Paperback - History of Modern India by Bipan Chandra(English)

History of Modern India is one of the famous books of Bipin Chandra. This book was published by Orient Blackswan. This book is a journey mapping the path of colonial India from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century. It traces the timeline of British rule which majorly coincides with the modern Indian history.

This book is a social understanding of the factors that allowed British rulers to rule over India for such a long span of time. It tries to understand what the social effects of the rule were. How the small villages and corners of India was affected by a power that was controlled from Europe. What did this rule bring for the Indians to make their lives better? How did the colonized people perceived, behaved and reacted to the foreign rule?

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Introduction

The Decline of the Mughal Empire
Indian States and Siciety in the Eighteenth Century
European Penetration and the british Conquest
The Structures of Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India
Administrative Organisation and Social and Cultural Policy
Social and Cultural Awakening in the first Half of the Nineteenth Century
The Revolt of 1857
Administrative Changes after 1858
The Economic Impact of British Rule
The Nationalist Movement: 1858 – 1905
Religious and Social Reform after 1858
The Nationalist Movement: 1905 – 18
The Struggle for Sawaraj: 1927 – 47

About the author

Bipin Chandra was one of the most well-known historians of India. He has mastered India’s economic and political history and was one of the most knowledgeable people on Mahatma Gandhi. He was the chairman of National Book Trust. The author was made the General President of National History Congress IN 85’. He served as a lecturer in Hindu University and was also a professor at Jawahar Lal Nehru University. Some of his other works include 'The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism, 'Lincoln Unknown’ etc.