freedom, political, social and economic. It seeks to understand many a twist and turn of the complex story of our Swaraj. Also, it is an easy way to go to understand JP, his world view, his ideology and so forth. All in all, it is a document of great historical value!