This book is an attempt to cover the history of India from the beginning of the eighteenth century till nearly the end of the twentieth century in a succinct and balanced manner without ignoring important details.

Highlights

The book carefully analyses all aspects of modern Indian history with due emphasis on facts, clarity and lucidity of language.
It deals with almost all aspects of modern Indian history including sources, historiographical approaches, political, economic, social, intellectual and cultural forces and developments that shaped India into a modern nation.
Many topics which are generally studied under contemporary history pertaining to the developments in the recent past (including developments in science and technology, and environmental and ethnic movements) have been discussed.
Each chapter incorporates the views of historians and famous people as well as a summary of that chapter for a quick revision of the facts.
The presentation is systematic and balanced, making the subject easy to understand.
The latest syllabus for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (Mains Optional) for modern Indian history portions is covered in a comprehensive manner.
The students appearing for the UPSC Civil Services Main Exam with History for their optional and candidates of state civil services examinations will find the book useful. Those taking the UGC (NET) or the SET examination will also find the book quite helpful, apart from those who have taken up history as a subject of their choice for their graduation and post-graduation courses.