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Author: Farrukh Dhondy Publisher: ISBN: 9781794614710 Category : Languages : en Pages : 203
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Farrukh Dhondy brings alive the history of India from its earliest years to its present position as a global powerhouse - with a highly informative, highly readable and personal account of its development - debunking, illustrating, revealing and challenging established views, based on his scholarship and particular insights.In this complete edition, Farrukh looks at the earliest migrations into India, the waves of invasions - not least that of Alexander the Great, the rise of Islam and the rule of the Mughals, the development of the British East India Company's control of India into the British Raj, followed by the movement for independence, and then the establishment of modern India, with its contrasts, paradoxes and undoubted global economic importance. Few people realise that in the 16th Century India was alongside China as the most highly developed and powerful economies in the world - and the last two decades are witnessing the return of India's economic supremacy.Whatever you think you already know about India, you will be given new perspectives and new ideas in one of the most entertaining and witty history books - and introduced to the unique personality of Farrukh Dhondy, whose experience as a writer, scholar, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, and political force will both amaze and delight you.
Author: Farrukh Dhondy Publisher: ISBN: 9781794614710 Category : Languages : en Pages : 203
Book Description
Farrukh Dhondy brings alive the history of India from its earliest years to its present position as a global powerhouse - with a highly informative, highly readable and personal account of its development - debunking, illustrating, revealing and challenging established views, based on his scholarship and particular insights.In this complete edition, Farrukh looks at the earliest migrations into India, the waves of invasions - not least that of Alexander the Great, the rise of Islam and the rule of the Mughals, the development of the British East India Company's control of India into the British Raj, followed by the movement for independence, and then the establishment of modern India, with its contrasts, paradoxes and undoubted global economic importance. Few people realise that in the 16th Century India was alongside China as the most highly developed and powerful economies in the world - and the last two decades are witnessing the return of India's economic supremacy.Whatever you think you already know about India, you will be given new perspectives and new ideas in one of the most entertaining and witty history books - and introduced to the unique personality of Farrukh Dhondy, whose experience as a writer, scholar, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, and political force will both amaze and delight you.
Author: Farrukh Dhondy Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781794668355 Category : Languages : en Pages : 75
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Farrukh Dhondy brings alive the history of India from its earliest years to its present position as a global powerhouse - with a highly informative, highly readable and personal account of its development - debunking, illustrating, revealing and challenging established views, based on his scholarship and particular insights.Available in a complete edition, it is also published in 3 volumes of which this is Volume 3. In Volume 1, Farrukh looks at the earliest migrations into India, the waves of invasions - not least that of Alexander the Great, the emergence of the Hindu and other religions, and the way that modern politicians and commentators are using elements of that history, not always in quite the way that you might expect. In Volume 2, Farrukh looks at the rise of Islam, the way the Mughals developed their power base in India and then consolidated their position.In this book, Volume 3, he takes the story forward from the rise of the East India Company, through the British Raj, the struggle for independence, and then the creation of what is rapidly becoming one of the global powerhouses, modern India. Farrukh brings his impish sense of humour to the fruits of his scholarship and creates the most engaging and highly informative narrative.Whatever you think you already know about India, you will be given new perspectives and new ideas in one of the most entertaining and witty history books - and introduced to the unique personality of Farrukh Dhondy, whose experience as a writer, scholar, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, and political force will both amaze and delight you.
Author: Farrukh Dhondy Publisher: Verso Books ISBN: 1804295280 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 321
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The rebellious life of a novelist, screenwriter and revolutionary activist Born in Poona, India, Farrukh Dhondy came to England in 1964 and immersed himself in radical politics and the counterculture. He kicked off a career in journalism interviewing Pink Floyd and Allen Ginsberg and covering the first meeting between the Beatles and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Dhondy was soon drawn into political activism. He joined the Indian Workers Association and the British Black Panther Movement. Within the radical activist collective Race Today, he worked alongside Darcus Howe and C. L. R. James. An award-winning writer, he co-wrote the ground-breaking sit-com Tandoori Nights. In 1984 he became Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor for multicultural programming and was a driving force behind Desmond’s, Salaam Bombay!, and the trailblazing Bandung File. In Fragments against My Ruin, Dhondy explores a life to salvage precious moments against the inevitable decay of age. The result is a fascinating social and historical document of the late twentieth century, addressing politics, culture, friendship, and the determination to break down boundaries. It is an autobiography packed with compelling anecdotes, such as an insightful take on Jeffrey Archer’s conviction, as well as portraits of Richard Attenborough, Arundhati Roy, V. S. Naipaul, Charles Sobhraj, and many others.
Author: Aatish Taseer Publisher: Dylan Fazel ISBN: Category : Delhi (India) Languages : en Pages : 124
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When Skanda's father Toby dies, estranged from Skanda's mother and from the India he once loved, it falls to Skanda to return his body to his birthplace. This is a journey that takes him halfway around the world and deep within three generations of his family, whose fractures, frailties and toxic legacies he has always sought to elude. Both an intimate portrait of a marriage and its aftershocks, and a panoramic vision of India's half-century - in which a rapacious new energy supplants an ineffectual elite - 'The way things were' is an epic novel about the pressures of history upon the present moment. It is also a meditation on the stories we tell and the stories we forget; their tenderness and violence in forging bonds and in breaking them apart. Set in modern Delhi and at flashpoints from the past four decades, fusing private and political, classical and contemporary to thrilling effect, this book confirms Aatish Taseer as one of the most arresting voices of his generation.
Author: John Zubrzycki Publisher: The Experiment, LLC ISBN: 1615199985 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 232
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5,000 years of history—from the Bhagavad Gita to Bollywood—fill this masterful portrait of the world’s most populous nation and a rising global power. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. India—a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction—often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together—across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds—and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is today? From the Harappan era to Muslim invasions, the Great Mughals, British rule, independence, and present-day hopes, John Zubrzycki distills India’s colossal history into a gripping true story filled with legendary lives: Alexander the Great, Akbar, Robert Clive, Tipu Sultan, Lakshmi Bai, Lord Curzon, Jinnah, and Gandhi. India’s gifts to the world include Buddhism, yoga, the concept of zero, the largest global diaspora—and its influence is only growing. Already the world’s largest democracy, in 2023, India became the most populous nation. Can India overcome its political, social, and religious tensions to be the next global superpower? As the world watches—and wonders—this Shortest History is an essential, clarifying read.
Author: Judith E. Walsh Publisher: Brief History Of... (Checkmark ISBN: 9780816083626 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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An updated look at more than 5,000 years of India's history. As recently as the turn of the century, Western images of India pictured it as a land of religion, luxury, and desperate poverty—holy men sitting cross-legged by the roadside, fat maharajas on bejeweled elephants, or poverty-stricken beggars picking garbage for scraps to eat. Now that image has started to change. Today Americans are more likely to imagine Indian workers in call centers taking jobs needed in the United States or kids winning fortunes on quiz shows as in Slumdog Millionaire. Admired for its spiritual traditions (two of the world's major religions—Hinduism and Buddhism—originated here), for its peaceful struggle for independence led by Mohandas K. Gandhi, and for its vibrant culture (from Bollywood and spicy cuisine to classical music and world-renowned authors), India has had a long and fascinating history. However, while most people are familiar with certain parts of Indian history and culture, the roots of the country's contemporary society and politics are not always well understood in the West. Covering approximately 5,000 years of history, A Brief History of India, Second Edition offers an accessible, reliable introduction to the rich and diverse history of India. Coverage includes: Caste, Kings, and the Hindu World Order Gandhi and the Nationalist movement Constructing the Nation Bollywood and Beyond India in the Twenty-First Century.
Author: Farrukh Dhondy
Author: Farrukh Dhondy
Author: Farrukh Dhondy
Author: Farrukh Dhondy
Author: Aatish Taseer
Author: Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Author: Charles MacFarlane
Author: Charles Mac Farlane
Author: Judith E. Walsh