Memsahibs' writings: colonial narratives on Indian women

Sen, Indrani (ed.)

ISBN: 9788125045526, 812504552X

Migrations in medieval and early colonial India, ed. by Vijaya Ramaswamy

ISBN: 9781138667938, 1138667935

This book looks at movements of communities which formed the lower and middle rungs of society in medieval and early colonial India. It presents migration, mobility and memories from a specifically Indian perspective, breaking away from previous Eurocentric studies.

Modern medicine an international aid: Khunde hospital, Nepal(1966-1998)

Heydon, Susan

ISBN: 9788125036975, 8125036970

This book provides a detailed case study about both an ongoing ecounter between Shelpa's beliefs and practices about Sickness and their use of modera medicine and the inplementation of an aid project that is situated against a background of changing ideas and practices in international aid.

Multicultural dimensions of medieval Deccan

Farooqui, Salma Ahmed

ISBN: 9788175741935, 8175741937

It represents the collective achievements of people in the fields of religion and philosophy, language and literature, art and architecture, educational and learning and economic and social organization that had developed over a period of time.

Mumbai: socio-cultural perspectives: contributions of ethnic groups and communities, ed. by Anila Verghese et al.

ISBN: 9789386552600, 9386552604

This collection of essays is an attempt to introduce the reader to some of the early settlers of Mumbai and their culture.

The Muslim communities of Nepal

Seddon, David

ISBN: 9788187393511, 8187393513

This book is based on a report that was itself based on research undertaken during 2014 and 2015 in collaboration with the Nepal Madhesh Foundation (NEMAF) and funded by the US-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

Muslims in Bengal (1200-2000 AD), ed. by Jahan Ali Purkait et al., foreword by Amit Dey

ISBN: 9788193392980, 8193392981

Muslims in the Deccan: a historical survey

Khalidi, Omar

ISBN: 9788188869138, 8188869139

A systematic work of the history of growth and evolution of the Deccani Muslims based on primary sources.

Muslims of Malabar society and politics (1800-1921)

Randathani, Hussain

ISBN: 9789386223715, 9386223716

My land and my people: the memoirs of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet

ISBN: 9788187075066, 8187075066

Naga identity

Kumar, BB (b.1941)

ISBN: 9788180691928, 8180691926

This study seeks to analyse the process of Naga identity formation in the broader framework. Tracing origin and history of the Nagas, it discusses at length their migration, culture, social structure, ethnicity, religion, languages and village polity.

Narratives from the margins: aspects of adivasi history in India

Gupta, Sanjukta Das et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9789380607108, 9380607105

This book deals with different aspects of the histories of adivasi communitites-from Rajasthan in the west to Bengal and Orissa in the east.

Nationalism and social reform in colonial situation

Ganachari, Aravind

ISBN: 9788178353517, 8178353512

Nationalism, peasantry and social change in India: festschrift to Prof. K.K.N. Kurup, 2 vols., ed. by Pedarapu Chenna Reddy

ISBN: 9789387587397, 9387587398

It is a festschrift volume in honour of Prof. K.K.N. Kurup, a scholar in agrarian relations, colonial history and folklore, especially in the region of Kerala. It contains 48 articles from scholars on history and cultural studies.

Networks of trade, polity and societal integration in Chola-era South India c.875-1279

Hall, Kenneth R.

ISBN: 9789380607443, 938060744X

New horizons: a socio-economic study of the 16th century India

Mattoo, Bindu

ISBN: 9788174530677, 8174530673

The subject of the present study is society and economy during 16th century as reflected in the contemporary Braj literature.

Visible histories, disappearing women: producing Muslim womanhood in late colonial Bengal

Sarkar, Mahua

ISBN: 9788189884437, 8189884433

The author examines how Muslim women in colonial Bengal came to be more marginalized in nationalist discourse than their Hindu counterparts. She considers how their near-invisibility, except as victims, underpins the construction of the ideal citizen-subject in late colonial India.

Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta

Mehta, Prochy N.

ISBN: 9789389136425, 9389136423

This book owes its origin to its author's passionate desire to learn more about her Parsi heritage by enquiring into the community's recent history.

Ordinary life in Mughal India: the evidence from painting

Verma, SP

ISBN: 9788173054242, 817305424X

The present study illustrates the life of the people at the bottom of the society, frequently overlooked by the historians. ;The volume, containing no less then ninety illustrations, provides an authentic visual documentation of people's life and their work, and throw light on various aspects of the life of village men and women. It is a unique picturesque volume and brings in the role of the v...

Peasant pasts: history, politics and Nationalism in Gujarat

Chaturvedi, Vinayak

ISBN: 9788178242262, 8178242265

This book offers an imaginatively conceived new model of combining structural analysis, meticulous social history, and fine-grained attention to the dynamic unfolding of political narratives.