Friday, 21 February 2020

Book Review - Bipan Chandra's History of Modern India




               HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA BY BIPAN CHANDRA

This book is published by Orient Blackswan.

Author of the book is Bipan Chandra who was a famous historian and former JNU faculty.

This book covers the timeline of British rule that coincides with the modern Indian History.

This book along with Bipan chandra’s India’s struggle for Independence covers most of the important points for competitive examinations.

This book along with India’s struggle for Independence is highly useful for preliminary exam of UPSC Civil services and other exams like CDS, CAPF(AC), and state public service commission exams.

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Total number of chapters are 14 and the list of chapters are as follows,
1. The Decline of the Mughal Empire
2. Indian states and society in the Eighteenth century
3. European penetration and the British Conquest of India
4. The structure of Government and the Economic policies of the British Empire in India (1757 – 1857)
5. Administration organisation and social and cultural policy
6. Social and cultural awakening in the first half of the Nineteenth century
7. The revolt of 1857
8. Administrative changes after 1858
9. The Economic impact of British Rule
10. The Nationalist movement: 1858 – 1905
11. Religious and social reform after 1858
12. The Nationalist movement: 1905 – 1918
13. The struggle for Swaraj: 1919 – 1927
14. The struggle for Swaraj: 1927 – 1947