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

Includes appendices.

CHAPTER I - ADVENT AND EARLY PROGRESS AND RIVALRIES OF EUROPEAN TRADING NATIONS : The Portuguese -- The Dutch -- The French -- The English -- CHAPTER II - ANGLO-FORENCH RELATIONS IN INDIA (18th CENTURY) -- 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 Dyarchy 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 NATIVE POWERS AND RISE OF THE NEW INDO-BRITISH POWER TO SUPREMACY (1786-1822) : The Marathas and the English -- Final decline of the Rajputs -- Mysore : Its later history and relation -- 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 POWER : 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 - THE GROWTH OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OF INDIA : Growth of parliamentary control and the relations between Parliamentary Secretary of State and the Government of India -- Central Government in India -- The Provincial Government -- Political development and Indian Nationalism, 1821 onwards -- CHAPTER X - RELIGION SOCIETY AND CULTURE : Religious reforms -- Social progress -- Education, Literature and Art