Cultural History of Modern India : Readings in History

India’s recent history has been narrated largely in terms of the nationalist movement, personalities, and what has been seen as the ‘high’ politics of the state. Recent shifts in historical writing try to bring a wider understanding of politics, history and the ordinary people who make history. These six essays push the emerging paradigm further by moving away from conventional notions of the history of the nation and the political to present original and pioneering forays in the study of ...