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The Indian National Army (INA) trials of 1945–46 have generally been given short shrift by historians in their cataloguing of the Indian freedom movement. This book examines to what extent the trial……続きを見る

The adventurous, the ambitious and the brave coveted its throne. One invader after another crossed the mighty Himalayas to seek a fortune here. A pivot of power down the ages, it fascinated both set……続きを見る

India, Citizenship, and Refugee Crisis: Political History of Hatred and Sorrow examines the effects of the Partition of India in 1947. The partition as suggested by the British to satisfy the Muslim……続きを見る

The Guru Tradition: India’s Spiritual Heritage discusses the natures and roles of both the guru and the si?ya, or disciple, as depicted in the Upani?ads and Dharma Sastras. The entirety of this anal……続きを見る

The dramatic shift of the Indian subcontinent, once highly integrated for a millennium until its Partition in 1947, into one of the world's least integrated regions, raises questions about this swif……続きを見る

In this book you will find the stories of all the men awarded the VC while serving in the Gurkha and Indian regiments of the Indian Army; this also includes British soldiers serving in these regimen……続きを見る

This book brings together conversations about the Partition and its haunting residues in the present as represented in literary, visual, oral, and material cultures of the subcontinent and beyond. T……続きを見る

Originally published in 1949, India does not attempt to provide a full history of the country, rather it brings to life the Indian story at the time by relating the position at the time of the new I……続きを見る

In the nineteenth century, a number of Zoroastrians emigrated from Iran to India. The subsequent importance of the cultural, religious and political ties between the Zoroastrian communities of Iran ……続きを見る

किरात राई लिम्बू समुदायमा जन्म विवाह र मृत्यु कर्म सम्पन्न गर्दा सदस्यलाई पहिचान दिने काम सांस्कृतिक रूपमै गरिन्छ। लिम्बू भाषाको 'नाम' खस नेपालीको घाम उही सूर्य हुन्। उनलाई देव मान्दै साक्षी राखेर प……続きを見る

What do you really know about Ancient Asia? 99 Percent of Earth's Ancient history is forgotten or deliberately eased. This book is one of Ten Great Forbidden Civilizations Books about Ancient Alien ……続きを見る

This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of khayal bandishes composed by Ne’mat Khan ‘Sadarang’ and Feroze Khan ‘Adarang’. It argues that deciphering khayal bandishes as cultural symbols provide……続きを見る

The Inspiring Story of One of India's Most Respected Business Leaders Ratan Tata is much more than a successful businessman; he is an icon of ethical leadership, a visionary who transformed the Tata……続きを見る

First published in 1980, Quakers in India is an account of the Quaker encounter with India from the day the first Quaker-owned ship sailed from Liverpool for Calcutta in 1815, until more than a cent……続きを見る

Temples to the Buddha and the Gods analyzes the patronage of diverse image houses built in the transnational Drāviḍa tradition of architecture in Sri Lankaーan architectural tradition that has been……続きを見る

This volume brings together scholarship on indigenous forms of travel to decolonize travel theory. It looks at certain minoritarian-vernacular traveling cults – very rarely examined – that compel us……続きを見る

This book examines the social and cultural history of Bengal through two major themes ー the intellectual and cultural dimension, and the socio-economic changes from the ancient to the postcolonial.……続きを見る

Chinese traders and explorers first visited the Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, in the early fourteenth century. The traveler Wang Dayuan “discovered” the island sultanate for the Chin……続きを見る

শাহ্ মোস্তফা খালেদ-এর ‘ভারত ভ্রমণের দিনলিপি’ গ্রন্থটি প্রকৃতই একটি রোজনামচা। প্রতিদিনের বিবরণের শীর্ষে সে দিনের তারিখ জুড়ে দিয়ে তা একটি নিখুঁত ডায়রির রুপ পেয়েছে। তবে বলা বাহুল্য, এ রোজনামচা একজন নিব……続きを見る

This book examines slavery in India from the Turkish conquest of North India to the centuries of Mughal rule. It focuses on the northern Islamic regimes’ treatment of slavery but not limited or dete……続きを見る

Het lijkt er steeds meer op dat het lot van de wereld in handen ligt van de president van de Volksrepubliek China: Xi Jinping, de autoritaire leider van ’s werelds meest geheimzinnige regime. Maar w……続きを見る

It has long been contended that the Indian Constitution of 1950, a document in English created by elite consensus, has had little influence on India's greater population. Drawing upon the previously……続きを見る

"If 'They' Assassinate Him, Imran Khan - The Last Hope, Leading The Change Amid Dark Forces" delves into the turbulent political career of Imran Khan, a figure whose rise to power and resilience in ……続きを見る

A fascinating and often surprising journey into the beliefand practice of magic in Pakistan, exploring the country’s myths, legends andfolklore.The supernatural and the religious intertwine to produ……続きを見る

Countless Sands presents engaging analyses of the diverse relationships between Buddhism and the environment that existed in medieval Asia. Recent years have witnessed a surge in publications across……続きを見る

Can we write women’s authorial roles into the history of industrial cinema in South Asia? How can we understand women’s creative authority and access to the film business infrastructure in this post……続きを見る

This book explores the relationship between Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and discusses their relevance in India’s history and socio-political discourse. It lo……続きを見る

Claiming Indigenous Plant Knowledge: From Botanical Exchanges to Resource Extraction in the Indian Ocean World examines the collection and documentation of the natural world's development over the c……続きを見る

The Princes of India and Nepal by Sir William Barton offers an engaging and insightful exploration of the lives, governance, and influence of the princely rulers of India and Nepal during the Britis……続きを見る

This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach to rethink the multiple dimensions of marginality – political, societal, economic, cultural, legal and spatial. It explores their new representations……続きを見る