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Book Synopsis BUILDERS OF MODERN INDIA by : Robinage
Download or read book BUILDERS OF MODERN INDIA written by Robinage and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is a strong nation today because of the hopes, aspirations and actions of its great men and women. Read about twenty-five such eminent personalities who have helped shape modern India with their invaluable contributions to business, arts, science and society.
Download or read book VP Menon written by Narayani Basu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his initial plans for an independent India in tatters, the desperate viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, turned to his seniormost Indian civil servant, Vappala Pangunni Menon—or VP—giving him a single night to devise an alternative, coherent and workable plan for independence. Menon met his stringent deadline, presenting the Menon Plan, which would change the map of the world forever. Menon was unarguably the architect of the modern Indian state. Yet startlingly little is known about this bureaucrat, patriot and visionary. In this definitive biography, Menon’s great-granddaughter, Narayani Basu, rectifies this travesty. She takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from his determination to give women the right to vote; to his strategy, at once ruthless and subtle, to get the princely states to accede to India; to his decision to join forces with the Swatantra Party; to his final relegation to relative obscurity. Equally, the book candidly explores the man behind the public figure— his unconventional personal life and his private conflicts, which made him channel his energy into public service. Drawing from documents—scattered, unread and unresearched until now—and with unprecedented access to Menon’s papers and his taped off-the-record and explosively frank interviews—this remarkable biography of VP Menon not only covers the life and times of a man unjustly consigned to the footnotes of history but also changes our perception of how India, as we know it, came into being.
Download or read book Nine Lives written by William Dalrymple and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day. LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
Book Synopsis Pandita Ramabai, a Builder of Modern India by : Nicol Macnicol
Download or read book Pandita Ramabai, a Builder of Modern India written by Nicol Macnicol and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Rakesh Sinha Publisher :Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ISBN 13 :812302309X Total Pages :354 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (23 download)
Book Synopsis DR. KESHAV BALIRAM HEDGEWAR by : Rakesh Sinha
Download or read book DR. KESHAV BALIRAM HEDGEWAR written by Rakesh Sinha and published by Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This book was released on with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar was a devoted exponent of Indian culture. This book not only sums up the life and times of illustrious freedom fighter but also brings to the fore hither to unknown facets of his life.
Book Synopsis Makers of Modern India by : Ramachandra Guha
Download or read book Makers of Modern India written by Ramachandra Guha and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a short biographical introduction to each person, followed by excerpts from their writings.
Book Synopsis Jawaharlal Nehru, the Founder of Modern India by : Mohammad Shabbir Khan
Download or read book Jawaharlal Nehru, the Founder of Modern India written by Mohammad Shabbir Khan and published by New Delhi : Ashish Publishing House. This book was released on 1989 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy by : Nitish K. Sengupta
Download or read book Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy written by Nitish K. Sengupta and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Bidhan Chandra Roy, 1882-1962, former chief minister of West Bengal and a physician.
Book Synopsis A Concise History of Modern India by : Barbara D. Metcalf
Download or read book A Concise History of Modern India written by Barbara D. Metcalf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a second edition of their successful Concise History of Modern India, Barbara Metcalf and Thomas Metcalf explore India's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decade. These include the takeover of Congress from the seemingly entrenched Hindu nationalist party in 2004, India's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairs. From the days of the Mughals, through the British Empire, and into Independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structures. It is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story. Despite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still fester. In response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the Indian nation.
Book Synopsis The Outsourcer by : Dinesh C. Sharma
Download or read book The Outsourcer written by Dinesh C. Sharma and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of how India became a major player in the global technology industry, mapping technological, economic, and political transformations.
Book Synopsis Swami Vivekananda - Awakener of Modern India by : R. Ramakrishnan
Download or read book Swami Vivekananda - Awakener of Modern India written by R. Ramakrishnan and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth cannot hope for a better friend, philosopher and guide than Swami Vivekananda, and this short sketch of his great biography is intended to be an introduction to his profundity. It is under his banner that Indian youth can safely march ahead. A perusal of it will be an impulsion to boys and girls to take to a more detailed study of his life and message.
Download or read book Karmayogi written by M.S. Ashokan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more than the eight-hour workday in office. This fascinating book looks back on an extraordinary career full of sterling achievements-Sreedharan's years with the Railways, the building of the Kolkata Metro and the Konkan Railway, followed by the Delhi Metro, and the many metro projects he is involved with now. Translated from a bestselling biography in Malayalam, this is the uplifting story of a very private person who has become an icon of modern India because of his uncompromising work ethic.
Book Synopsis India's Nation Builders by : Devendra Nath Bannerjea
Download or read book India's Nation Builders written by Devendra Nath Bannerjea and published by London, Headley [1919]. This book was released on 1919 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Writing Self, Writing Empire by : Rajeev Kinra
Download or read book Writing Self, Writing Empire written by Rajeev Kinra and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Writing Self, Writing Empire examines the life, career, and writings of the Mughal state secretary, or munshi, Chandar Bhan “Brahman” (d. c.1670), one of the great Indo-Persian poets and prose stylists of early modern South Asia. Chandar Bhan’s life spanned the reigns of four different emperors, Akbar (1556-1605), Jahangir (1605-1627), Shah Jahan (1628-1658), and Aurangzeb ‘Alamgir (1658-1707), the last of the “Great Mughals” whose courts dominated the culture and politics of the subcontinent at the height of the empire’s power, territorial reach, and global influence. As a high-caste Hindu who worked for a series of Muslim monarchs and other officials, forming powerful friendships along the way, Chandar Bhan’s experience bears vivid testimony to the pluralistic atmosphere of the Mughal court, particularly during the reign of Shah Jahan, the celebrated builder of the Taj Mahal. But his widely circulated and emulated works also touch on a range of topics central to our understanding of the court’s literary, mystical, administrative, and ethical cultures, while his letters and autobiographical writings provide tantalizing examples of early modern Indo-Persian modes of self-fashioning. Chandar Bhan’s oeuvre is a valuable window onto a crucial, though surprisingly neglected, period of Mughal cultural and political history.
Book Synopsis Two Destroyer Vs India by : HARI PADA ROYCHOUDHURY
Download or read book Two Destroyer Vs India written by HARI PADA ROYCHOUDHURY and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [The book is dedicated to the Victims for the cause of discarding “Sovereign United Bengal” by Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in the Movement of the Partition of Bengal] It is about India and Sacrificing Indians and about Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the destroyer of Bengal and the Bengalis by the destruction of the design of “Sovereign United Bengal”, a dream land of Bengalis above religion to form a country like United Kingdom.
Book Synopsis Raja Rammohun Roy: The Father of Modern India by : Ramprakash Singh Pavaiya
Download or read book Raja Rammohun Roy: The Father of Modern India written by Ramprakash Singh Pavaiya and published by True Sign Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-04-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through this book, those aspects of Raja Rammohun Roy's life have been looked at which can be set as an ideal for all of us. His life has been dedicated to the upliftment of our society and has given us a legacy by creating a empowered modern society. His complete introduction can never be given in a book about such a great man, yet an attempt has been made by the author and he has written as much as possible. That means even if we can understand Rammohun, that too will be enough for us. I, Ramprakash Singh Pavaiya have presented some part of the life of an idealistic great man through a book. I hope it will help you to understand Rammohun better. Ramprakash Singh Pavaiya (SITM) is also associated with the Saksham Innovative Teaching Method Programme, a place where the institution is dedicated to the success and prosperity of the students.
Book Synopsis Paths Uncharted by : Balkrishna Doshi
Download or read book Paths Uncharted written by Balkrishna Doshi and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put together from the lifelong diaries and notes maintained by him, Paths Uncharted is a personal recounting of the remarkable journey of 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, Dr. Balkrishna Doshi, unfolding across continents and over more than 80 years. Dr. Balkrishna V. Doshi is foremost among the modern Indian architects. An urban planner and educator for the past 70 years, Dr. Doshi is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects. He has been the first Founder-Director of School of Architecture and School of Planning, Ahmedabad - regarded as the pioneer and fountainhead of modern architectural and planning education in India. Doshi has also held important chairs at American universities and has received several international and national awards and honours. He has also been on the jury for several international and national competitions. Doshi's life - from the time he was born into a modest family in the bylanes of Pune, and his struggles and tenacity to excel in his chosen fields--is a fascinating and inspiring story. Put together, for the first time, from the lifelong diaries and notes maintained by him, Paths Uncharted is a personal recounting of this remarkable journey unfolding over more than 80 years and across all the continents. This autobiography captures Doshi's career from his childhood to his studies at the JJ School of Architecture, Bombay and then London, his work at Atelier Le Corbusier in Paris (1951-1954) and collaboration with Louis I Kahn for IIM Ahmedabad. It recounts his meetings with the most remarkable persons in his own and allied fields, and his equally remarkable patrons. In 2018, Doshi was selected as the Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, internationally known as architecture's highest honour. In 2014 and 2017, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and Power Station of Art, Shanghai, had hosted a retrospective exhibition of Doshi's notable works. And, in spring 2019, the Vitra Design Museum, Germany, will present the first European retrospective of Doshi's work, and is likely to travel to other international venues over the next several years. With the continued interest worldwide in his work, this volume brings to the reader invaluable insights into the course of Doshi's illustrious life, the paths it has taken over the years, the experience and the learnings. 182 illustrations
