An insightful and comprehensive introduction to contemporary India. The story of how India, the world's largest democracy, was formed is both rich and inspiring. This book, a follow-up to the best-selling "India's Struggle for Independence," explores the challenges faced and successes achieved by India, considering its colonial history and long fight for freedom. It explains how the Constitution was crafted, and how Nehruvian policies and the fundamentals of foreign policy developed. The book also discusses national consolidation, addressing contentious issues such as party politics at the central and state levels, the Punjab problem, anti-caste movements, and untouchability. This updated edition critically examines the rise of communalism and the use of state power to promote it. It covers the decline of the National Democratic Alliance in the 2004 general elections, the rise of the United Progressive Alliance, and the implications of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal, which challenged the political consensus. The edition provides detailed analysis of economic reforms since 1991, land reforms, the Green Revolution, and an overview of India’s economy in the new millennium. Additionally, it offers objective assessments of leaders including Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh, presenting a comprehensive view of a nation in motion.

‘भारत का स्वतंत्रता संग्राम’ नामक इस पुस्तक की रचना एक व्यापक रूपरेखा के तहत की गई है। यह एक सुदीर्घ शोधकार्य का नतीजा है, जिसका निर्देशन प्रो. बिप‌िन चंद्र ने किया। यह शोध केवल संग्रहालयों, निजी व संस्थाओं से प्राप्त सामग्री के आधार पर नहीं किया गया, बल्क‌ि इसमें स्वतंत्रता आन्दोलन के समय के समाचार-पत्रों तथा आन्दोलन में आधार-स्तर पर शामिल रहे लोगों के अनुभवों, उनके साक्षात्कारों का भी उपयोग किया गया है। कह सकते हैं कि भारतीय इत‌िहास के इस विशिष्ट काल खंड, और उससे भी अध‌िक उस आन्दोलन के विषय में हमें यहाँ एक प्रचुर तथ्य प्राप्त होते हैं, जिसके पर‌िणामस्वरूप आज हम एक स्वतंत्र देश के नागरिक हैं। यह पुस्तक भारत के स्वाधीनता आन्दोलन की उन विशेषताओं को ख़ासतौर पर रेखांकित करती है जिनके चलते यह मुहिम केवल असहमति और नकार की गतिवि‌धि नहीं, बल्कि एक रचनात्मक और भविष्योन्मुखी, व्यापक मानवीय सरोकारों से प्रतिबद्ध सजग कार्रवाई थी। लोकतंत्र, नागरिक स्वतंत्रता, धर्मनिरपेक्षता, आत्मनिर्भरता, समतावादी समाज-व्यवस्था, स्वतंत्र विदेश नीति, अभिव्यक्ति और संगठन की आज़ादी, समग्र आर्थिक विकास, ग़रीबों की पक्षधरता और व्यापक अन्तरराष्ट्रीय दृष्टिकोण के जिन मूल्यों को आधार बनाकर भारत का स्वाधीनता आन्दोलन चला, और जो स्वतंत्र भारत के आधार-मूल्य बने, उन्हें यह पुस्तक तथ्यों और सन्तुलित विश्लेषण के साथ रेखांकित करती है। छात्रों के साथ-साथ आधुनिक भारत के इतिहास में रूचि रखने वाले पाठकों के लिए विशेष उपयोगी।

‘आज़ादी के बाद का भारत’ देश के राजनीतिक, आर्थिक और सामाजिक परिदृश्य का विस्तृत अवलोकन है। इसमें हमें न सिर्फ़ इस कालखंड की निर्णायक घटनाओं की जानकारी मिलती है, बल्कि उन्हें देखने के लिए एक सन्तुलित दृष्टिकोण भी प्राप्त होता है। प्रो. बिपिन चंद्र और उनके सहयोगी लेखकों द्वारा लिखित चर्चित पुस्तक ‘भारत का स्वतंत्रता संग्राम’ की अगली कड़ी के रूप में प्रकाशित यह पुस्तक संविधान के निर्माण, रियासतों के एकीकरण, प्रधानमंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरू के दौर में अपनाई गई राजनीतिक-आर्थिक नीतियों, पंचवर्षीय योजनाओं, हरित क्रान्ति और अर्थव्यवस्था के पुनर्निर्माण आदि विषयों की चर्चाओं के अलावा उन समस्याओं को देखने का प्रयास भी करती है जो लम्बे औपनिवेशिक दौर के बाद आज़ाद भारत ने अपने सामने पाई, जैसे कि साम्प्रदायिकता और बड़े पैमाने पर ग़रीबी। इस पुस्तक को विशेषतः तथ्यों की स्पष्टता, प्रामाणिकता और समग्रता के लिए जाना जाता है जिसके पीछे एक व्यापक शोध परियोजना का परिश्रम है। विद्वानों, सामान्य पाठकों और छात्रों के बीच समान रूप से स्वीकृत ‘आज़ादी के बाद का भारत’ आधुनिक भारत को समझने और जानने के सन्दर्भ में अत्यन्त महत्त्वपूर्ण पुस्तक है।

The Dharmic traditions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism – share much in common, not with standing a number of variations among them. In all these traditions, the scriptures, writings, and practices hold compassion as an integral part and a supreme virtue. This collection of essays by leading scholars from different disciplines aptly captures the religious and spiritual dimensions of these traditions as they relate to compassion. Most of the authors are practitioner-scholars and experts in their respective disciplines, including the sciences, humanities, social sciences, law, and religion. The experts met in September 2014 at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, for two days of lively deliberations under the auspices of the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies, which was established to spread awareness and promote understanding of the Dharmic traditions throughout North America. After addressing the ‘central and fundamental’ knowledge of these traditions and the common features and interactions among them, the essays here discuss compassion from various perspectives, such as relationship with the natural world and the environment, selfless service, and the treatment of animals. A final set of essays sheds light on the significance of compassion in each of these Dharmic traditions. As a comparative study, this unique collection presents a clear picture of the central theme of moral and compassionate conduct in the Dharmic traditions.

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