A brief History of Modern India for UPSC

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000......Page 1 List of Contents......Page 5 Sources for the History of Modern India......Page 34 Major Approaches to the History of Modern India......Page 46 Advent of the Europeans in India......Page 55 India on the Eve of British Conquest......Page 94 Expansion and Consolidation of british Power in India......Page 118 People's Resistance Against British Before 1857......Page 178 The Revolt of 1857......Page 212 Socio-Religious reform Movements: General Features......Page 237 A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements......Page 256 Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India......Page 292 Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase......Page 301 Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909)......Page 313 First Phase of Revolutionary Activities(1907-1917)......Page 341 First World War and National Response......Page 354 Emergence of Gandhi......Page 366 Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan......Page 391 Emergence of Swarajists,Socialist Ideas,Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces......Page 404 Simon Commission and Nehru Report......Page 423 Civil Disobedience Movement and Round table Conferences......Page 433 Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement......Page 473 Congress Rule in Provinces......Page 484 Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War 2......Page 491 Quit India Movement,Demand for Pakistan,and the INA......Page 525 Post-War National Scenario......Page 542 Independence with Partition......Page 574 Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial developments......Page 586 Survey of British Policies in India......Page 620 Economic Impact of British Rule in India......Page 630 Development of Indian Press......Page 648 Development of Education......Page 655 Peasant Movements 1857-1947......Page 667 The Movement of the Working Class......Page 680 Challenges Before the New-born Nation......Page 687 The Indian States......Page 701 Making of the Constitution for India......Page 708 The Evelution of Nationalist Foreign Policy......Page 718 First General Elections......Page 727 Developments under Nehru's Leadership (1947-64)......Page 735 Appendices......Page 755