India: The Curzon to Nehru and After Durga Das english

By:

Das Durga

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Rupa Publishers 1981Description: 547 p. soft bound; 14x21 cmISBN:

978-81-716-7591-3

DDC classification:

23 954.042 DAS

Contents:

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

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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

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