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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.
Book Synopsis The Last Sunset by : Captain Amarinder Singh
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.
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.
Book Synopsis Narrative of the Visit to India of Their Majesties, King George V. and Queen Mary by : Sir John William Fortescue
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:
Book Synopsis The Last Durbar: A Dramatic Presentation Of The Division Of British India by : Shashi Joshi
Download or read book The Last Durbar: A Dramatic Presentation Of The Division Of British India written by Shashi Joshi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1903 written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Delhi Durbar, 1911 by : Nayana Goradia
Download or read book The Delhi Durbar, 1911 written by Nayana Goradia and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Book Synopsis The Durbar's Apprentice by : Remington Blackstaff
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.
Download or read book The Pall Mall Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Glimpse of Empire by : Jessica Douglas-Home
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.
Book Synopsis Report of the Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Administration of the Baroda State by : Anonymous
Download or read book Report of the Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Administration of the Baroda State written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 925 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Book Synopsis India by : Indian National Congress. British Committee
Download or read book India written by Indian National Congress. British Committee and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Book Synopsis The Parliamentary Debates (official Report). by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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.
Book Synopsis Speeches by : Charles Hardinge Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
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:
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:
