Modern Indian history. Vol.II / by S.C. Sarkar and K. K. Datta

CHAPTER I - ADVENT AND EARLY PROGRESS AND RIVALRIES OF EUROPEAN TRADING NATIONS: The Portuguese -- The Dutch -- The French -- The English -- CHAPTER II - ANGLO FRENCH RELATIONS IN INDIA -- CHAPTER III - GROWTH OF AN ENGLISH DOMINION IN BENGAL: From Plassey to Buxar or the first Dyarchy in Bengal (1756-64) -- From dewani to sovereignty or the second dynasty in Bengal (1765-72) -- CHAPTER IV - EAST INDIA COMPANY AS AN INDO BRITISH POWER (1772-86): Internal administration under Hastings -- External relations under Hastings -- CHAPTER V - FALL OF THE LEADING INDIAN POWERS- RISE OF THE NEW INDO-BRITISH POWER TO SUPREMACY (1786-1823) - THE LAST TEST OF THE MOVEMENT OF 1857-59: The Marathas and the English -- Final decline of the Rajputs and Rajputana under the British political influence -- Mysore: Its later history and relations -- The Nizam of Hyderabad -- The Carnatic, Tanjore and Surat -- The fate of Oudh -- Last days of emperor Shah Alam II and the British capture of Delhi -- The Himalayan frontier: the Gurkhas -- Pacification of Central India: Pindaris, Pathans and other minor states -- The last test of the new British supremacy: the Movement of 1857-59 -- CHAPTER VI - CLASH WITH EASTERN AND WESTERN NATIVE: COMPLETION OF INDO-BRITISH TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND GROWTH OF AN INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY (FROM 1824): The Sikh wars and British annexation of the Punjab -- Annexation of Sindh -- The north-west frontier -- Relations with Afghanistan -- British India's relations with Persia, Tibet and Bhutan -- The eastern frontier: conquest of Burma and Assam -- Growth of an Indian Foreign Policy -- CHAPTER VII - THE INDIAN STATES -- CHAPTER VIII - INDO-BRITISH INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION (FROM 1786): Revenue administration -- Law and justice -- Police and prison reform -- Divisions district and village administration -- Public services -- Growth of Indian army and army administration -- Public works and communications -- CHAPTER IX - GROWTH OF AN INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OF INDIA: Growth of Parliamentary control and the relations between Parliamentary and Secretary of State and the government of India -- Central government in India -- The provincial government -- CHAPTER X - RELIGION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE: Religious reforms -- Social progress -- Education, literature and art