A brief History of Modern India for UPSC

000......Page 1
List of Contents......Page 5
Sources for the History of Modern India......Page 34
Major Approaches to the History of Modern India......Page 46
Advent of the Europeans in India......Page 55
India on the Eve of British Conquest......Page 94
Expansion and Consolidation of british Power in India......Page 118
People\'s Resistance Against British Before 1857......Page 178
The Revolt of 1857......Page 212
Socio-Religious reform Movements: General Features......Page 237
A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements......Page 256
Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India......Page 292
Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase......Page 301
Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909)......Page 313
First Phase of Revolutionary Activities(1907-1917)......Page 341
First World War and National Response......Page 354
Emergence of Gandhi......Page 366
Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan......Page 391
Emergence of Swarajists,Socialist Ideas,Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces......Page 404
Simon Commission and Nehru Report......Page 423
Civil Disobedience Movement and Round table Conferences......Page 433
Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement......Page 473
Congress Rule in Provinces......Page 484
Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War 2......Page 491
Quit India Movement,Demand for Pakistan,and the INA......Page 525
Post-War National Scenario......Page 542
Independence with Partition......Page 574
Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial developments......Page 586
Survey of British Policies in India......Page 620
Economic Impact of British Rule in India......Page 630
Development of Indian Press......Page 648
Development of Education......Page 655
Peasant Movements 1857-1947......Page 667
The Movement of the Working Class......Page 680
Challenges Before the New-born Nation......Page 687
The Indian States......Page 701
Making of the Constitution for India......Page 708
The Evelution of Nationalist Foreign Policy......Page 718
First General Elections......Page 727
Developments under Nehru\'s Leadership (1947-64)......Page 735
Appendices......Page 755