" Makers of Modern India: Raja Rammohun Roy" is a rich exploration of the life and influence of this visionary figure. The book navigates through Roy's captivating biography, spotlighting his political liberalism, transformative journey, and significant social reforms. It delves into his novel perspective on science in the Vedas, his pivotal role in shaping the Brahmo Samaj, and his contribution to the Bengal Renaissance. The chapters also unravel Roy's engagement with Upanishads and meditation, offering a holistic view of his lasting legacy as a reformer who catalyzed India's modernization.

Modern India is the world's largest democracy, a sprawling, polyglot nation containing one-sixth of all humankind. The existence of such a complex and distinctive democratic regime qualifies as one of the world's bona fide political miracles. Furthermore, India's leading political thinkers have often served as its most influential political actorsÑthink of Gandhi, whose collected works run to more than ninety volumes, or Ambedkar, or Nehru, who recorded their most eloquent theoretical reflections at the same time as they strove to set the delicate machinery of Indian democracy on a coherent and just path. Out of the speeches and writings of these thinker-activists, Ramachandra Guha has built the first major anthology of Indian social and political thought. Makers of Modern India collects the work of nineteen of India's foremost generators of political sentiment, from those whose names command instant global recognition to pioneering subaltern and feminist thinkers whose works have until now remained obscure and inaccessible. Ranging across manifold languages and cultures, and addressing every crucial theme of modern Indian historyÑrace, religion, language, caste, gender, colonialism, nationalism, economic development, violence, and nonviolenceÑMakers of Modern India provides an invaluable roadmap to Indian political debate. An extensive introduction, biographical sketches of each figure, and guides to further reading make this work a rich resource for anyone interested in India and the ways its leading political minds have grappled with the problems that have increasingly come to define the modern world.

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and goes beyond. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringing out its significance for the present times and novel applications. The author elaborates the philosophy underlying the text as also its ethical, spiritual and moral implications. He also responds to criticisms that have been levelled against the text by Ambedkar, D. D. Kosambi, and more recently, Amartya Sen. The volume proposes unique bearings of the text in diverse fields such as business & management and scientific research. Eclectic and accessible, this work will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, religion, history, business & management studies as well as the general reader.

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Weaving together the varied and complex strands of anti-colonial nationalism into one compact narrative, Christhu Doss takes an incisive look at the deeper and wider historical process of decolonization in India. In India after the 1857 Revolt, Doss brings together some of the most cutting-edge thoughts by challenging the cultural project of colonialism and critically examining the multi-dimensional aspects of decolonization during and after the 1857 revolt. He demonstrates that the deep-rooted popular discontent among the Indian masses followed by the revolt generated a distinctive form of decolonization movement—redemptive nationalism that challenged both the supremacy of the British Raj and the cultural imperatives of the controversial proselytizing missionary agencies. Doss argues that the quests for decolonization (of mind) that got triggered by the revolt were further intensified by the Indocentric national education; the historic Chicago discourse of Swami Vivekananda; the nonviolent anti-colonial struggles of Mahatma Gandhi; the seditious political activism displayed by the Western Gandhian missionary satyagrahis; and the de-Westernization endeavours of the sandwiched Indian Christian nationalists. A compelling read for historians, political scientists and sociologists, it is refreshingly an indispensable guide to all those who are interested in anticolonial struggles and decolonization movements worldwide.

India has a long past civilization and in every stage of its history, women constitute half of its population, but their position in society is not the same in all the ages of history. Their position has been variously estimated and diametrically opposite views are expressed regarding their place in different stages of Indian civilization (Parmar, 1973). Several factors including foreign invasions for centuries together, social movements, various geographic regions, different economic occupations, political stability and instability and religious affinity of the family to which woman belongs have always greatly influenced her status in the family as well as in the community (Gaur, 1980).

Index Chapter-1 : Sources for the History of Modern India (Page:1 to 3) Chapter-2 : Major Approaches to the History of Modern India (Page:3 to 4) Chapter-3 : Advent of the Europeans in India (Page:4 to 9) Chapter-4 : Indian on the eve of British Conquest (Page:9 to 13) Chapter-5 : Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India (Page:13 to 26) Chapter-6 : People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 (Page:26 to 34) Chapter-7 : The Revolt of 1857 (Page:34 to 38) Chapter-8 : Socio-Religious Reform Movements: General Features (Page:38 to 42) Chapter-9 : A General Survey of Socio- Cultural Reform Movements (Page:42 to 49) Chapter-10 : Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India (Page:49 to 51) Chapter-11 : Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase (Page:51 to 53) Chapter-12 : Era of Militant Nationalism-(1905-1909) (Page:53 to 58) Chapter-13 : First Phase of Revolutionary Activities (1907-1917) (Page:58 to 60) Chapter-14 : First World War and Nationalist Response (Page:60 to 63) Chapter-15 : Emergence of Gandhi (Page:63 to 68) Chapter-16 : Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan (Page:68 to 71) Chapter-17 : Emergence of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces (Page:71 to 75) Chapter-18 : Simon Commission and the Nehru Report (Page:76 to 78) Chapter-19 : Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences (Page:78 to 86) Chapter-20 : Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement (Page:86 to 89) Chapter-21 : Congress Rule in Provinces (Page:89 to 90) Chapter-22 : Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II (Page:91 to 95) Chapter-23 : Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA (Page:95 to 99) Chapter-24 : Post-War National Scenario (Page:99 to 104) Chapter-25 : Independence with Partition (Page:104 to 106) Chapter-26 : Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments (Page:106 to 115) Chapter-27 : Survey of British Policies in India (Page:115 to 117) Chapter-28 : Economic Impact of British Rule in India (Page:117 to 119) Chapter-29 : Development of Indian Press (Page:119 to 121) Chapter-30 : Development of Education (Page:121 to 124) Chapter-31 : Peasant Movements 1857-1947 (Page:124 to 126) Chapter-32 : The Movement of the Working Class (Page:126 to 127) Chapter-33 : Challenges Before the New-born Nation (Page:127 to 128) Chapter-34 : The Indian States (Page:128 to 130) Chapter-35 : Making of the Constitution for India (Page:130 to 131) Chapter-36 : The Evolution of Nationalist Foreign Policy (Page:131 to 133) Chapter-37 : First General Elections (Page:133 to 134) Chapter-38 : Developments under Nehru’s Leadership (1947-64) (Page:134 to 137)

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