Indika: Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976

This study reveals how French influence intertwined with Indian states’ modernization and cultural life across centuries.

This book attempts to study some of the lesser-known aspects of Indo-French relations.

The core of the research is about the French in the service of Indian States (Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, Madhoji Sindhia, Shuja ud-Daula, Asaf ud-Daula and Ranjit Singh) before the onset of British rule in India. It focuses on the modernization of the armed forces of these states and the...