Arranged thematically under the sections People and Environment; Language Change, Education and Transmission of Knowledge; Gender History; Caste, Class, and Social Justice; Frontiers of History; Facets of Our Cultural Past; Money and Social Change; State in Indian History; and Towards Freedom-the essays by some of the most prominent historians and archaeologists in India traverse subjects that are central to the study of History in India. In their examination of primary data from a variety of sources, the contributors to this volume have pioneered inquiry into various historical themes that have come to attract much scholarly attention.

In turn, they have also provided new frameworks and offered fresh and original insights on various dimensions of Indian History.Established in 1935, the Indian History Congress is the largest association of professional historians.

In addition to the study of facets of Indian History and Archaeology, it has also sought to collaborate with many historians across the world, to promote the study in India of the history of other countries. * (less)

Arranged thematically under the sections People and Environment; Language Change, Education and Transmission of Knowledge; Gender History; Caste, Class, and Social Justice; Frontiers of History; Facets of Our Cultural Past; Money and Social Change; State in Indian History; and Towards Freedom-the essays by some of the most prominent historians and archaeologists in India traverse subjects that are central to the study of History in India. In their examination of primary data from a variety of sources, the contributors to this volume have pioneered inquiry into various historical themes that have come to attract much scholarly attention.

In turn, they have also provided new frameworks and offered fresh and original insights on various dimensions of Indian History.Established in 1935, the Indian History Congress is the largest association of professional historians.

In addition to the study of facets of Indian History and Archaeology, it has also sought to collaborate with many historians across the world, to promote the study in India of the history of other countries. * (less)

.its ancient history, its glorious heritage, its jaw-dropping wonders? Well, think again.

Take architecture, building and town planning for instance. Do you know about the world's biggest domical roof? The world's largest monolithic statue? The world's biggest sundial? Do you know about the hanging ceiling? The pillar without a foundation? Or about a model town 1,000 years ago? Medieval flush system latrines? And of concealed plumbing in ancient India? Or take literature.

Do you know about the man who told two stories using one text? The oldest grammar book? The world's longest poem? Or, for that matter, of poet Magha's geometrical composition? In medicine, chances are you haven't heard about incredible ancient surgical instruments. Or about the artificial nose created 2000 years ago.

Or the curative sounds of the medicated drum. In science and technology, did you know of robots that existed 1000 years ago? Or the pillar that has defied rust for 1600 years? Of the journey from zero to infinity? Of the ancient technique of drilling pinholes in stones? * (less)

.its ancient history, its glorious heritage, its jaw-dropping wonders? Well, think again.

Take architecture, building and town planning for instance. Do you know about the world's biggest domical roof? The world's largest monolithic statue? The world's biggest sundial? Do you know about the hanging ceiling? The pillar without a foundation? Or about a model town 1,000 years ago? Medieval flush system latrines? And of concealed plumbing in ancient India? Or take literature.

Do you know about the man who told two stories using one text? The oldest grammar book? The world's longest poem? Or, for that matter, of poet Magha's geometrical composition? In medicine, chances are you haven't heard about incredible ancient surgical instruments. Or about the artificial nose created 2000 years ago.

Or the curative sounds of the medicated drum. In science and technology, did you know of robots that existed 1000 years ago? Or the pillar that has defied rust for 1600 years? Of the journey from zero to infinity? Of the ancient technique of drilling pinholes in stones? * (less)

Barlingay examines the development of the rasa theory by various authorities on art and aesthetics and finally presents his own critical understanding of it The volume begins with a survey of the history of Indian art by examining painstakingly the relation between art and beauty, perception of time and space in art, and classification of arts. It then plunges into a detailed study of origin and development of rasa theory: from rasa in the Vedas and Upanishads to Bharata's rasa theory and perspectives of Abhinavagupta, Bhattatauta, Bhatta Lollata, Kuntaka, Dandin, Mammata, Vamana, Rudrata, Vishvanatha, Bhamaha, Jagannatha and others who enriched it further with their own theories.

It explains how principles were employed and re-employed by the masters to reveal various meanings, inter-relationships, symbols, and perceptions of art. It highlights the salient features of each master's unique manner of interpretation of art concepts.

The work is a must for scholars and students keen to study the fundamentals of concept and theory of Indian art, particularly with reference to drama and poetics. * (less)

Barlingay examines the development of the rasa theory by various authorities on art and aesthetics and finally presents his own critical understanding of it The volume begins with a survey of the history of Indian art by examining painstakingly the relation between art and beauty, perception of time and space in art, and classification of arts. It then plunges into a detailed study of origin and development of rasa theory: from rasa in the Vedas and Upanishads to Bharata's rasa theory and perspectives of Abhinavagupta, Bhattatauta, Bhatta Lollata, Kuntaka, Dandin, Mammata, Vamana, Rudrata, Vishvanatha, Bhamaha, Jagannatha and others who enriched it further with their own theories.

It explains how principles were employed and re-employed by the masters to reveal various meanings, inter-relationships, symbols, and perceptions of art. It highlights the salient features of each master's unique manner of interpretation of art concepts.

The work is a must for scholars and students keen to study the fundamentals of concept and theory of Indian art, particularly with reference to drama and poetics. * (less)

Barlingay examines the development of the rasa theory by various authorities on art and aesthetics and finally presents his own critical understanding of it The volume begins with a survey of the history of Indian art by examining painstakingly the relation between art and beauty, perception of time and space in art, and classification of arts. It then plunges into a detailed study of origin and development of rasa theory: from rasa in the Vedas and Upanishads to Bharata's rasa theory and perspectives of Abhinavagupta, Bhattatauta, Bhatta Lollata, Kuntaka, Dandin, Mammata, Vamana, Rudrata, Vishvanatha, Bhamaha, Jagannatha and others who enriched it further with their own theories.

It explains how principles were employed and re-employed by the masters to reveal various meanings, inter-relationships, symbols, and perceptions of art. It highlights the salient features of each master's unique manner of interpretation of art concepts.

The work is a must for scholars and students keen to study the fundamentals of concept and theory of Indian art, particularly with reference to drama and poetics. * (less)

Barlingay examines the development of the rasa theory by various authorities on art and aesthetics and finally presents his own critical understanding of it The volume begins with a survey of the history of Indian art by examining painstakingly the relation between art and beauty, perception of time and space in art, and classification of arts. It then plunges into a detailed study of origin and development of rasa theory: from rasa in the Vedas and Upanishads to Bharata's rasa theory and perspectives of Abhinavagupta, Bhattatauta, Bhatta Lollata, Kuntaka, Dandin, Mammata, Vamana, Rudrata, Vishvanatha, Bhamaha, Jagannatha and others who enriched it further with their own theories.

It explains how principles were employed and re-employed by the masters to reveal various meanings, inter-relationships, symbols, and perceptions of art. It highlights the salient features of each master's unique manner of interpretation of art concepts.

The work is a must for scholars and students keen to study the fundamentals of concept and theory of Indian art, particularly with reference to drama and poetics. * (less)

- Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The book traces the post-liberalization era changes in Indian markets in general and advertising in particular. More specifically, it is aimed at alerting entrepreneurs, managers, market researchers/analysts and advertising professionals to the changes in customer behavior, markets and marketing strategies and also at changing their -market thinking- to -deliver better results in the market place.

- Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The book traces the post-liberalization era changes in Indian markets in general and advertising in particular. More specifically, it is aimed at alerting entrepreneurs, managers, market researchers/analysts and advertising professionals to the changes in customer behavior, markets and marketing strategies and also at changing their -market thinking- to -deliver better results in the market place.

- Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The book traces the post-liberalization era changes in Indian markets in general and advertising in particular. More specifically, it is aimed at alerting entrepreneurs, managers, market researchers/analysts and advertising professionals to the changes in customer behavior, markets and marketing strategies and also at changing their -market thinking- to -deliver better results in the market place.

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For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: About The Author A. V.

Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer. He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks.

He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. etc.

Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades. He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S.

P. Jain Institute of Management.

He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I Section II Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The last few decades have been witness to a far greater degree of globalisation. There has been a leap in world trade and cross-border finance, and a sharp rise in the currency exposures of Indian businesses, even as exchange rates have become more volatile.

For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: About The Author A. V.

Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer. He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks.

He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. etc.

Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades. He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S.

P. Jain Institute of Management.

He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I Section II Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The last few decades have been witness to a far greater degree of globalisation. There has been a leap in world trade and cross-border finance, and a sharp rise in the currency exposures of Indian businesses, even as exchange rates have become more volatile.

For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: About The Author A. V.

Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer. He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks.

He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. etc.

Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades. He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S.

P. Jain Institute of Management.

He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I Section II Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The last few decades have been witness to a far greater degree of globalisation. There has been a leap in world trade and cross-border finance, and a sharp rise in the currency exposures of Indian businesses, even as exchange rates have become more volatile.

For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: About The Author A. V.

Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer. He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks.

He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. etc.

Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades. He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S.

P. Jain Institute of Management.

He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I Section II Deliverable Countries : This product ships to (less)

For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: Domestic and global cash markets in foreign exchange, overview of global financial markets, and exchange rate movements. Domestic and global derivatives markets in foreign exchange: forwards and futures, swaps and options About The Author A.

V. Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer.

He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks. He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co.

etc. Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades.

He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S. P.

Jain Institute of Management. He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I 1.

Foreign Exchange Rates 2. Foreign Exchange Markets 3.

Exchange Arithmetic 4. Global Financial Markets: An Overview 5.

Exchange Rate Movements and Managing Currency Risks Section II 6. Markets In Currency Derivatives 7.

Futures and FRAs 8. Interest Rate and Currency Swaps the Global Market 9.

USD: INR Swaps 10. Option Contracts 11.

Pricing and Hedging Options: Basic Principles 12. Credit and Commodity Derivatives (less)

Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course. Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market.

And its popularity is steadily increasing. Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi.

What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners. In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper.

Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time. The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence.

Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently. Why? The answer is simple.

While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line. This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind.

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No matter which language you know or speak, be it Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Assami, Oriya, Kannad, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali or Urdu, with the help of this book English will no more be a foreign language for you. A must for every Indian home.

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. A legendary language learning course undoubtedly! Rapidex English Speaking Course is the only speaking course of its kind whose features can be described in superlative degree only.

It has already benefited millions of readers across the country. Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course.

Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market. And its popularity is steadily increasing.

Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi. What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners.

In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper. Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time.

The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence. Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently.

Why? The answer is simple. While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line.

This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind. As a result they feel great hesitation to speak simple sentences.

In some cases, however, the problem is more complex, as they lack the basic knowledge of the English language. Rapidex English Speaking Course takes care of both the cases.

So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and discover the secret of fluency in English speaking. Explore and develop your hidden potential and face the world with a new-found confidence and smartness.

Only the sky should be your limit. No matter which language you know or speak, be it Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Assami, Oriya, Kannad, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali or Urdu, with the help of this book English will no more be a foreign language for you.

A must for every Indian home. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Average Customer Review: (1 Customer Reviews) | Showing 1- 1 of 1 reviews .

..

A legendary language learning course undoubtedly! Rapidex English Speaking Course is the only speaking course of its kind whose features can be described in superlative degree only. It has already benefited millions of readers across the country.

Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course. Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market.

And its popularity is steadily increasing. Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi.

What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners. In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper.

Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time. The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence.

Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently. Why? The answer is simple.

While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line. This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind.

As a result they feel great hesitation to speak simple sentences. In some cases, however, the problem is more complex, as they lack the basic knowledge of the English language.

Rapidex English Speaking Course takes care of both the cases. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and discover the secret of fluency in English speaking.

Explore and develop your hidden potential and face the world with a new-found confidence and smartness. Only the sky should be your limit.

No matter which language you know or speak, be it Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Assami, Oriya, Kannad, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali or Urdu, with the help of this book English will no more be a foreign language for you. A must for every Indian home.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Average Customer Review: (1 Customer Reviews) | Showing 1- 1 of 1 reviews ..

. A legendary language learning course undoubtedly! Rapidex English Speaking Course is the only speaking course of its kind whose features can be described in superlative degree only.

It has already benefited millions of readers across the country. Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course.

Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market. And its popularity is steadily increasing.

Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi. What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners.

In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper. Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time.

The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence. Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently.

Why? The answer is simple. While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line.

This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind. As a result they feel great hesitation to speak simple sentences.

In some cases, however, the problem is more complex, as they lack the basic knowledge of the English language. Rapidex English Speaking Course takes care of both the cases.

So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and discover the secret of fluency in English speaking. Explore and develop your hidden potential and face the world with a new-found confidence and smartness.

Only the sky should be your limit. No matter which language you know or speak, be it Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Assami, Oriya, Kannad, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali or Urdu, with the help of this book English will no more be a foreign language for you.

A must for every Indian home. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Average Customer Review: (1 Customer Reviews) | Showing 1- 1 of 1 reviews (less)

Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course. Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market.

And its popularity is steadily increasing. Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi.

What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners. In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper.

Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time. The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence.

Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently. Why? The answer is simple.

While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line. This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind.

As a result they feel great hesitation to speak simple sentences. In some cases, however, the problem is more complex, as they lack the basic knowledge of the English language.

Rapidex English Speaking Course takes care of both the cases. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and discover the secret of fluency in English speaking.

Explore and develop your hidden potential and face the world with a new-found confidence and smartness. Only the sky should be your limit.

No matter which language you know or speak, be it Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Assami, Oriya, Kannad, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali or Urdu, with the help of this book English will no more be a foreign language for you. A must for every Indian home (less)

Trade and Politics on the Coromandel Coast: Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries addresses the breakdown of the political structures within which the merchants operated, and the impact of the arrival of the Europeans, especially the English. In so doing, it explores the transitional nature of the seventeenth century and the ways in which the European trading companies, Indian states, and merchants interacted with each other.

Situated within the larger historical context of the trading world of the Coromandel Coast, this regional history challenges accepted notions about the place of merchants and the state, and through a detailed economic history, sheds new light on the political and transitional nature of the period. * (less)

Trade and Politics on the Coromandel Coast: Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries addresses the breakdown of the political structures within which the merchants operated, and the impact of the arrival of the Europeans, especially the English. In so doing, it explores the transitional nature of the seventeenth century and the ways in which the European trading companies, Indian states, and merchants interacted with each other.

Situated within the larger historical context of the trading world of the Coromandel Coast, this regional history challenges accepted notions about the place of merchants and the state, and through a detailed economic history, sheds new light on the political and transitional nature of the period. * (less)

They explore the national obsession with Guinness Book of Records and the paranoia over VIP security; the politics of sexuality as embodied in the lifestyles of hijras and the nationalist fervour over the nuclear tests; the impossibility of the Other in the Hindi film, the Cricket World Cup, Gandhi's life as an ecological treatise, and his experiments with celibacy.) (less)

Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being. Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation.

An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history. Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself.

About the Author(s): PREMCHAND. Translated by Gordon C.

Roadarmel With a new introduction by Vasudha Dalmia. About the Book: Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand's most celebrated novel.

Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being.

Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation. An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history.

Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself. About the Author(s): PREMCHAND.

Translated by Gordon C. Roadarmel With a new introduction by Vasudha Dalmia.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book: Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand's most celebrated novel. Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect.

Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being. Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation.

An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history. Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself.

About the Author(s): PREMCHAND. Translated by Gordon C.

Roadarmel With a new introduction by Vasudha Dalmia. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book: Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand's most celebrated novel.

Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being.

Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation. An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history.

Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself. About the Author(s): PREMCHAND.

Translated by Gordon C. Roadarmel With a new introduction by Vasudha Dalmia.

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This is a general history of India under British rule, i.e.

it is a history of Modern India from the eighteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. It is divided into eight thematic chapters which focus more on the Indian people than on the colonial state or the colonial rulers.

In short, it is a very readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. This could be promoted as a package with our other Hindi titles for undergraduate courses like R S Sharma's Prarambhik Bharat ka Parichay (published) and Satish Chandra: Madhyakaleen Bharat ka Itihas (to be published in February 07).

Special features of the book are: About the Book: Plassey se Vibhajan tak is the Hindi translation of From Plassey to Partition : a History of Modern India published by us a couple of years ago. This book is aimed at the students of History who opt to take their examination in Hindi medium.

This is a general history of India under British rule, i.e.

it is a history of Modern India from the eighteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. It is divided into eight thematic chapters which focus more on the Indian people than on the colonial state or the colonial rulers.

In short, it is a very readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. This could be promoted as a package with our other Hindi titles for undergraduate courses like R S Sharma's Prarambhik Bharat ka Parichay (published) and Satish Chandra: Madhyakaleen Bharat ka Itihas (to be published in February 07).

Special features of the book are: Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book: Plassey se Vibhajan tak is the Hindi translation of From Plassey to Partition : a History of Modern India published by us a couple of years ago. This book is aimed at the students of History who opt to take their examination in Hindi medium.

This is a general history of India under British rule, i.e.

it is a history of Modern India from the eighteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. It is divided into eight thematic chapters which focus more on the Indian people than on the colonial state or the colonial rulers.

In short, it is a very readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. This could be promoted as a package with our other Hindi titles for undergraduate courses like R S Sharma's Prarambhik Bharat ka Parichay (published) and Satish Chandra: Madhyakaleen Bharat ka Itihas (to be published in February 07).

Special features of the book are: Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book: Plassey se Vibhajan tak is the Hindi translation of From Plassey to Partition : a History of Modern India published by us a couple of years ago. This book is aimed at the students of History who opt to take their examination in Hindi medium.

This is a general history of India under British rule, i.e.

it is a history of Modern India from the eighteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. It is divided into eight thematic chapters which focus more on the Indian people than on the colonial state or the colonial rulers.

In short, it is a very readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. This could be promoted as a package with our other Hindi titles for undergraduate courses like R S Sharma's Prarambhik Bharat ka Parichay (published) and Satish Chandra: Madhyakaleen Bharat ka Itihas (to be published in February 07).

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History Congress, held at Allahabad during 18-19 October 2008. These are divided into four section - 1.

Ancient India; 2. Medieval India; 3.

Modern Indian history, 4. Summaries.

There are 34 papers in English language and 47 in Hindi language (less)

) : some Preliminary Observations / Arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (with Special Reference to Thera Mahinda) / Origin and Growth of Shakt Tantra / Ideological Influences on Maulana Azad / Livestock Management of Gujjars, the Forest Dwellers of Tarai / Some Aspects of the Colonial Exploitation of the Land and Forest in India : An Overview / Role of Nationalist Muslims and the Urdu Press in the Development of Political Consciousness among Muslims of Uttar Pradesh / Method, Methodology and History : Partition Revisited / Early Chishti Saints of Medieval Jaunpur / Government Attitude towards the Quit India Movement / Hero-Stones of Tamil Nadu-A Study / Relations of Autonomous Chiefs of Bihar with Mughal Emperors : A Case Study of Raja Roz Afzun of Kharagpur / Sufis, their Practices and Bhakti Saints / The Politics of Trade and the East India Company in Banaras, 1760s-1780s / The Mags Refugee Problem and Early Anglo-Burmese Relations / Indo-Persion Relations during the Eighteenth Century-Shushtri Family : A Case Study / An Iranian Advisor of Akbar : Mir Sharif Amuli / Miniatures of Kangra School at Sri Pratap Museum, Srinagar / Tipus Efforts to Integrate the Anti-Colonial Forces in South India / Two Shia Shrines of Delhi : History, Legends and the Rituals / Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and INA Relief Work / The Weavers of Azamgarh in 1857 / News Letters : Precursor of Modern News Papers / Evolution, Objectives, Methos of Jamiat-ul-Ulema / Legal Position of Indian Muslim Women in Colonial Judicial System during late 19th Century in Case of the United Provinces / The Simon Commission and the Response of the United Provinces Legislative Council / Hasrat Mohani and Swadeshi Movement / Penetration of Women in Modern Medicine : Few Reflections and Reminiscences / Hindi Terms on Ordinary Life in Tek Chand Bahars Dictionary, The Bahar-I-Ajam (1740) / Aligarh Fort : A Study of a French-Built Fort of 1790s / Bhitiharwa Ashram and Mahatma Gandhi / Revenue Statistics of the Suba Kabul (less)