A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books

by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd.

This book brings together various aspects of the turbulent period (from arrival of the Europeans on Indian soil and the establishment of British rule in India to the day India won independence and the early years of freedom) in a systematic and succinct major and important details and milestones are effectively discussed while several relevant but little known details are also highlighted.It is not just the mainstream freedom struggle that has been considered; the disparate efforts small but significant of several groups have also been discussed. The political and socio-economic developments that have influenced the growth of modern India have been dealt with in independent chapters.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, India

848 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Poonam Sharma]

Re-read.

[Yash · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short, concise history of India, since Europeans started arriving in India. It does not contain much about Mughal expansion; however, some knowledge about terms used in the Mughal system is a must to understand the essence completely, especially for the chapters covering the period of 1600-1850.

It does not offer a detailed explanation of some of the later events in history, especially those from the post-independence period. However, for a quick understanding of the events in the last 400 years or so, this is an excellent book.

[Abhishek Shankhadhar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book is very nice if you want a brief idea of Indian Modern history. It started from the envasion of portugese, dutch, britishers and the french (Europeans) in India and their motive and strategies to conquer India.

It also focuses how the feeling on nationalism evolved and it contributed towards the India's struggle of freedom.
And book ended with the work, strategies and developments of the current NDA 2 government.

Although everything in this book is in a brief manner but provides a overall perspective of complete indian modern history.

[Sourav Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, honestly, it took more than 1 year to complete this book! This book covers the time period from Arrival of Europeans to India after Independence. If you're preparing for upsc then you can definitely read this book for the basic idea of modern history. It is written in such a way that it feels like you're reading notes itself, I mean it's easy to read and understand as it is written in simple language. But for mains you may need to add any other book too.
You can read this book if you're not an aspirant too.
Overall, a good one!

[Ashish Chauhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is nice .
It should be read by not just students preparing for competitive exams but also by all citizens of India to know about the British conquest of India and freedom struggle by Indian freedom fighters to gain independence.

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[Hemant Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read book for Modern Indian History (Prelims - UPSC CSE).
And you have to read line by line.
It's basically a compilation of notes by an IPS officer while he was preparing for the exam.

[Mahesh K Adewar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most comprehensive exam oriented book on history.
Highly recommended for students

[Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best book for fact based exams with some stories and context.

IT'S FAMOUS AMONG CSE ASPIRANTS.
Most likeable thing about this book is that they have given summary after every chapter.

[Yogesh Gangwar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book have little updates and contain extra chapters related to after nehruvian era.
It is more factual than analytical so it is good for quick revision if you are preparing for competitive exams.