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Chronology | |
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Preface | |
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Land and the Human Fabric | |
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Geography | |
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Climate | |
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Dress and Cuisine | |
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Political Structure | |
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Secularism and Religious Tolerance | |
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Population | |
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Languages | |
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India in Prehistoric Times | |
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The Indus-Saraswati Rivers Civilization | |
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The Vedic Age, ca. 1200 BCE-600 BCE | |
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Post-Harappan Early History of Indian Source Material | |
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Vedic Literature | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix to Chapter 3: Vedic People and the Aryan Invasion Theory | |
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Birth of Two Religions: Buddhism and Jainism | |
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Buddhism | |
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Jainism | |
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State and Politics in Ancient India | |
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Alexander's Invasion | |
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The Mauryas | |
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The Rise of the Kushanas | |
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The Guptas | |
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Harshavardhana | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Era of Consolidation: Political and Cultural | |
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The Epics and the Puranas | |
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Hinduism | |
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The Bhakti Movement | |
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The Caste System | |
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Women in Ancient India | |
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Education in Ancient India | |
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Higher Learning in Ancient India | |
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Early Islam: The Sultanate | |
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Islam | |
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The Sultanate of Delhi | |
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The Khalji Dynasty | |
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Peninsular Kingdoms: Vijayanagar and Bahmani | |
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The Vijayanagar Empire | |
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The Bahmani Kingdom | |
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The Great Mughals: Babar to Aurangzeb | |
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Babar | |
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Humayun and Sher Shah | |
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Akbar | |
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Jahangir | |
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Shah Jahan | |
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Aurangzeb | |
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Mughal Administration | |
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The Later Mughals - Empire Only in Name | |
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Persian and Afghan Invasions | |
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The Rise of the Marathas and the Sikhs | |
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The Rise of the Marathas Shivaji | |
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The Peshwas | |
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The Sikhs and Their Relations with the Mughals | |
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The European Powers in India | |
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The Age of Commerce, 1498-1757 | |
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The Age of Conquest, 1757-1848 | |
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The Blackest Chapter in British Indian History | |
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Reaction to British Rule | |
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Agents of Change | |
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The Great Uprising | |
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The Indian Nationalist Movement, 1850-1919 | |
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Nationalism in Europe and Asia Compared | |
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Special Characteristics of Asian and Indian Nationalism | |
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India's Unity and Beginnings of Nationalism | |
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Indian Reaction to the Christian Missionary Challenge | |
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Establishment of the Indian National Congress | |
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Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms | |
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The Road to Freedom Through Partition | |
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The Two Nationalisms | |
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The Khilafat or Caliphate Movement | |
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The Simon Commission and the Muslims | |
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Irwin's Declaration and Call for a Roundtable Conference | |
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Gandhi Breaks the Salt Laws | |
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The Communal Award and Gandhi's Reaction | |
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The Problem of the Princely States | |
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The Act of 1935 | |
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Congress, the Muslim League, and World War II | |
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Interim Indian Government Formed | |
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Free at Last but Through Partition | |
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The March of Indian Democracy, Part I | |
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Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister | |
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The Question of Portuguese Colonies in India | |
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The Making of the Constitution and How It Works | |
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Nehru's Death | |
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Lal Bahadur Sastri | |
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Imperious Indira | |
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The Janata Interlude | |
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Indira's Rule Again | |
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The March of Indian Democracy, Part II | |
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Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister | |
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Viswanath Pratap Singh, Prime Minister | |
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Rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister | |
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The Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir Dispute | |
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The BJP in Power - Three Times | |
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The Congress Party in Power Again | |
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The Princely States and the Kashmir Question | |
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Legal Basis for the Independent Status of the Princely States | |
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The Princes and the Nationalist Movement | |
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British Dealings with the Princes Just Before India's Independence | |
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Sardar Patel Heads the Ministry of States | |
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The Kashmir Question | |
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Toward Economic Freedom | |
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Political and Economic Background of India's Economic Development | |
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Industrial Policy and Socialist Pattern of Society | |
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Failure of Socialist Planning | |
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Population and Planning | |
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Failure of Planning | |
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New Economic Policy | |
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Conclusion | |
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India's Foreign Policy | |
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The Nehru Era | |
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India's Neighbors and the Superpowers | |
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Selected Bibliography | |
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Index | |