This book successfully details modern Indian history from 1857, the year of the Indian Revolt until the period after independence in 1947 in a lucid and complete manner. The most recommended book for modern history for IAS exam is “India’s Struggle for Independence” authored by Bipan Chandra and a few other eminent historians. Modern history is an important part of the UPSC syllabus for General Studies Paper I. These, along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, constitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of the Nehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy the consolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in the Centre and the states, the Punjab problem and anti-caste politics and untouchability. This volume, a sequel to the best-selling India’s Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom.
The story of the forging of India, the world’s largest democracy, is a rich and inspiring one.
UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains Exam Syllabus 2023.
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