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Diwali Sale An Era of Darkness – the ugly truth about br: The British Empire in India

In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain?s ?conscious and deliberate bleeding of India? [was the] greatest crime in all history?. He was not the only one to denounce the rapacity and cruelty of British rule, and his assessment was not exaggerated. Almost thirty-five million Indians died because of acts of commission and omission by the British?in famines, epidemics, communal riots and wholesale slaughter like the reprisal killings after the 1857 War of Independence and the Amritsar massacre of 1919. Besides the deaths of Indians, British rule impoverished India in a manner that beggars belief. When the East India Company took control of the country, in the chaos that ensued after the collapse of the Mughal empire, India?s share of world GDP was 23 percent. When the British left it was just above 3 percent. The British empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600, by royal charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade in silk, spices and other profitable Indian commodities. Within a century and a half, the Company had become a power to reckon with in India. In 1757, under the command of Robert Clive, Company forces defeated the ruling Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal at Plassey, through a combination of superior artillery and even more superior chicanery. A few years later, the young and weakened Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, was browbeaten into issuing an edict that replaced his own revenue officials with the Company?s representatives. Over the next several decades, the East India Company, backed by the British government, extended its control over most of India, ruling with a combination of extortion, double-dealing, and outright corruption backed by violence and superior force. This state of affairs continued until 1857, when large numbers of the Company?s Indian soldiers spearheaded the first major rebellion against colonial rule. After the rebels were defeated, the British Crown took over power and ruled the country ostensibly more benignly until 1947, when India won independence. In this explosive book, bestselling author Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India. Besides examining the many ways in which the colonizers exploited India, ranging from the drain of national resources to Britain, the destruction of the Indian textile, steel-making and shipping industries, and the negative transformation of agriculture, he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule, including democracy and political freedom, the rule of law, and the railways. The few unarguable benefits?the English language, tea, and cricket?were never actually intended for the benefit of the colonized but introduced to serve the interests of the colonizers. Brilliantly narrated and passionately argued, An Era of Darkness will serve to correct many misconceptions about one of the most contested periods of Indian history.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 938306465X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aleph Book Company; First Edition (27 October 2016); Aleph Book Company
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9789383064656
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9383064656
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 500 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 1 Count
Importer ‏ : ‎ Aleph Book Company
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Diwali Sale India After Gandhi (Hindi) / Bharat Gandhi Ke Baad / भारत गांधी के बाद: Duniyan Ke Vishaltam Loktantra Ka Itihas / दुनिया के विशालतम लोकतंत्र का इतिहास

भारत गांधी के बाद, रामचंद्र गुहा की अंतरराष्ट्रीय ख्यातिप्राप्त पुस्तक India After Gandhi का हिंदी रूपांतरण है। यह किताब 1947 के बाद के भारत की राजनीतिक, सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक यात्रा का सिलसिलेवार और गहराई से किया गया दस्तावेज़ है। आमतौर पर भारतीय इतिहास की किताबें स्वतंत्रता संग्राम तक सीमित रहती हैं, लेकिन यह पुस्तक बताती है कि आज़ादी के बाद की कहानी उतनी ही चुनौतीपूर्ण, संघर्षपूर्ण और प्रेरक रही है।

रामचंद्र गुहा ने धर्म, जाति, भाषा और वर्ग के नाम पर हुए संघर्षों, आंदोलनों और दंगों से लेकर भारतीय लोकतंत्र की मजबूती तक की कहानी साक्ष्यों और शोध के आधार पर बेहद सहज भाषा में प्रस्तुत की है। इसके साथ ही वे उन अनसुने और अनजाने नायकों को भी सामने लाते हैं जिन्होंने जन आंदोलनों, किसान संगठनों और जनजातीय संघर्षों के माध्यम से लोकतंत्र को ज़मीनी स्तर पर मजबूती दी।

इस पुस्तक का अनुवाद सुशांत झा ने किया है, जो मूल भावनाओं और घटनाओं के क्रम को बनाए रखते हुए पाठकों के लिए इसे पठनीय और रोचक बनाते हैं।

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विभाजन के बाद का भारत: विस्थापन, पुनर्निर्माण और नया संविधानधर्म, भाषा और जाति के नाम पर उभरे संकट – और उनसे लड़ने की लोकतांत्रिक कोशिशेंगुमनाम नायक: आदिवासी, किसान और मज़दूर जो कभी सुर्खियों में नहीं आएनेताओं की नई छवियाँ – निजी और राजनीतिक जीवन का संतुलनलोकतंत्र की नींव को मज़बूत करते ऐतिहासिक आंदोलनों और सुधारों का लेखा-जोखा

यह किताब Outlook और The Economist द्वारा Book of the Year चुनी गई थी और 2011 में साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार से भी सम्मानित हुई।

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 014306844X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin India; New edition (24 May 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 525 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780143068440
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143068440
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 470 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.5 x 14 x 2.9 cm
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 500.00 Grams
Importer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Generic Name ‏ : ‎ Book
Best Sellers Rank: #2,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Indian History (Books) #26 in Asian History (Books)
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