India: The Curzon to Nehru and After
Das Durga
India: The Curzon to Nehru and After english Durga Das - New Delhi Rupa Publishers 1981 - 547 p. soft bound; 14x21 cm
BOOK I
1900-21 Political Awakening 1. Childhood in a Punjab Village
2. The Social and Religious Milieu6
3. First Contact with the White Man
4. School Days
5. Moment of Destiny: Journalism Beckons
6. With A.P.I. under K. C. Roy
7. Curzon and Nehru
8. Minto and Hardinge
9. Gokhale: Towering Parliamentaria
10. Chelmsford: Pledge of Reforms
11. Tilak: Home Rule is my Birthright
12. Passing of the Tilak Era
13. The New Challenge of Non-Cooperation
14. Dyarchy in Action
BOOK II
1921-39 The Gandhian Revolution
1. Simla-Delhi Exodus
2. Reading as Viceroy
Contents
3. The Prince of Wales’s Tour
4. Gandhi’s Triumph and Retreat
5. Indianisation of the Services
6. Three Revolutions
7. Serving the Nationalist Press
8. The Rise of Communalism
9. The Question of Council Entry
10. Reading’s Successes and Failures
11. Irwin’s Bid to Ease Tension
12. Divide and Rule
13. The Simon Inquiry
14. The Worsening Crisis
15. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
16. (1) Giants of the Central Legislature(2) Irwin’s Departure
17. Voyage to London
18. The Indian Problem: British View
19. The Press and India Office
20. Willingdon-Civil Disobedience Resumed
21. Council Entry—Reforms Act
22. The Seeds of Pakistan: Fazli’s Views
23. Non-Cooperation Ends
24. Grigg - Break with Reuter and A.P.I.
25. Jinnah - Break with the Congress
26. Provincial Autonomy at Work
BOOK III
1939-47 Independence Dawns 1. World War II
igi
Contents
9
2. The Cripps Mission
200
3. Do or Die
204
4. Over to the Hindustan Times
209
5. Pakistan on a Platter
213
6. War Correspondent
217
7. In London Again
221
8. Cabinet Mission
224
9. Interim Government
230
10. The Assembly Scene
235
11. Towards the Transfer of Power - Mountbatten 238 12. Divide and Quit
247
13. The Final Scene
252
14. The Auspicious Hour
255
BOOK IV 1947-64
The Nehru Era 1. Tryst with Destiny
261
2. Resettling the Refugees
267
3. Constitution Making
271
4. The Passing of the Mahatma
274
5. Meeting Challenges
279
6. Talks with Nehru
288
7. To the New World
295
8. Clash of Personalities
301
9. First General Election
306
10. Planned Development
309
11. India and the Big Powers
317
12. Linguistic States
326
13. President and Prime Minister
331
Contents
IO
14. Round the World
339
15. X-Raying the Nation
346
16. The Shrunken Image
351
17. I.N.F.A. is Born
357
18. China Betrays Nehru
359
19. Father and Daughter
368
20. Enter the Soothsayer
21. Nehru, Man and Prime Minister
BOOK V
1964-68 After Nehru, What ? 1. “Big Little Man”
2. The Twenty-one-Day War
3. A Woman Leads
4. Democracy on Trial
5. India Counts
6. India and the United States
7. Moscow looks at Delhi
8. The Crystal Ball
9. Challenging Issues
10. Break-up or Break-through
978-81-716-7591-3
954.042 / DAS
India: The Curzon to Nehru and After english Durga Das - New Delhi Rupa Publishers 1981 - 547 p. soft bound; 14x21 cm
BOOK I
1900-21 Political Awakening 1. Childhood in a Punjab Village
2. The Social and Religious Milieu6
3. First Contact with the White Man
4. School Days
5. Moment of Destiny: Journalism Beckons
6. With A.P.I. under K. C. Roy
7. Curzon and Nehru
8. Minto and Hardinge
9. Gokhale: Towering Parliamentaria
10. Chelmsford: Pledge of Reforms
11. Tilak: Home Rule is my Birthright
12. Passing of the Tilak Era
13. The New Challenge of Non-Cooperation
14. Dyarchy in Action
BOOK II
1921-39 The Gandhian Revolution
1. Simla-Delhi Exodus
2. Reading as Viceroy
Contents
3. The Prince of Wales’s Tour
4. Gandhi’s Triumph and Retreat
5. Indianisation of the Services
6. Three Revolutions
7. Serving the Nationalist Press
8. The Rise of Communalism
9. The Question of Council Entry
10. Reading’s Successes and Failures
11. Irwin’s Bid to Ease Tension
12. Divide and Rule
13. The Simon Inquiry
14. The Worsening Crisis
15. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
16. (1) Giants of the Central Legislature(2) Irwin’s Departure
17. Voyage to London
18. The Indian Problem: British View
19. The Press and India Office
20. Willingdon-Civil Disobedience Resumed
21. Council Entry—Reforms Act
22. The Seeds of Pakistan: Fazli’s Views
23. Non-Cooperation Ends
24. Grigg - Break with Reuter and A.P.I.
25. Jinnah - Break with the Congress
26. Provincial Autonomy at Work
BOOK III
1939-47 Independence Dawns 1. World War II
igi
Contents
9
2. The Cripps Mission
200
3. Do or Die
204
4. Over to the Hindustan Times
209
5. Pakistan on a Platter
213
6. War Correspondent
217
7. In London Again
221
8. Cabinet Mission
224
9. Interim Government
230
10. The Assembly Scene
235
11. Towards the Transfer of Power - Mountbatten 238 12. Divide and Quit
247
13. The Final Scene
252
14. The Auspicious Hour
255
BOOK IV 1947-64
The Nehru Era 1. Tryst with Destiny
261
2. Resettling the Refugees
267
3. Constitution Making
271
4. The Passing of the Mahatma
274
5. Meeting Challenges
279
6. Talks with Nehru
288
7. To the New World
295
8. Clash of Personalities
301
9. First General Election
306
10. Planned Development
309
11. India and the Big Powers
317
12. Linguistic States
326
13. President and Prime Minister
331
Contents
IO
14. Round the World
339
15. X-Raying the Nation
346
16. The Shrunken Image
351
17. I.N.F.A. is Born
357
18. China Betrays Nehru
359
19. Father and Daughter
368
20. Enter the Soothsayer
21. Nehru, Man and Prime Minister
BOOK V
1964-68 After Nehru, What ? 1. “Big Little Man”
2. The Twenty-one-Day War
3. A Woman Leads
4. Democracy on Trial
5. India Counts
6. India and the United States
7. Moscow looks at Delhi
8. The Crystal Ball
9. Challenging Issues
10. Break-up or Break-through
978-81-716-7591-3
954.042 / DAS