The Writings of Bipan Chandra: The Making of Modern India: From Marx to Gandhi

Bipan Chandra is renowned worldwide as an authority on the subject, with a lucid and accessible style that has made him one of the most widely read and influential historians of our times. His writings have profoundly influenced our understanding of the emergence of modern India, as well as of contemporary concerns that have their roots in the colonial past. The Writings of Bipan Chandra: The Making of Modern India is a definitive collection of essays which depicts his range of interests. The essays present a long-term perspective of the emergence of nationalism and the Indian national movement, with special emphasis on its Gandhian phase, and the nature of Indian capitalism and its relationship with imperialism and the national movement. The volume includes a critical appraisal of the Indian Left, and a nuanced understanding of the idea of secularism and emergence of communalism in India. The book has an introduction by Aditya Mukherjee.