A Brief History of Modern India

This book is one of our bestsellers and is an effort to bring together various aspects of the turbulent periodfrom arrival of Europeans to Indias freedom from colonial rulein a concise, all-inclusive, and systematic manner. It offers a chronological narrative of the period to make the development of historical events easy to understand and grasp. It effectively discusses important and major milestones as well as several relevant but little-known details of modern history, and also presents analytical comments on the historical events.

Readers will also find a brief evaluation of the challenges faced by the country immediately after independence and the notable developments that took place under the various democratically elected governments. The important developments of the Nehruvian era as well as the post-Nehruvian time post-1964 are, thus, covered. Each chapter ends with a summary for an easy and quick revision.

Salient Features

Meant primarily for the UPSC civil services examination the book will be useful for academicians, research scholars, and candidates of the UGC NET and SLET too.

• A single source of information for those who seek general and exam-centric content on modern Indian history in a compact manner.

• Loaded with boxes, tables, and various appendices including a survey of personalities associated with various movements.

• Extensive quotations from distinguished personalities to make the multiple dimensions of the issue interesting.

• Based on deep study and subject-matter expertise.

• One of our bestsellers.