{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-modern-india-2025","title":"A Brief History of Modern India","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;\"\u003eThis thoroughly revised and enlarged volume of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrief History of Modern India\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully charts a captivating chronicle of India’s modern history, tracing its turbulent journey from the arrival of European powers in the 15th century to the glorious achievement of independence in 1947.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;\"\u003eBeyond political milestones, this book is packed with essential reference tools and explores the deep socio-economic transformations that shaped the nation, highlighting profound social reform movements, such as peasant movements and workers’ movements; the evolution of constitutional, administrative, and judicial developments; the evolution of the press; advancements in education; and the stark economic realities of colonial governance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;\"\u003eExtending beyond 1947, the narrative assesses the immediate challenges faced by a newly sovereign nation, such as communal riots following the Radcliff’s Boundary Award, the division of financial, defence, and administrative resources, the rehabilitation of refugees, the integration of princely states, the making of the constitution, and the milestone achievements of successive democratically elected governments. The book also incorporates various developments under the governments that came after the Nehruvian era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;\"\u003eIt comprises many modified chapters enriched with fresh information, besides the pruned ones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eEnriched with an Appendix section, this edition offers a beautifully curated tribute to the iconic women freedom fighters associated with the national movement, in addition to those covered in the main chapters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of modern India from the arrival of Europeans to independence in 1947\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstablishment and expansion of British rule\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSocio-economic developments during the colonial period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSocial and religious reform movements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth of the press and progress of education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEconomic impact of British administrative policies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTribal movements and workers' movements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstitutional developments and the freedom struggle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfiles of notable personalities and women freedom fighters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference charts and tables covering Congress sessions, caste movements, governors-general, viceroys, newspapers and journals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverview of challenges and developments in post-independence India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUseful for UPSC Civil Services and other competitive examinations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rajiv Ahir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 32nd Edition, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; 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