Aspects of Indian History and Historiography

Book excerpt: Contains 29 Research Papers Contributed By Eminent Scholars Felicitating Prof. Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta, A Familiar Name In The Domain Of Indology. These Papers Represent Various Aspects Of Indian History And Historiography Covering A Wide Range Of Subjects Viz., Popular Movements, Tribal History, System Of Education, Role Of Temples, Traditions And Social Customs, Trade And India S Foreign Policy. Contents Section I; Chapter 1: Petty Peasant Production And Agrarian Capitalism: A Recent View On Their Relationship In Colonial India By B B Chaudhuri; Chapter 2: The Congress Ministry In The Central Provinces And Berar, 1937-39: The Communal Problem By K Mojumdar; Chapter 3: Civil Disobedience Movement And Women In Midnapore District By Niranjan Ghosh; Chapter 4: Nature Of Agrarian Discontent And The Origin Of Peasant Movements In India During The Pre-Nationalist Era (1757-1857) By Debabandya Kabi; Chapter 5: Protest Movement In Manbhum Against Its Merger With Bihar, 1912 By S C Mukhopadhyay; Chapter 6: The Indian Reform And Awakening Of The 19Th Century: A Study Of Its Impact On Bihar By Sumanta Niyogi; Chapter 7: The Quit India Movement And The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar By P K Maity; Chapter 8: Western Poligars In Madras Presidency By Anies George; Section Ii; Chapter 9: A Living Tradition Of Tripura: An Ethno-Cultural Probe By Sumangal Sen; Chapter 10: Endowments To Temples In Northern India (Early Medieval Period) By Pushpa Niyogi; Chapter 11: Modern And Secular Trends In Muslim Social Thought In Nineteenth Century Bengal By A F Salahuddin Ahmed; Chapter 12: Tribal History Of Ancient Bengal By Bhaskar Chatterjee; Chapter 13: The Cola Army And The Royal Temple Of Rajarajesvaram By Geeta Vasudevan; Chapter 14: The System Of Education In Ancient Orissa (6Th Century A D To 13Th Century A D) By Sanghamitra Dasgupta; Chapter 15: Widow Burning And The Madri Episode: An Analysis By Ashvini Agrawal; Chapter 16: Glimpses Of Social Condition Of India In The Anguttara-Nikaya By Gayatri Sen Majumdar; Chapter 17: Medical Science As Known To The Chinese Pilgrims By Sukumar Sengupta; Chapter 18: Medicine In Ancient India: A Review By Rakhal Chandra Nath; Chapter 19: Orissan Chronology: An Epigraphical Study By P K Nayak; Section Iii; Chapter 20: Jagannath Cult Of Orissa And The Rajas Of Nepal By P K Mishra; Chapter 21: Indians Around The Pamir Plateau In The First Decade Of The Nineteenth Century: A View Of Contemporary Russians By Surendra Gopal; Chapter 22: India S Foreign Policy In The Post Cold War Era: Can It Be Reconstructed To Build A South Asian Community? By Jayanta Kumar Ray; Chapter 23: Origin And Development Of Arakanese Settlements In Bangladesh: A Study Of Arakan-Bangladesh Relations (1760-1825) By Abdul Mabud Khan; Section Iv; Chapter 24: Craft Of History Writing: An Early Indian Perspective By Sukla Das; Chapter 25: A Lost Book On Politics In Ancient India By Pratap Chandra Chunder; Chapter 26: Perspectives Of Pali And Buddhistic Studies And Bimala Churn Law By Dipak Kumar Barua; Chapter 27: Some Illusionistic Thoughts In History Writing By Rasesh Jamindar; Chapter 28: Swamikannu Pillai S Indian Ephemeris: A Reconsideration By Mahesh Sharma; Chapter 29: Voices Of Protest And Dissent In The Works Of Bana By Shankar Goyal.