A Brief History of Modern India

CONTENTS

Unit I
SOURCES AND APPROACHES

Chapter 1
Sources for the History of Modern India
Chapter 2
Major Approaches to the History of Modern India

Unit II
ADVENT OF EUROPEANS AND CONSOLIDATION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA

Chapter 3
Advent of the Europeans in India
Chapter 4
India on the Eve of British Conquest
Chapter 5
Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India

Unit III
RISING RESENTMENT AGAINST COMPANY RULE

Chapter 6
People?s Resistance Against British Before 1857
Chapter 7
The Revolt of 1857

Unit IV
REFORM MOVEMENTS

Chapter 8
Socio-Religious Reform Movements: General Features
Chapter 9
A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements

Unit V
THE STRUGGLE BEGINS

Chapter 10
Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India
Chapter 11
Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase

Unit VI
NATIONAL MOVEMENT (1905-1918)

Chapter 12
Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909)
Chapter 13
First Phase of Revolutionary Activities(1907-1917)
Chapter 14
First World War and Nationalist Response

Unit VII
ERA OF MASS NATIONALISM BEGINS(1919-1939)

Chapter 15
Emergence of Gandhi
Chapter 16
Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan
Chapter 17
Emergence of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces
Chapter 18
Simon Commission and the Nehru Report
Chapter 19
Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences
Chapter 20
Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement
Chapter 21
Congress Rule in Provinces

Unit VIII
TOWARDS FREEDOM AND PARTITION 1939-1947

Chapter 22
Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II
Chapter 23
Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA
Chapter 24
Post-War National Scenario
Chapter 25
Independence with Partition

Unit IX
INDIA UNDER BRITISH RULE: GOVERNANCE AND OTHER ASPECTS

Chapter 26
Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments
Chapter 27
Survey of British Policies in India
Chapter 28
Economic Impact of British Rule in India
Chapter 29
Development of Indian Press
Chapter 30
Development of Education
Chapter 31
Peasant Movements 1857-1947
Chapter 32
The Movement of the Working Class

Unit X
INDEPENDENCE AND AFTER

Chapter 33
Challenges Before the New-born Nation
Chapter 34
The Indian States
Chapter 35
Making of the Constitution for India
Chapter 36
The Evolution of Nationalist Foreign Policy
Chapter 37
First General Elections
Chapter 38
Developments under Nehru?s Leadership (1947-64)