Gentlemen Of The Raj
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Gentlemen Of The Raj
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Author : Pradeep P. Barua
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-12-30
Gentlemen Of The Raj written by Pradeep P. Barua and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-30 with History categories.
The dramatic transformation of a small British-led colonial force into a large modern national army, complete with its own institutional officer corps, is a unique event, one without parallel. Indeed, the Indian Army's evolution challenges many current theories on the nature of British colonial rule in India. Barua offers a case study of the only post-colonial officer corps, among developing nations, never to have toppled a civilian administration. Its successful transformation forces us to re-examine interpretations of the British Raj. This remarkable achievement was the culmination of a complex, if cautious, program of military modernization that has been practically ignored by scholars researching the colonial Indian Army. Barua examines these neglected institutional and organizational changes, demonstrating that the dynamics of colonial military modernization in India was a result of the interaction between British and Indians. The end result was the creation of a highly professional national army, one of the few in the developing world to be untainted by political involvement.
A Gentleman S Word
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Author : Nilanjana Sengupta
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Release Date : 2012
A Gentleman S Word written by Nilanjana Sengupta and has been published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
The great Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in 1943 to revitalize the Indian National Army (INA). Taking the opportunity of the Japanese occupation of parts of Southeast Asia, he launched armed struggle against British colonial rule in India. Two years later, that attempt failed at the eastern gates of India. Yet, it was a temporary failure because the INA helped set in motion a series of developments within India. These would culminate in its freedom in a further two years. Bose is household name in India. He is remembered in Southeast Asia as well, particularly among Indians. However, while his contributions to India's independence movement have been recorded exhaustively, less is known about the legacy that he left behind in Southeast Asia. This book seeks to fill that gap in the international understanding of a great Indian nationalist and pan-Asianist. It records how participation in the nationalist struggle invested Southeast Asian Indians with a rare sense of dignity and helped foster a mushrooming of militant trade unions, making it difficult for the returning British planters to perpetuate their control over what had been a docile workforce. The INA's Rani of Jhansi movement proved to be a pioneering effort at drawing Southeast Asian Indian women out of their traditional roles and expectations. It inspired some of them to take up mainstream roles for the cause of equality and emancipation. A Gentleman's Word retraces this journey of self-discovery of those who were inspired by Subhas Chandra Bose. The great Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in 1943 to revitalize the Indian National Army (INA). Taking the opportunity of the Japanese occupation of parts of Southeast Asia, he launched armed struggle against British colonial rule in India. Two years later, that attempt failed at the eastern gates of India. Yet, it was a temporary failure because the INA helped set in motion a series of developments within India. These would culminate in its freedom in a further two years. Bose is household name in India. He is remembered in Southeast Asia as well, particularly among Indians. However, while his contributions to India's independence movement have been recorded exhaustively, less is known about the legacy that he left behind in Southeast Asia. This book seeks to fill that gap in the international understanding of a great Indian nationalist and pan-Asianist. It records how participation in the nationalist struggle invested Southeast Asian Indians with a rare sense of dignity and helped foster a mushrooming of militant trade unions, making it difficult for the returning British planters to perpetuate their control over what had been a docile workforce. The INA's Rani of Jhansi movement proved to be a pioneering effort at drawing Southeast Asian Indian women out of their traditional roles and expectations. It inspired some of them to take up mainstream roles for the cause of equality and emancipation. A Gentleman's Word retraces this journey of self-discovery of those who were inspired by Subhas Chandra Bose.
Days Of The Raj
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Author : Pramod K. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2009
Days Of The Raj written by Pramod K. Nayar and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
British India generated the largest imperial archive in the world. From the stacks of administrative reports, minutes, instruction manuals, memoirs, letters, reports, cook-books and travelogues the British left behind,
Indianization The Officer Corps And The Indian Army
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Author : Chandar S. Sundaram
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-04-25
Indianization The Officer Corps And The Indian Army written by Chandar S. Sundaram and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-25 with History categories.
**Short-listed for the Society for Army Historical Research UK's Templer Medal Best First Book Prize, 2020** In the Indian Army of the British Raj, the officer corps was “reserved for the governing race”— in other words, the British. Only in 1917, a mere thirty years before India won its freedom, did the Raj permit Indians into the Army’s officer corps, thus slowly beginning its Indianization. Yet it is often forgotten that this decision was the culmination of a hundred-year-long debate. Based on meticulous archival research in Britain and India, Indianization, the Officer Corps, and the Indian Army breaks new ground by offering readers the first detailed account of this generally forgotten debate. It traces the myriad schemes and counter-schemes the debate generated, the complex twists and turns it took, and how it engaged both British policymakers anxious to maintain control as well as nationalist Indian leaders agitating for greater self-government. This work also offers insights into the martial races concept, the 1857 uprising, and the impact of Anglo-Indian ideology upon the Indian Army. Clearly written and carefully argued, it is an original and defining contribution to military/war and society history, the history of colonial India and its army, the history of British empire, the history of racism, and civil-military relations.
The Late Colonial Indian Army
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Author : Pradeep Barua
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-11-04
The Late Colonial Indian Army written by Pradeep Barua and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with History categories.
The Indian Army was one of the most important colonial institutions that the British created. From its humble origins as a mercantile police force to a modern contemporary army in the Second World War, this institution underwent many transitions. This book examines the Indian Army during the later colonial era from the First Afghan War in 1839 to Indian independence in 1947. During this period, the Indian Army developed from an internal policing force, to a frontier army, and then to a conventional western style fighting force capable of deployment to overseas’ theaters. These transitions resulted in significant structural and doctrinal changes in the army. The doctrines, and tactics honed during this period would have a dramatic impact upon the post-colonial armies of India and Pakistan. From civil-military relations to fighting and structural doctrines, the Indian and Pakistani armies closely reflect the deep-seated impact of decades of evolution during the late colonial era.
Soldiers Of Empire
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Author : Tarak Barkawi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-08
Soldiers Of Empire written by Tarak Barkawi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-08 with History categories.
Barkawi re-imagines the study of war with imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War.
British Imperialism
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Author : P.J. Cain
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-02
British Imperialism written by P.J. Cain and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-02 with History categories.
A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, this ground-breaking book radically reinterprets the course of modern economic development and the causes of overseas expansion during the past three centuries. Employing their concept of 'gentlemanly capitalism', the authors draw imperial and domestic British history together to show how the shape of the nation and its economy depended on international and imperial ties, and how these ties were undone to produce the post-colonial world of today. Containing a significantly expanded and updated Foreword and Afterword, this third edition assesses the development of the debate since the book’s original publication, discusses the imperial era in the context of the controversy over globalization, and shows how the study of the age of empires remains relevant to understanding the post-colonial world. Covering the full extent of the British empire from China to South America and taking a broad chronological view from the seventeenth century to post-imperial Britain today, British Imperialism: 1688–2015 is the perfect read for all students of imperial and global history.
Allen S Indian Mail And Register Of Intelligence For British And Foreign India
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
Allen S Indian Mail And Register Of Intelligence For British And Foreign India written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with categories.
Vietnam And The Unravelling Of Empire
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Author : T. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-10-21
Vietnam And The Unravelling Of Empire written by T. Smith and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-21 with Political Science categories.
The Vietnam War and Indian independence devastated British policy towards Asia. The Labour Government failed to understand its commitments. Yet some senior British officers were prepared to work alongside Asian nationalism in order to secure British interests. This created a radical local fusion of imperial, diplomatic and humanitarian policies.
The Vishnu Chronicles
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Author : Suhail Mathur
language : en
Publisher: Om Books International
Release Date : 2017-01-21
The Vishnu Chronicles written by Suhail Mathur and has been published by Om Books International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-21 with categories.
BOOK DESCRIPTION Legend has it that Jaya and Vijaya, Lord Vishnu’s palace guards, were cursed by the enraged Manasputras who ordained them to abandon Vaikuntha. But not before they were provided with an alternative—an alternative that would mould their uncertain future...and that of the Delhi-based graduate, Mohan Sharma, who, while flipping through the lesser-known pages of mythology, becomes cognisant of a sinister presence lurking around. This is followed by a cryptic letter, revealing the existence of his grandfather of whom he has no recollection. Pandemonium strikes as Mohan unwittngly unravels a closely guarded secret that shall bring him face-to-face with an unspeakable horror, his adversary who is blessed with the boon of immortality by Lord Shiva. Accompanied by five men, each possessing a distinct ability, Mohan must find the weapon, long forgo en by mankind, that can spell doom for his nemesis—Lord Rama’s wondrous bow...the ‘Kodanda’! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suhail Mathur is the author of the bestselling historical c on, The Bhairav Putras. An alumnus of Delhi Public School, Noida and National Law University, Delhi, he also advises international law firms on various issues. Awarded the Best Book Reviewer 2013 by Tales Pensieve, Suhail is currently working with various production houses as a story, screenplay and dialogue writer. He has done English cricket commentary for Star Sports and Airtel’s mobile application. A lit fest regular, he has been listed as one of India’s ‘Top 51 Indian Authors to Follow’. He is also one of the country’s most prominent literary agents.