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The Last Sunset

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Author : Captain Amarinder Singh
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 8174369112
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book The Last Sunset written by Captain Amarinder Singh and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the Lahore Durbar, the glorious reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his exemplary organizational skills that led to forming of the formidable Sikh army and the fiercely fought Anglo Sikh wars. The Last Sunset: The Rise and Fall of the Lahore Durbar recreates history of the Sikh empire and its unforgettable ruler, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Shukarchakia dynasty. An outstanding military commander, he created the Sikh Khalsa Army organized and armed in Western style, acknowledged as the best in undivided India in the nineteenth century. Ranjit Singh’s death in 1839 and the subsequent decline of the Lahore Durbar, gave British the opportunity to stake their claim in the region till now fiercely guarded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army. Captain Amarinder Singh chronicles in detail the two Anglo-Sikh wars of 1845 and 1848. The battles, high in casualties on both the sides led to the fall of Khalsa and the state was finally annexed with Maharaja Duleep Singh, the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh put under the protection of the Crown and deported to England.

The Last Durbar

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Author : Shashi Joshi
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9351940802
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book The Last Durbar written by Shashi Joshi and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2005-12-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existing histories of the Partition of British India have very little chance of capturing the moods and mindsets, the helplessness and the frustration of those who steered the course. The histories written thus far have either focused on political narratives or on the ideological analysis. More recently, the spotlight has turned towards the madness and pathology of hatred and mass murders. The Last Durbar tells it as it was - without the epic quality of conventional writing filled with the rhetoric of freedom and greatness, and without the legalese and constitution-making vocabulary of the Transfer of Power. The personal and political meet and separate at the last durbar, with Louis Mountbatten on the throne, and the modern, constitutional 'durbars'hail the advent of freedom and bid farewell to each other. The play is based on private papers of Mountbatten, including verbatim records, testimonies, and discussions of the leading political figures. It is a nuanced and multi-layered account of the months and days that eventually led to the independent nations of India and Pakistan. Drama is the only genre of written history that allows us to fully portray the complexity of such a process and frame the atmosphere to the concentrated moment. The history of Partition has never before been told in this way.

Durbar

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Author : Tavleen Singh
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 9350094525
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Durbar written by Tavleen Singh and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tavleen Singh’s acclaimed and bestselling memoir begins in the summer of 1975 when, not yet twenty-five, she started working as a junior reporter in the Statesman in New Delhi. Within five weeks, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency, and soon reckless policies said to be authored by her younger son were unleashed on India’s citizens. In 1984, following Indira Gandhi’s assassination, Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister, fortified by a huge mandate from a nation desperate for change. But, belying its hopes, the young leader chose for himself a group of advisors, friends and acolytes just as unaware as him of the ground realities of a complex nation. It was the beginning of a political culture of favouritism and ineptitude that would take hold at the highest levels of government, stunting India’s ambitions and frustrating its people for years to come. A sharp account of these turbulent years, Durbar describes the Nehruvian era of Singh’s childhood, the Emergency of her youth and the political shifts that followed, bringing with them insurgencies, massacres, and crises internal and external. This remarkable memoir, vivid with the colour of election campaigns and society dinners, low conspiracies and high corruption, reminds us of this truth: that if India is to achieve a better future, the past cannot be ignored or forgotten.

Death at the Durbar

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Author : Arjun Raj Gaind
Publisher : Maharaja Mysteries
ISBN 13 : 9781492699835
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Death at the Durbar written by Arjun Raj Gaind and published by Maharaja Mysteries. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Golden age fans will appreciate how Sikander works his way through an array of suspects. Once again, Gaind successfully blends detection with history." --Publishers Weekly STARRED review December, 1911. All of India is in a tizzy. A vast tent city has sprung up outside the old walled enclave of Mughal Delhi, where the British are hosting a grand Durbar to celebrate the coronation of the new King, George V. From across India, all the Maharajas and Nawabs have gathered at the Viceroy of India's command to pay homage and swear loyalty to the King Emperor, the first monarch of England to travel out to India personally. Maharaja Sikander Singh of Rajpore is growing increasingly bored, cooling his heels at the Majestic Hotel as he awaits George V's arrival. Just as his frustration is about to peak, a pair of British officers shoulders in. They insist that he accompany them to the British Encampment. Irked, but his curiosity piqued, Sikander agrees. To his surprise, they take him to the King Emperor's quarters where Sikander's old school friend, Malik Umar Hayat Khan, the Durbar herald, awaits. Malik Umar is serving Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy and the highest-ranked Englishman in the country. Lord Hardinge, overruling several subordinates, tells Sikander that his services as a sleuth are needed by King and country. Sworn to secrecy, Sikander is ushered into George V's personal chambers. And there he finds the cause for his extraordinary summons--an exquisite nautch-girl, hanged until dead. Employing techniques he has learned from studying Eugene Vidocq and Sherlock Holmes, Sikander examines the scene and demonstrates the girl was not a suicide, but murdered. Her death at the very heart of the encampment could ruin the enormously costly celebration and spark deep political repercussions in India and in England. Under this pressure, the Viceroy hands Sikander both the case to solve and a ticking clock--he must complete his investigation before George V arrives. And under the surveillance of one Captain Campbell of an elite British regiment. The list of suspects and motives is too large, the number of hours for the task too few. But he gave his word and so the Maharaja must put his skills to work. In the end, Sikander wishes he had not. The Maharaja Mysteries are perfect reading for fans of Tarquin Hall, Barbara Cleverly, and the late HRF Keating--and Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Coyle.

Narrative of the Visit to India of Their Majesties, King George V. and Queen Mary

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Author : Sir John William Fortescue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrative of the Visit to India of Their Majesties, King George V. and Queen Mary written by Sir John William Fortescue and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1903

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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The Nepal Nexus

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Author : Sudheer Sharma
Publisher : Viking
ISBN 13 : 9780670089307
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book The Nepal Nexus written by Sudheer Sharma and published by Viking. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fast-paced and comprehensive account of Nepal today traces the recent past and the present of Nepali politics and geopolitics from the vantage point of an insider who had a ringside view of the developments of the last two decades. This was a turbulent, eventful era which had a transformative impact on the country. In this short span, Nepal experienced the Maoist revolt, the palace massacre, the state of emergency, the royal coup, the people's movement, the republic, the Madhes uprising, the Constituent Assembly, federalism and the new Constitution. Looking back at these developments, Sudheer Sharma argues that poverty, unemployment and oppression drove the Maoist revolt, and despite its ultimate failure, it played a decisive role in the socio-political transformation of Nepal. Furthermore, the relationship between the Maoists, the monarchy (Durbar) and the Indian establishment (Delhi) is absolutely critical to the understanding of the trajectory of the changes. The Nepal Nexus examines the impact of each of these three strands and tracks the complex interplay between them.

The Durbar's Apprentice

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Author : Remington Blackstaff
Publisher : Running Wild, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1947041878
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Durbar's Apprentice written by Remington Blackstaff and published by Running Wild, LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 17th century northern Nigeria. A royal messenger has died under suspicious circumstances. Tasked with investigating the death, a Durbar warrior and his young apprentice must endure trials of loyalty, betrayal, and sacrifice to solve the mystery and prevent the bitter rivalry between two kingdoms from descending into a bloody war.

The Last Englishmen

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Author : Deborah Baker
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 1555979947
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book The Last Englishmen written by Deborah Baker and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuous biographical saga, both intimate and epic, about the waning of the British Empire in India John Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalaya. Michael Spender was the first to draw a detailed map of the North Face of Mount Everest. While their younger brothers—W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender—achieved literary fame, they vied to be included on an expedition that would deliver Everest’s summit to an Englishman, a quest that had become a metaphor for Britain’s struggle to maintain power over India. To this rivalry was added another: in the summer of 1938 both men fell in love with a painter named Nancy Sharp. Her choice would determine where each man’s wartime loyalties would lie. Set in Calcutta, London, the glacier-locked wilds of the Karakoram, and on Everest itself, The Last Englishmen is also the story of a generation. The cast of this exhilarating drama includes Indian and English writers and artists, explorers and Communist spies, Die Hards and Indian nationalists, political rogues and police informers. Key among them is a highborn Bengali poet named Sudhin Datta, a melancholy soul torn, like many of his generation, between hatred of the British Empire and a deep love of European literature, whose life would be upended by the arrival of war on his Calcutta doorstep. Dense with romance and intrigue, and of startling relevance for the great power games of our own day, Deborah Baker’s The Last Englishmen is an engrossing story that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order.

A Glimpse of Empire

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Author : Jessica Douglas-Home
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788129119780
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book A Glimpse of Empire written by Jessica Douglas-Home and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a young Anglo-Irish-beauty's visit to Delhi for the 1911 Royal darbar, where a new King, George V, is to be proclaimed Emperor to reinforce the loyalty to the Crown of India's ruling princes. For a fortnight of relentless ceremony, unheard of extravagance and imposing military, telegraph and post offices, Lilah Wingfield meets many of the most remarkable colonial characters of the day, including some of the most foremost Indian Prices, vying to stage the most lavish display to prove their devotion to the Raj. As the rents are dismantled, Lilah travels through India- to the dangerous Khyber Pass on the Afghan Border, to Rajasthan, in the gory sites of the Mutiny and to stay with India's only female Ruler, the Begum of Bhopal. Her diary shows her deepening awareness of the ambivalence of certain maharajahs towards British rule even while she is being entertained royally in their lakeside palaces. Her Irish upbringing gives her an instinctive feeling for the mixture of their longing for independence and an affection for the mother country. The book is copiously illustrated by her own photographs.

Slides and Photographs

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Author : University of the State of New York. Division of Visual Instruction
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Slides and Photographs written by University of the State of New York. Division of Visual Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Autocar

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Autocar written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Who's who in India

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Author : R.Bahadur
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5872301251
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book Who's who in India written by R.Bahadur and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplement to Who's who in India. Сontaining lives and photographs of the recipients of honours on 12th December 1911, together with an illustrated account of the visit of Their Imperial Majesties the King-Emperer and Queen-Empress to India and the Coronation Durbar. Pupula edition 1912.

The Parliamentary Debates (official Report).

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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The Parliamentary Debates (official Report). written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the 1st session of the 48th Parliament.

Speeches

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Author : Charles Hardinge Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Speeches written by Charles Hardinge Baron Hardinge of Penshurst and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cavalry Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Cavalry Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Account of My Life

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Author : Sultan Jahan Begam (Nawab of Bhopal)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Account of My Life written by Sultan Jahan Begam (Nawab of Bhopal) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: