A new look at modern Indian history

Content:
Decline and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire • Achievements of the Early Peshwas • Maratha Administration under the Peshwas • Anglo-French Rivalry in the Carnatic • The Rise of the English Power in Bengal • Career and Achievements of Dupleix • Clive's Second Governorship of Bengal, 1765-1767 • Warren Hastings, 1772-1785 • Administrative Reforms of Cornwallis, 1786-1793 • Lord Wellesley, 1798-1805 • Mysore under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan • Lord Hastings and Establishment of British Paramountcy in India • Anglo-Maratha Struggle for Supremacy • William Bentinck, 1828-1835 • The Annexation of Sind • Career and Achievements of Ranjit Singh • The Panjab after Ranjit Singh and Anglo-Sikh Wars • Lord Dalhousie, 1848-1856 • Changes in Agrarian Structure: New Land Tenures and Land Revenue Policy • Changes in Administrative Structure and Policies under the East India Company • Tribal Revolts, Civil Rebellions, Popular Movements and Mutinies, 1757-1856 • The Revolt of 1857 • Administrative Reorganisation under the Crown, 1858-1947 • India under Lytton and Ripon • Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, 1899-1905 • Anglo-Afghan Relations • The North-West Frontier • The Indian States • History of the Growth and Development of Education in India • The History of the Indian Press • Cultural Awakening, Religious and Social Reforms • Lower Caste Movements in Modern India • The Growth and Development of the India National Movement • Eminent National Leaders of India • The Left Movements in India • Growth of Industrial Working Class and the Trade Union Movement • Peasant Revolts and Agrarian Movements • The Development of Famine Policy • The Growth of Local Self-Government in India • Growth of the Constitution under the Company's Rule • Growth of the Representative Government in India • The Road to Responsible Government-I • The Road to Responsible Government-II • The Transfer of Power • Growth of Communalism and the Partition of India • Indian Economy under Colonial Rule • The Constitution of the Indian Republic • The Impact and Legacy of British Rule in India • Nehruvian Era: First Phase of Independence, 1947-1964 • Literary, Artistic and Cultural Movements in Modern India

Appendices: General Knowledge for I.A.S. Exam. ';General Studies' Papers
• Karl Marx on the British Rule in India • Karl Marx on the Future Results of the British Rule in India • Karl Marx on the Indian Revolt • The Role of Classes during the Revolt of 1857 • List of Governors, Governors-General and Presidents • Chronology of Principal Events • Who's who in Modern India • Activities of the Christian Missions during British Rule • Objective Type Information on Wars fought during Modern Indian History • The People's Movements in the Princely States • Subhas Chandra Bose and the I.N.A • Concise Encyclopedia of Indian Freedom Struggle • M.A. Jinnah and the Making of Pakistan • National Symbols • Shramev Jayate (May Day, 2007) • Prime Minister's New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities and its Achievements • Educational and Socio Economic Development of the Minority Communities • Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 - 5 years • 1-2-3 of the Nuclear Deal • Statewise Allocation of Seats in State Legislatures • Statewise Allocation of Seats in Parliament • Hike in Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament • Delhi Municipal Corporation Election • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,