Jamshetji Tata was the Father of Indian Industry. During the British rule, when hurdles were created at every stage for Indian industry, Jamshetji Tata worked with grit and determination and had done pioneering service in various fields of industry and technology. This book presents various facets of this great life in an interesting and inspiring style.
The plateau of Chhotanagpur brims with forest wealth and minerals. Nature’s vast resources had always attracted outsiders to this region and this led to the rise of various classes of exploiters In such circumstances prevailing during the end of nineteenth century Birsa Munda rose like a phoenix.
The author A.K. Dhan is the member of the Permanent Committee of the University Grants Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
Who's Who of Indian Martyrs (in three volumes) was published in 1969, 1972 and 1973. The first and second volumes are dedicated to the freedom fighters who were hanged for the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947. The third and the last volume deals exclusively with the martyrs of 1857.
During the freedom struggle, hundreds of thousands of patriots offered resistance, went to jail and suffered hardships. Innumerable martyrs made the supreme sacrifice to throw out the foreign rulers. This book is a collection of letters written by some of these martyrs to their relatives and comrades .The objective of bringing out this publication is to bring the fervor of our freedom movement among today's youth.
Trial of Tilak, is a veritable account of the famous trial of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the indomitable champion of Swaraj in July 1908. The trial was for ‘sedition’ and following it he was sentenced to transportation for six years with a fine of 1000/- to Mandalay jail.
The proceedings of this historic trial, which lasted for ten days, were soon afterwards documented in a book form by N.C.Kelkar. The book covers the brilliant defence put up by Tilak himself and other legal luminaries of the country.
Brought out in two volumes (1902 and 1904), The Economic History of India traces the history of all economic activity that was prevalent from the ancient times in the rural areas of the country.
Romesh Chunder Dutt, One of the first to enter into the ICS, held high administrative posts in his 26- year old career. He is also reputed for his literary pursuits, in his historical novels and his translations of the epics.
The book deals with the social, political, cultural and economic conditions of India in the eighteenth century against the backdrop of the historical processes that had in earlier times shaped the life and history of Indian people. (Available in four volumes).
Eminent Archaeologist and scholar of Ancient History and Culture Tarachand was vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University.
This album contains seventy photographs, sketches and graphics of the leaders, events and places associated with the 1857 War of India's Independence.
The most significant parts of the album are the sketches and pictures by those British who actually participated in the war and instantly drew sketches of the events in the midst of fighting. These illustrations have been arranged so as to tell a story and notes are added to the captions.
The book is a gem of its kind. It summarises the vivid outline of the rise of the Maratha power in a brilliant fashion. The book has wielded such an influence on later study of Maratha history as well as on the approach to the understanding of the history of India as a whole that it is rightly considered a classic.
The author popularly known as Justice Ranade was a pioneer in many fieldsHis championship of social reform and his studies in History and political economy were aspects of his many sided talents.