MODERN INDIAN HISTORY

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CONTENTS:Part I :1. DECLINE AND DISINTEGRATION OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE :i. Condition of India at the Time of Death of Aurangzebii. Bahadur Shahiii. Jahandar Shahiv. Farrukh-Siyarv. Rafi-ud-Darajatvi. Rafi-ud-Daulavii. Mohammad Shahviii. Sayyid Brothersix. Nadir Shah's Invasion of Indiax. Invasions of Ahmed Shah Abdalixi. Ahmed Shah (1748-54)xii. Alamgir IIxiii. Shah Alam IIxiv. Akbar IIxv. Bahadur Shah IIxvi. Causes of the Downfall of the Mughals2. RISE OF AUTONOMOUS STATES :i. Bengal Subahii. Avadhiii. Hyderabadiv. Rohilkhandv. Farrukhabadvi. Bundelkhandvii. The Rajput Statesviii. The Sikhsix. Jammu and Kashmirx. The Marathasxi. Malwaxii. Gujaratxiii. Mysorexiv. Carnatic3. SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY :i. Social Conditionii. Educationiii. Literatureiv. Artv. Sciencevi. Religious Conditionvii. Economic ConditionPart II :1. THE ADVENT OF EUROPEANS IN INDIA :i. The Portuguese in India :a. De Almeidab. Albuquerquec. Causes of Failure of Portuguese Empire in Indiaii. The Dutch in Indiaiii. The Danes in India2. RISE AND GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH EAST INDIA COMPANIES3. ANGLO-FRENCH STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY IN THE DECCAN :i. First Carnatic Warii. Rise of the Hyderabad Stateiii. The Second Carnatic Wariv. The Third Carnatic Warv. Causes of English Successvi. Estimate of Dupleix4. THE ENGLISH IN BENGAL FROM 1757 TO 1772 :i. Black-hole Tragedyii. Battle of Plasseyiii. Mir Jafariv. Invasion of Ali Gohourv. Deposition of Mir Jafarvi. Mir Kasimvii. Clive's Second Governorship of Bengalviii. Bengal from 1767 to 17725. WARREN HASTINGS (1772-85) :i. Warren Hastings' Reformsii. The Rohilla Wariii. Trial of Nand Kumariv. Case of Chet Singhv. Begums of Oudhvi. Regulating Act and Councilvii. Warren Hastings and Supreme Courtviii. Foreign Policy of Warren Hastings :a. First Maratha Warb. First Mysore Warc. Second Mysore Warix. Estimate of Warren Hastingsx. Pitt's India Act (1784)xi. Sir John Macpherson6. LORD CORNWALLIS AND SIR JOHN SHORE :i. Lord Cornwallisii. Third Mysore Wariii. Reforms of Cornwallis :a. Reforms of Public Servicesb. Judicial Reformsc. Police Reformsiv. Permanent Settlement of Bengalv. Cornwallis Completed the Work of Hastingsvi. Sir John Shore7. LORD WELLESLEY (1798-1805) :i. Condition of India in 1798ii. Subsidiary Systemiii. Fourth Mysore Wariv. Character of Tipuv. Tanjore, Surat and Carnaticvi. Oudhvii. Steps against the French Dangerviii. Second Maratha Warix. War with Holkarx. Estimate of Wellesleyxi. Lord Cornwallisxii. Sir George Barlowxiii. Lord Minto8. LORD HASTINGS AND AMHERST :i. Lord Hastings :a. War with Nepalb. Pindari Warc. Third Maratha Ward. Internal Reformse. Estimate of Lord Hastingsii. John Adamsiii. Lord Amherst :a. First Burmese Warb. Capture of Bharatpur9. RISE AND FALL OF THE PESHWAS :i. Balaji Vishwanathii. Baji Raoiii. Balaji Baji Raoiv. Third Battle of Panipatv. Madhavrao Ivi. Narayanraovii. Madhavrao Narayanviii. Bajirao IIix. Mahadji Scindhiax. Nana Phadnavisxi. Maratha Administration Under Peshwasxii. Causes of the Downfall of the Marathas10. WILLIAM BENTINCK TO AUCKLAND :i. Lord William Bentinck :a. Financial Reformsb. Judicial Reformsc. Administrative Reformsd. Educational Reformse. Social Reformsf. Public Works Reformsg. Relations' with Indian Statesh. Estimate of Bentinckii. Sir Charles Metcalfeiii. Lord Auckland11. ELLENBOROUGH AND HARDINGE :i. Lord Ellenborough :a. Annexation of Sindhb. War with Gwaliorc. Estimate of Ellenboroughii. Lord Hardinge12. MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH AND HIS SUCCESSORS :i. Rite of Ranjit Singhii. Anglo-sikh Relationsiii. Civil Administration of Ranjit Singhiv. Army of Ranjit Singhv. Personality of Ranjit Singhvi. Estimate of Ranjit Singhvii. Ranjit Singh's Responsibility for Ultimate Decline of Sikh Powerviii. The Punjab Politics from 1839 to 1845ix. First Sikh Warx. Treaty of Lahorexi. Second Sikh Warxii. Annexation of the Punjab13. LORD DALHOUSIE (1848-56) :i. Conquest of Punjabii. Second Burmese Wariii. Doctrine of Lapseiv. Annexation of Berarv. Anglo-Oudh Relationsvi. Wajid Ali Shahvii. Abolition of Titles and Pensionsviii. Administrative Reforms of Dalhousieix. Dalhousie's Responsibility for the Mutinyx. Estimate of Dalhousie14. THE REVOLT OF 1857 :i. Its Characterii. Causes of Revolt : Politicaliii. Religiousiv. Militaryv. The Greased Cartridgesvi. The Revoltvii. Causes of Failure of the Revoltviii. Effects of the Revolt15. CANNING TO LYTTON :i. Lord Canningii. Lord Elginiii. Lord Lawrenceiv. Lord Mayov. Lord Northbrookvi. Lord Lyttonvii. Estimate of Lytton16. RIPON TO ELGIN (1880-1898) :i. Lord Ripon :a. Local Self-government and Lord Riponb. Hunter Commission on Educationc. Decentralisation of Financed. Ilbert Bille. Estimate of Riponii. Lord Dufferin :a. Punjdeh Affairb. Third Burmese Wariii. Lord Lansdowneiv. Lord Elgin II17. LORD CURZON (1899-1905) :i. Curzon's Foreign Policy :a. His Tribal Area Policyb. Afghanistanc. Persian Gulfd. Tibetii. Internal Administration of Curzon :a. Curzon's Famine Policyb. Agricultural Reformsc. Curzon and Railwaysd. Police Reformse. Military Reformsf. Decentralisation of Financeg. Indian Universities Acth. Reform of the Bureaucratic Machineryi. The Calcutta Corporationj. Status of Presidency Governorsk. Policy of Officialisationl. Partition of Bengaliii. Estimate of Lord Curzon18. INDIA SINCE LORD MINTO :i. Lord Minto II (1905-10) :a. Ang'o-Russian Conventionb. Trade with Chinac. Minto-morley Reformsii. Lord Hardinge (1910 16)iii. Lord Chelmsfordiv. Lord Readingv. Lord Irwinvi. Lord Willingdonvii. Lord Linlithgowviii. Lord Wavellix. Lord Mountbattenx. C. Rajagopalachariarxi. Dr. Rajendra Prasadxii. Dr. Radhakrishnan to Zail Singhxiii. India from 1947 to 198519. CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1772-1950} :i. The Regulating Act :a. Provisions of the Regulating Actb. Criticism of Regulating Actii. Judicature Act of 1781iii. Dundas's Billiv. Fox India Billv. Provisions of Pitt's India Actvi. Act of 1786vii. Declaratory Act of 1788viii. Charter Act of 1793ix. Charter Act of 1813x. Charter Act of 1833xi. Charter Act of 1853xii. Government of India, 1858xiii. Queen's Proclamation of 1858xiv. Indian Councils Act, 1861xv. Indian Councils Act, 1892xvi. Minto-morley Reforms (1909)xvii. Circumstances Leading to Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1909)xviii. August Declarationxix. Proposals for Reformsxx. Memorandum of the Nineteen (1916)xxi. Congress-league Schemexxii. Gokhale's Political Testamentxxiii. The Round Table Groupxxiv. Recommendations of 1918xxv. Government of India Act, 1919 :a. Preamble of the Act of 1919b. Main Provisions of the Actc. Working of Dyarchyxxvi. Constitutional Development from 1919 to 1935 :a. Muddiman Committee Reportb. Appointment of Simon Commissionc. The Nehru Reportd. Jinnah's Fourteen Pointse. Simon Commission Reportf. Round Table Conferenceg. Communal Awardh. Poona Pacti. Third Round Table Conferencej. The White Paperxxvii. Government of India Act, 1935xxviii. Constitutions' Development from 1937 to 1950 :a. Cripps Proposalsb. Cabinet Mission Schemec. Constituent Assemblyd. The Indian Independence Acte. Partition of Indiaf. The New Constitution of Indiaf. Criticism of the Constitution20. GROWTH OF CENTRAL AND PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES :i. Growth of Central Legislature :a. Charter Act of 1833b. Charter Act of 1853c. Act of 1861d. Act of 1892e. Act of 1909f. Act of 1919g. Act of 1935h. Constitution of 1950ii. Growth of Provincial Legislature :a. Charter Act of 1853b. Act of 1861c. Act of 1892d. Act of 1909e. Act of 1919f. Act of 1935g. Constitution of 195021. THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT IN INDIA :i. Its Natureii. Causesiii. Genesis of Indian National Congressiv. First Session of Congressv. Second Session of Congressvi. Lahore Sessionvii. The Moderates (1885-1905)viii. Attitude of the Governmentix. Achievements of the Moderatesx. The Surat Split (1907)xi. Rise of Extremism or Militant Nationalismxii. Partition of Bengalxiii. The Home Rule Movementxiv. Revolutionary or Terrorist Movementxv. Maharashtraxvi. Bengalxvii. The Punjabxviii. The Ghadar Partyxix. Post-war Movementxx. Kakori Casexxi. Bomb Thrown in Central Assemblyxxii. Contribution of Revolutionariesxxiii. India and World War I (1914-1918)xxiv. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedyxxv. Non-Co-operation Movementxxvi. The Swarajist Partyxxvii. The Civil Disobedience Movementxxviii. The Second World War and the Congressxxix. "Quit India" Movementxxx. Why England gave India Independence?22. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAKISTAN :i. Condition of Muslims' before 1871ii. Work of Sir Syed Ahmed Khaniii. Work of Beckiv. Partition of Bengal and its Effectsv. Lucknow Pact, 1916vi. Pakistanvii. Pakistan Resolution, 1940viii. Causes of Pakistan Demandix. Dr. Latifs Schemex. The Aligarh Schemexi. Formula of Rajagopalacharixii. Cabinet Mission Scheme13. LEADERS OF MODERN INDIA :i. Dadabhai Naorojiii. Gopal Krishan Gokhaleiii. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilakiv. Mahatma Gandhi24. DECENTRALISATION OF FINANCE :i. Mayo's Resolution (1870)ii. Lytton's Changeiii. Ripon (1882)iv. Curzonv. Resolution of 1912vi. Meston Settlementvii. Reforms of 1935viii. New Constitution25. PUBLIC SERVICES IN INDIA :i. Reforms of Cornwallisii. Lord Wellesleyiii. Indian Civil Service Activ. Aitchison Commissionv. Resolution of 1893vi. Islington Commissionvii. Recommendations of 1918viii. Lee Commission (1923)ix. Government of India Act, 1935x. Services Under the New Constitution of Indiaxi. Public Service Commissionsxii. Functions of Public Service Commissionsxiii. Shortcomings26. GROWTH OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN INDIA :i. Presidency Townsii. Non-presidency Townsiii. Mayo's Resolution of 1870iv. Ripon's Resolution of 1881v. Resolution of 1882vi. Decentralisation Commission Report (1909)vii. Resolution of 1918viii. Under Dyarchyix. Defects in the Present System27. HISTORY OF THE PRESS IN INDIA :i. Early History of the Press up to 1822ii. Munro's Recommendationsiii. Licensing Act of 1857iv. Act of 1867v. Vernacular Press Act, 1878vi. The Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act, 1908vii