Essays On Modern India Historiography

Anyone can make history. Everyone can read history. Historians tell history. Anyone can tell a story, but every story is not a history. In order to read history effectively, one must have an understanding of the historiography of the area of his or her interest. Historiography is a study of history as studied by historians. The essays are written for the students of the postgraduate classes. It will also benefit the students preparing for the NET/UGC test. It will help them to learn about the established historians about whom the questions are generally asked. It will also help the students for the course work required for the PhD. The book contains five essays on historiography of Modern India. The headings of the chapters are as follows: 1.Chapter 1: Historiography of Modern India – An Introduction 2.Chapter 2: Imperialist Historians of Modern India 3.Chapter 3: Nationalist Historians of Modern India 4.Chapter 4: Marxists Historians of Modern India 5.Chapter 5: Historiography of Colonialism in India 6.Bibliography The Hindi version of this book is available in eBook format. The paperback is also available. The ISBN of the paperback is 9781085882729

Originally written for seminars and lectures held under the auspices of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.

History as a social science is arguably more self-reflective than associated disciplines in that family. Other social scientists seem to see little reason to look beyond the paradigm they are developing in the present times. Historians on the other hand, tend to depend on the cumulative process of the development of their craft and the fund of accumulated knowledge. Yet, while this is acknowledged in the practice of research, Historiography in itself as a subject of study has rarely found its place in the syllabi of Indian universities. Knowledge of Historiography is taken for granted when a scholar plunges into research. In an attempt to address this lacuna, the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has planned a series of volumes on Historiography comprising articles by subject specialists commissioned by the ICHR. The first volume in the series, Approaches to History: Essays in Indian Historiography brings to the readers the first fruits of that endeavour. While the essays encompass areas of research presently at the frontiers of new research, scholars will also find the bibliographies accompanying the essays of significant appeal.

In the last few decades, professional historians have raised important questions regarding the theories, methods and practices of history extant since the earliest times. Oral and Visual History have assumed a new importance in our times. This book presents seven essays on history as it can be practised productively in India. It is pedagogically important to students and teachers of history in India. Meant primarily for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, it will also be appreciated by the lay public. Readers will certainly rethink their historical perspectives in response to the issues of theory raised critically in this book. This book is co-published with Aakar Books, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print versions of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The Anthology Explodes The Myth Of India Being A Static Society And Reflects The Commitment Of To Indian History Congress To Scientific And Secular History. This Volume Comprising Thirty Four Articles Taken From Ihc Proceedings Of Last Fifty Years Is Being Put Together In The Hope That It Could Afford An Impression Of The Research Problems Which Have Engaged Economic Historians In The Past Fifty Years. The Conceptual Frame Work In Which Their Research Was Conceived, And The Methodology They Employed. It Provides An Overview Of The Continuities And Changes In The Professional Historians Approach To The Economic Aspects Of `Modern` Indian History.

The book contains five essays on historiography of Modern India. The essays are written for the students of the postgraduate classes. It will also benefit the students preparing for the NET/UGC test. It will help them to learn about the established historians about whom the questions are generally asked. It will also help the students for the course work required for the PhD. The headings of the chapters are as follows: 1.Chapter 1: Historiography of Modern India – An Introduction 2.Chapter 2: Imperialist Historians of Modern India 3.Chapter 3: Nationalist Historians of Modern India 4.Chapter 4: Marxists Historians of Modern India 5.Chapter 5: Historiography of Colonialism in India 6.Bibliography The Hindi version of this book is available in eBook format. The Book is available on amazon.com with ASIN: B07WD4T2K3

"Essays on Indian Historiography is a modest attempt at exposing some basic problems of Indian historiography, which have influenced our cultural, social, intellectual and political lives. It investigates into the central philosophy of the Gita and its relevance today, Vyasa as the founder of Indian historical tradition, the problem of dating early Indian history, sati and Ayodhya - the subjects of wider national concern, historical geography and the trends in the historiography of Panjab, national integration and Nehru's rationalism - the themes of perennial significance and relevance, and finally, the growth of intellectual movement in western India. Scholars of Indian history and culture would find this book useful."