Aspects of Indian history and archaeology, ed. by S.P. Gupta et al

Sankalia, HD

ISBN: 9789350500347, 9350500345

The present collection, comprising thirty-three papers, cover a wide range of subjects. This book embodying the purpose and methodology for further research would be an eye-opener for research scholars.

Aspects of Indian history and culture

Bandyopadhyay, Sudipa Ray et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9788174791344, 8174791345

A collection of twenty articles dealing with, (I) Epigraphy, Art, Architecture and Aesthetics, (II) Society, Economy and Culture, (III) Buddhist Sites, and (IV) Arhcaeological Sites and Heritage issues.

Aspects of Indian history and culture: Prof. Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui felicitation volume

Ansari, Ishrat Hussain et al. (ed.)

Contains 21 papers by eminent scholars, mostly on medieval and modern Indian history.

Aspects of Indian history and historiography, Prof. Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta felicitation volume, chief ed: P.K. Mishra

ISBN: 9788174790095, 8174790098

Assam in Indian Independence

Bhattacharjee, Arun

ISBN: 9788170994763, 8170994764

The Assam movement: class, idealogy and identity

Hussain, Monirul (1952- )

ISBN: 9788185445298, 818544529X

Assamese women in the freedom struggle

Sharma, Dipti

ISBN: 9788185094618, 8185094616

;On the glorious contribution of the women of the Brahmaputra valley of Assam; towards the attainment of independence of India during 1921 to 1947.;

The scam that shook a nation: the Nagarwala Scandal

Patra, Prakash et al.

ISBN: 9789356998629, 9356998620

On 24 May 1971, after receiving a purported telephone call from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her secretary, P.N. Haksar, the chief cashier of the Parliament Street branch of the State Bank of India handed over Rs.60 lakh meant for secret operations in East Pakistan to the PM's courier. When the chief cashier approached the PMO for a receipt, he was told that neither Haksar nor the PM had gi...

At the edges of empire: essays in the social and intellectual history of India

O'Hanlon, Rosalind

ISBN: 9788178243818, 8178243814

The essays range over a broad chronological period, from the development of new understandings of Brahman community and intellectual identity in early modern India, to the modern conflict over the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. In different ways, each of the essays demonstrates the potential of longer-term historical perspectives for advancing our understanding of pressing issues in India's colonial ...

Attendant lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim courtiers and poets in Mughal India

ISBN: 9789352643011, 9352643011

Autonomy of Uttarakhand

Trivedi, VR

ISBN: 9788174450081, 8174450084

Contents: (i) Geography of Uttarakhand (ii) History of Uttarakhand (iii) Economic conditions of Uttarakhand (iv) Cultural heritage of Uttarakhand (v) Uttarakhand (vi) Reservation issue.;;

Avadh ki Maasarat va Shakafat Taarikh ke Aaina Mein 1722 se 1856, by Rehana Begum (in Urdu)

ISBN: 9789387772038, 9387772039

Gardens of delight: Indian gardens through the ages

Singh, Rahoul B

ISBN: 9788174366795, 8174366792

This book is divided into four sections; the first discusses the types of historical gardens and their traditions; the second expounds on the literary references to gardens, both ancient and modern, with corresponding pictorial depictions; the third details the different kinds of religious or sacred gardens, tomb gardens, palace gardens and encampment gardens; and the fourth traces the evolutio...

History in history: interpretations of the Indian pasts

Vanina, Eugenia

ISBN: 9789361772658, 9361772651

This book is not about the history of India but about the evolution of the conception of history in India. The book delineates four main historical periods - precolonial times, colonial period (2 types) and independent India.

Banaras (Varanasi): cosmic order, sacred city, Hindu traditions, festschrift to Prof. R.L. Singh

Singh, Rana PB (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185403922, 8185403929

Banaras reconstructed: architecture and sacred space in a Hindu holy city

Desai, Madhuri

ISBN: 9789386392961, 9386392968

Chroniclers of a bygone era: facets of Indian historiography

Bhattacharya, Malaysankar et al.

ISBN: 9789384101695, 9384101699

This phenomenal absence of attention to historiography is a serious concern for researchers in India in our times as numerous admirable treatises on history authored by able scholars have gone into oblivion with mines of information stored in those works. To address this issue the scholars of Indian Institute of Oriental Studies bring back to our memories some brilliant historians of yesteryear...

Banaras: visions of a living ancient tradition

Schilder, Robert (b.1948) et al.

ISBN: 9788170103028, 8170103029

Banaras is not only the city of Shiva. Very prominent also in shrines and festivals is Vishnu and his incarnations as Ram or Varah (the boar). Ganesh is also found everywhere and no pilgrim will forget to honour him, or Hanuman the servant of Ram, or the 'mother' Annapurna, or Shitala Devi, the goddess of smallpox, and many more curtains that can be opened to reveal the sacred. It is also the c...

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: his contribution to Indian life and culture: a collection of seminar papers

Majumdar, Ujjal Kumar (ed.)

ISBN: 9788172360986, 8172360983

The present volume is a collection of some very stimulating papers on the contributions of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in the various fields of Indian life and culture.

Battles for Delhi: Dilli Kareeb Ast, foreword by David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva)

Katyal, Rajeev

ISBN: 9788188569878, 8188569879

The book provides a thorough, interesting and thought-provoking analysis of the history of Delhi from ancient times to the present day. It brings alive the fascinating dramas and intrigues that occurred over the centuries, and notable personalities involved in these.