S. Chand The Making Of Modern India – From 1498 To The Modern Times By Ajay Shukla For UPSC Civil Service Examination English Medium Original Book

• Preface

• List of Anachronistic and Modern

• Names of the Places Mentioned in the Book

• List of Maps

1. Advent of the Europeans

• The Portuguese • The Dutch • The British • The French

2. Disintegration of the Mughal Empire

• The Mughal State • Decline of the Mughals • Fault Lines of the Mughal State

3. Inception of British Ascendancy

• Domination Over Bengal •  The Battle of Buxar • The Company’s Administration of Bengal • Robert Clive

4. The Maratha Empire

• Foundation • Supremacy • Analysis of Disintegration • Decline and Collapse • Impact of the Marathas

5. British Ascent to Dominance

• Sovereignty of the British Crown • The Governor-General • Britain Till 1833 • Evolution of Education Policy

6. The Revolt of 1857

• Foundations of the Revolt • Reforms and the Revolt • Character of the Revolt • Factors of Failure • Impact of the Revolt

7. Reform Movements

• Prelude to the Reform Movements • Commencement of the Reform Movements • European Inspiration and Reaction • Arya Samaj • Impact of Reform Movements

8. Rise of Nationalism

• Britain After 1832 • Foundation of the Congress

9. Launch of the Freedom Movement

• Congress 1885-1905 • Swadeshi Movement • Muslim Separatism

10. Commencement of Gandhian Movements

• The First World War • Gandhism • India and the First World War • Rowlatt Act • Non-Cooperation/Khilafat Movement

11. Struggle for Freedom

• Britain 1919-1939 • Nehru Report • Simon Commission • Irwin Declaration • Civil Disobedience Movement • Analysis of the Movement • Revolutionary Militancy • Gandhi and the Social Movements • Act of 1935

12. Freedom and Partition

• The Second World War • Cripps Proposal • Road to Pakistan • Quit India Movement

• Subhash Chandra Bose • Communism in India • Wavell Plan • Cabinet Mission • Independence • Partition

13. The Princely States

• 1757-1818: Alliance to Subordination • 1818-57: Subjugation to Annexation • 1858-1905: Consolidation to Cooperation • Doctrine of One Charge • 1905-21: Pacication to Alliance • 1921-39: Coalition and Collaboration • 1939-47: Dissociation and Abandonment • Accession and Integration • Assimilation and Reorganisation

14. Economic History: The Agrarian Sector

• Rise of Zamindars • Agricultural Mercantilism • Land Reforms • Rise of the Middle Class • Agrarian Economy After Independence

15. Economic History: Industry and Trade

• Rise of Capitalism • Industrial Colonisation of India • Pre-War Industrial Developments

• Industrialisation of India • Drain of Wealth • Industrial Economy Since Independence

16. India and the Modern World

• The Nehru Period • Period of Realignment • India Today