History of India : A detailed study of social, cultural, political and economic aspects from 1760 to present times / S. C. Raychoudhary

VOLUME-1 (From 1707 to 1858 A.D.);
Chapter-1: Disintegration of Mughal empire and later Mughals;
Chapter-2: The rise of the Peshwas;
Chapter-3: The third battle of Panipat and the later Peshwas;
Chapter-4: Administration under Peshwas;
Chapter-5: Advent of the European in India;
Chapter-6: Anglo-French struggle for supremacy;
Chapter-7: The English ascendancy in Bengal;
Chapter-8: Dupleix;
Chapter-9: Clive's second governorship of Bengal;
Chapter-10: Warren Hastings (1772-1785);
Chapter-11: Lord Cornwallis (1786-93);
Chapter-12: Sir John Shore (1793-98);
Chapter-13: Lord Wellesley (1798-1805);
Chapter-14: Lord Hastings (1813-23);
Chapter-15: Lord Amherst (1828-35);
Chapter-16: Lord William Bentinck (1828-35);
Chapter-17: Lord Auckland (1836-42);
Chapter-18: Lord Ellenborough and Annexation of Sindh;
Chapter-19: Ranjit Singh and the Sikh state;
Chapter-20: Anglo-Sikh wars and annexation of Punjab;
Chapter-21: Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856);
Chapter-22: The revolt of 1857;
Chapter-23: Anglo-Oudh relations;
Chapter-24: Anglo-Afghan relations;
Chapter-25: Anglo-Mysore relations;
Chapter-26: Anglo-Maratha relations;
Chapter-27: Anglo-Burmese relations;
Chapter-28: Constitutional development under the East India company;
VOLUME-TWO (From 1858 A.D. to present times);
Chapter-1: Lord Canning and reconstruction after Mutiny;
Chapter-2: Lord Elgin to Lord Lytton (1862-1880);
Chapter-3: Lord Ripon to Elgin (11880-1899);
Chapter-4: Lord Curzon (1899-1905);
Chapter-5: Lord Minto II to Lord Mountbatten (1905-1948);
Chapter-6: Anglo-Afghan relations;
Chapter-7: The Indian states and British Parmountcy;
Chapter-8: Religious and social reforms movement;
Chapter-9: National movement inIndia;
Chapter-10: National leaders of india;
Chapter-11: History of education in India;
Chapter-12: History of press in India;
Chapter-13: Public services in India;
Chapter-14: The growth of Indian judiciary;
Chapter-15: Financial decentralization;
Chapter-16: Local self-government in India;
Chapter-17: Development of the famine policy;
Chapter-18: Growth of muslim communalism in India;
Chapter-19: Constitutional developments under the crown;
Chapter-20: Constitutional development under the crown;
Chapter-21: Constitutional development from 1937-1950;
Chapter-22: Indian economy on the eve of British rule and the impact of British rule;
Chapter-23: Agriculture during the British rule;
Chapter-24: Rural indebtedness;
Chapter-25: Peasant revolts in India;
Chapter-26: Decline of cottage industries;
Chapter-27: Evolution of industries in India;
Chapter-28: Growth of foreign capital;
Chapter-29: Industrial labour and trade union movement;
Chapter-30: India's foreign trade;

This volume deal with history of India from 1760 to present times through number of books are available on this period, these books are deficient to the extent that they deal with the political history alone and neglect the social, economic and cultural aspects of the life of people during the period. In this volume the author has tried to provide a detailed study of the political history of the period as well as the social, economics and cultural aspects of the life. This would enable the readers to acquire a full view of the history of that period.
The study of History has assumed great significance in the post-independence period. A number of studies were undertaken to re-write the History of India with view to remove fallacies of the European Scholars. However, in their over enthusiasm the Indian scholars also fell prey to the same evil. They tried to give a nationalist tinge to the historical events and thereby produced biased manner. This volume tries to deal with the developments in an unbiased manner. This volume tries to deal with the History of India 1760 to present time in an unbiased manner, avoiding the two extreme views and steering through a balanced approach.
In writing this book the author has consulted the various standard works available on the subject and tried topresent the facts in concise and lucid form. The book is primary meant for the students of B.A. (Hons.), M.A. and various competitive examinations, offering history as a subject.