Publisher's Synopsis
This ground-breaking anthology of essays on Indian history discusses various aspects of India's history from local, regional and national levels. It throws new lights on developmental impoverishment of India, new frontiers of Indian communications, development in environment, the issues related to caste and identity and also the history of science policy of India. Written by eminent academics of worldwide renown, including Prof Michael Mann and Prof Laxman D Satya, this anthology is an indispensible companion to the readers, students, teachers and researchers of Indian contemporary history.
