History of Modern India - Bipin Chandra

MODERN INDIA
EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR
Dr. S. Gopal
EDITORS
Dr. S. Nurul Hasan
Dr. Satish Chandra
Dr. Romila Thapar
SECRETARY
Dr. K. Maitra

MODERN INDIA
BIPAN CHANDRA (Digitised By Ekvakra)
First Published June
1971 Jyaistha 1893
Repi inted September
1976 Bhadra 1898
May 1977 Vaisakha
1899
May 1980 Vaisakha
1902 June 1981
Jyaistha 1903 April

1982 Chaitia 1904
P.D. 22 T-DPG (R)
© National Council of Educational Research and Training, 1971
Price: Rs 6.90
Published at the Publication Department by V K Fandtt, Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and
Training, Sri Aurobmdo Marg, New Delhi 110016, and printed at India Offset Press, A-1 Mayapuri, New Delhi
110064

Preface
This book deals with, the modern period of Indian history. Effort has been made in
this book to lay emphasis on forces, movements and institutions rather than on military
and diplomatic events and on individual administrators and political leaders. The 18th
century society, economy and political system have been discussed at length in order to
indicate the social situation which enabled a company of foreign merchants to conquer
this vast land. The nature and character of British imperialism, its impact on the social,
economic and administrative life of India, and the Indian response have also been dealt
with in detail. FinalJy,the strengthening of the idea of nationhood in the country and the
development of a countrywide struggle against foreign rule, culminating in the
attainment of independence, is studied. An attempt has also been made to place events
in their world setting.
The Board of Editors is grateful to Dr. Bipan Chandra for undertaking the writing
of this book. The Board has gone through the text carefully and accepts full
responsibility for the final version.