The book is based on the recent historical works and is intended primarily for Higher Secondary students of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. The book provides an outline on the most crucial period of World History since the outbreak of the American war of Independence meandering its course through the French revolution, Industrial revolution, rising tide of rationalism in Eur....     View More Details

The 4th edition of HISTORY OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN INDIA (1857-1947) has been designed for both students and general readers. The book provides an outline on the most crucial phase of Indian history by incorporating the fruits of recent researches-both Indian and foreign-on this subject. The publications of several volumes of Subaltem Studies, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee`s Diary....     View More Details

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The book elaborates the forces, movements and institutions that have contributed to the making of modern India. Historical research during the last four decades has led to several new insights into the study of modern Indian History. The book incorporates the major developments in historical research since independence. Besides dealing with political convulsions in India during this period, th....     View More Details

It is very difficult to comprehend the multifaceted strands of history, covering more than the last one hundred years in a single book to meet the requirements of students of class XII. This book deals with the contemporary Europe and the rest of the world. Apart from highlighting the various forces that shaped the destiny of nations in the years before 1914, this book provides a rational back....     View More Details

On November 1, 1755-All Saints` Day-a massive earthquake struck Europe`s Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders, recapture the power of their previ....     View More Details

The book has been thoroughly revised by incorporating fresh materials in the light of recent researches on the subject. Apart from meeting the requirements of the students for Plus Two Level or Higher Secondary, the book will be helpful to the candidates appearing in competitive examination of both Central and State Civil Services, including Indian Administrative and allied services.

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Indian Cultural History is the proud of every Indian for its glorious past, present and future. In this book, it has been discussed about the significance of Indian culture, unity in diversity, development of Indian Culture. How all these religions like, Vedic religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Saivism and Vaisnavism aimed securing social harmony, moral upliftment and inoculation a sense of duty in....     View More Details

Cultural History of India has been divided into three parts to discuss various aspects of development of Indian culture. It talks about how religions such as the Vedic religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Saivism and Vaisnavism aimed at securing social harmony, moral upliftment, and inculcated a sense of duty in the individual. The development of Indian art and architecture was a creative effort to pr....     View More Details

Recent advances in biology and physiology have enormously increased the relevance of histology and made its study vitally important. This book presents a systematic treatment of the histological aspects of different tissues of almost all the systems of an organism. The text is presented in a clear and lucid manner, supported by numerous detailed and self-explanatory illustrations. The book is ....     View More Details

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A single-volume study of Ancient Indian History delineating the various facets, both political and cultural, and incorporating the fruits of recent researches that have abundantly appeared since 1950, has not been attempted before. Author has tried to maintain a delicate balance between political history and social, economic and cultural history of ancient India.

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The main aim of this book is to present a comprehensive history and culture of Orissa in a single volume to cater the need of the students and researchers. So far a standard book on the subject was not available covering the all aspects of Orissan history such as Political, Administrative, Social, Economic, Art and Architecture and Religion etc. So the students, researchers and the general rea....     View More Details

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This compilation covers 125 brief and factual life sketches of great Indians who have contributed substantially to ennobling and enriching human life worldwide.

The selection is a random and unbiased sample of artists, writers, poets, musicians, dramatists and filmmakers, philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, engineers and human-health specialists, kings, servants and social and pol....     View More Details

The book covers the history of ancient India from pre-historic times to eighth century A.D. While the main strands in the study of ancient India like the Harappan culture, the Vedic and post-vedic civilization, religious ferment like Buddhism and Jainism, Maurya age, political disintegration and foreign invasions, the mighty Gupta empire, the prominence of north under Harsha, Deccan and South ....     View More Details

An attempt is made here to string together pieces of evidence collected from various sources with a view to throwing light on different aspects of ancient Indian guilds and presenting their systematic account. The region covered is northern India and western Deccan. The clubbing together of these two areas was prompted by the consideration of their close cultural affinity and geographical prox....     View More Details

This book entitled Museum and Education emphasises primarily on the role of museums in education with particular reference to the Indian context. There has been a demand from different corners of Indian society to introduce certain changes in the existing patterns of Indian educational system. In this endeavour, Indian museums can play a positive and meaningful role. The source materials of cl....     View More Details

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The book presents a connected account of the events which have shaped the emergence of modern Rajasthan. It is a thematic development of historical forces and not a history of individual states, big or small, in the region.

It discusses how the succession disputes and rival nobility groups had been responsible for Maratha inroads and acceptance of British treaties of subordination. The ....     View More Details