(A) New look at modern Indian history : from 1707 to the modern times / by B. L. Grover and Alka Mehta

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Decline and disintegration of the Mughal Empire -- Achievemnets of the Early Peshwas -- Maratha administration under the Peshwas -- Anglo-French rivalry in the Carnatic -- The rise of English power in Bengal -- Career and achievements of Dupleix -- Clive's second Governorship of Bengal 1765-1767 -- Warren Hastings 1772-1875 -- Administrative reforms of Cornwallis 1786-1793 -- Lord Wellesley 1798-1805 -- Mysore under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan -- Lord Hastings and establishment of British paramountcy in India -- Anglo-Maratha struggle for supremacy -- William Bentinck 1828-1835 -- The annexation of Sind -- Career and achievements of Ranjit Singh -- The Punjab after Ranjit Singh and Anglo-Sikh wars -- Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856 -- Changes in Agrarian Structure: new land tenures and land revenue policy -- changes in administrative structure and policies under the East India Company -- Tribal revolts, Civil rebellions, popular movements and mutinies1757-1856 -- The revolt of 1857 -- Administrative reorganisation under the crown 1858-1947 -- India under Lytton and Ripon -- Lord George Nathaniel Curzon 1899-1905 -- Anglo-Afghan relations -- The north-west frontier -- The Indian States -- History of the growth and development of education in India -- The history of the Indian Press -- Cultural awakening, religious and social reforms -- Lower caste movements in modern India -- The growth and development of Indian National Movement -- Eminent national leaders of India -- The Left Movements in India -- Growth of industrial working class and the Trade Union Movement -- Peasants revolts and Agrarian Movements -- The development of famine policy -- The growth of Local Self-Government in India -- Growth of the Constitution under the Company's rule -- Growth of representative government in India -- The road to responsible government I -- The road to responsible government II -- The transfer of power -- Growth of Communalism and the Partition of India -- Indian economy under colonial rule -- The Constitution of the Indian Republic -- The impact and legacy of British Rule in India -- Nehruvian era: first phase of independence 1947-1964 -- Literary, artistic and cultural movements in modern India