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Contents of the Book

1. The Revolt of 1857

• Economic Causes
• Political Causes
• Administrative Causes
• Socio -Religious Causes
•  Influence of Outside Events
• Discontent Among Sepoy's
• Beginning and Spread
• Storm Cent res and Leaders of the Revolt
• Suppression of Revolt
• Causes of Failure of Revolt
• Hindu-Muslim Unity Factor
• Nature of the Revolt
• Consequences
• Summary

2. Religious and Social Reform Movements

• Genesis of the Awakening
• Social Reform
• A General Survey of Sociocultural Reform Movements and their Leaders
• Positive Contributions of Reform Movements
• Negative Aspects of Reform Movements
• Summary

3. The Struggle Begins

• Moderate Phase and Early Congress
• Factors in Growth of Modern Nationalism
• Political Associations Before the Indian National Congress
• Pre-Congress Campaigns
• Indian National Congress - its Aims and Objectives
• Methods of Political work of the Early Moderates
• Contributions of Moderate Nationalists
• An Evaluation of the Early Nationalists
• Role of Masses
• Attitude of the Government
• Summary

4. National Movement

• Why Militant Nationalism Grew
• The Swedish and Boycott Movement
• The Movement Under Militant Leadership
• Extent of Mass Participation
• All India Aspect
• Annulment of Partition
• Why did the Swedish Movement Fizzle out?
• Assessment
• The Surat Split
• The Government Strategy
• Revolutionary Terrorism
•  Morley-Minot Reforms
• First World War and Nationalist Response
• Home Rule League Movement
• Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress—1916 
• Montague’s Statement—August 1917
• Summary

5. National Movement

• 1919-1939 Era of Mass Nationalism
• Why Nationalist Resurgence Now
• Montague-Chalmers Reforms and Government of India Act, 1919
•  Relate Act
• Emergence of Gandhi 
• Gandhi in India
• Gains from Champlain, Ahmadabad and Heda
• Satyagraha Against the Rowlatt Act - First Mass Strike
• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (April 13,1919)
• Khilafat and Non - Cooperation Movement
• Swarajists and No-Changers
• Emergence of New Forces During the 1920s
• Revolutionary Terrorism During the 1920s
• Growth of Communalism
• Anti-Simon Commission Upsurge
• Nehru Report
• The Run-up to Civil Disobedience Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• First Round Table Conference (November 1930-January 1931) 
• Gandhi-Irwin Pact
•  Evaluation of Civil Disobedience Movement
• Karachi Congress Session—1931
•  Second RTC and Second Civil Disobedience Movement
• Communal Award and Poona Pact
• Gandhi’s Harijan Campaign
• Strategic Debate
• The First Stage Debate
• Government of India Act, 1935
• The Second Stage Debate
• 28 Months of Congress Rule in Provinces
• Summary

6. National Movement : Towards

• Freedom and Partition - 1939 - 1947
• Second World War and Nationalist Response
• August Offer
• Individual Satyagrahas
•  Cripes Mission
• Quit India Movement
• Famine of 1943
• Rajagopalachari formula
• Desai-Liaqat Pact
• Wave ll Plan
•  The Indian National Army
• Post-War National Upsurge - June 1945 to February 1946
• Congress Election Campaign and INA trials
• Three Upsurges - Winter of 1945-46
• Election Results
• The Cabinet Mission
• Communal Holocaust and the Interim Government
•  Attlee’s Statement—February 20, 1947
• Towards Partition
• Mountbatten Plan, June 3, 1947 I
• Indian Independence Act
• Problems of Early Withdrawal
• Integration of States
• Why Congress Accepted Partition?
• Summary

7. Administrative Changes After 1857

• Administration - Central, Provincial, Local
• Changes in the Army
• Public Services
• Princely States
• Administrative Policies
• Foreign Policy
• Summary

8. Economic Impact of British Rule in India

• Industrialization—Ruin of Artisans and Handicrafts men
• Impoverishment of Peasantry
• Emergence of New Land Relations, Ruin of Old Zamindars
• Stagnation and Deterioration of Agriculture
• Commercialization of Indian Agriculture
•  Development of Modern Industry
•  Rise of Indian Bourgeoisie
• Economic Drain
• Famine and Poverty
• Nationalist Critique of Colonial Economy
• Summary

9. Development of Indian Press

• Early Regulations
• Struggle by Early Nationalists to Secure Press Freedom
• Vernacular Press Act, 1878
• During and After the First World War
• During the Second World War
• After Independence

10. Development of Education

• A Humble Beginning by Charter Act of 1813
• Orientalist-Anglicism Controversy
• Efforts of Thomson 293
• Wood’s Des-patch (1854) Hunter Education Commission (1882-83)
• Indian Universities Act, 1904
• Government Resolution on Education Policy—1913
• Saddler University Commission (1917-19)
•  Education Under Dyarchy
• Hartog Committee (1929)
• Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937)
• Sergeant Plan of Education
• After Independence 299
• Kothari Education Commission (1964-66)
• Development of Vernacular
• Education Development of Technical Education
•  Evaluation of British Policy on Education

11. Brief Notes on Some Aspects of British Rule

• British Social and Cultural Policy in India
• Civil Services
• Police
• Judiciary
• Development of Constitution from 1773 to 1858

12. The Indian States

• East India Company’s Struggle for equality with Indian States from a Position of Subordination (1740-1765)
• Policy of Ring Fence (1765-1813)
• .Policy of Subordinate Isolation (1813-1857)
• Policy of Subordinate Union (1857-1935)
• Policy of Equal Federation (1935-1947)
• Integration and Merger

13. Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings—1757-1900

• Bengal and Eastern India
• Western India
• South India
• North India
• Weaknesses of these Uprisings

14. Peasant Movements - 1857 - 1947

• Peasantry Under Colonialism
• A Survey of Early Peasant Movements
• Changed Nature of Peasant Movements After 1857
•  Weaknesses
• after Movements
• Peasant Activity in Provinces
• During the War
• Post - War Phase
• Balance - Sheet of Peasant Movements

15. The Movement of the Working Class

• Earlier Efforts
• During Swadeshi Upsurge
• During the First World War and After
• During and After the Second World War
• After Independence

16. The Evolution of Nationalist Foreign Policy

• 1880 to First World War - Anti - Imperialism and Pan - Asian Feeling
• World War I
• 1920s and 1930s - Identifying with Socialists
•  After 1936 - Anti - Fascism
• After Independence

Ready Reference Data

1. Personalities Associated with Specific Movements

2. Governors-General and Viceroys of India: Significant Events in their Rule

3. North-East Frontier Tribal Movements Year, Region, Major Causes

4. Other Tribal Movements - Period, Region, Causes and Consequences

5. Constitutional Development in India at a Glance

6. Indian National Congress Annual Sessions

7. Famous Trials of the Nationalistic Period

8. Socio-Religious Reform Movements

9. Caste Movements

10. Peasant Movements

11. Newspapers and Journals

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