Brief history of modern India
by Rajiv Ahir.
- 22nd ed.
- New Delhi : Spectrum Books (P) Ltd., 2016.
- 583 p.
Table of Contents : Chapter 1. Sources of and approaches to the history of modern India Chapter 2. Advent of the Europeans in India Chapter 3. India on the eve of British conquest Chapter 4. Expansion and consolidation of British power in India Chapter 5. The revolt of 1857 Chapter 6. Religious and social reform movements Chapter 7. The struggle begins Chapter 8. National movement 1905-1918 Chapter 9. National movement 1919-1939 – era of mass nationalism Chapter 10. National movement: towards freedom and partition 1939-1947 Chapter 11. Administrative changes after 1857 Chapter 12. Economic impact of British rule in India Chapter 13. Development of Indian press Chapter 14. Development of education Chapter 15. Brief notes on some aspects of British rule Chapter 16. The Indian states Chapter 17. Civil rebellions and tribal uprisings 1757 to the 1900s Chapter 18. Peasant movements 1857-1947 Chapter 19. The movement of the working class Chapter 20. The evolution of nationalist foreign policy Appendices