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HISTORY OF FREEDOM STRUGGLE OF INDIA

    • HISTORY OF FREEDOM STRUGGLE OF INDIA

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    On the other hand, ‘History of Freedom Struggle of India’narrates the events, spanning almost 90 years following 1857, as were experienced by the men and women who protested, fought, sacrificed and died for the cause. Thus, even the common man will find this book captivating as it brings the characters to life. Readers who are already well versed in the history of those times will also find this book an interesting read as it is written from a different perspective. The life histories of imminent and less popular heroes and heroines are rarely present together in one book. Many topics, such as the role of women in the freedom struggle and the life histories of revolutionaries who died below the age of 20 and those over the age of 60 who participated in the freedom movements, have hardly been covered specifically in any of the texts previously published.
    SKU: 978-8180904127

    • PRODUCT INFO

      AUTHOR: P.N. SRIVASTAVA
      PUBLISHER: BHARATIYA KALA PRAKASHAN
      LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
      EDITION: 1st
      ISBN: 9788180904127
      PAGES: 276
      COVER: HARDCOVER
      OTHER DETAILS 9.00X6.00
      WEIGHT 440 GM
      YEAR                        2019                                                        

       

    • AUTHOR INFO

      Served as a Professor of Mathematics, for four decades of an academic career in many reputed institutions such as I.I.T. Kanpur, H.B.T.I. Kanpur. The major period of my professional life (1966 - 1991) was spent at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant agar, Uttarakhand. This piece of work was written as an attempt to make the youth aware of the freedom struggle of India. Post-retirement he continued teaching in institutes of repute like Amity University, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology Management, and Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management, Lucknow. He has a keen interest in reading and continues to expand the pool of knowledge through books, even now in the 80s. Age and physical health might have curbed him from sharing his knowledge with the growing minds in the classroom, but he wishes to do so through the means of writing and publishing works that have been in the pipeline for years.

    • FOREWARD

      India achieved Independence in 1947. Those born after 1947 or even a few years earlier have no experience of life under foreign domination. Those who are a little older may recall the humiliations, insults, abuses, and even torture that people had to bear just because they were Indian.

      Freedom was not achieved for us by any one person. It was a cumulative effect. Thousands of men, women, and children suffered from this. Some of them were fortunate, they received recognition for their efforts. But a very large number lived and died (or are still living) unhonoured and unsung. It is not possible to recount the heroic deeds and sufferings of each of them. But we owe it to them that we at least spare a thought for their sacrifices.

      This is the spirit in which the course 'History of Freedom Struggle of India' was introduced by this university. This is the spirit in which the author Dr. P.N. Srivastava has written the book. This is the spirit in which it should be read. Efforts have been made to emphasize one aspect in addition to sacrifices made by well-known leaders, countless others suffered in silence. This is humble to them. My esteemed colleague Dr. P.N. Srivastava has made the praise-worthy effort.

    • PREFACE

       

      The struggle, by the people of our country over the past several generations for freedom of the motherland (India) from alien rule, is one such rich source from which the present and the coming generations can certainly derive inspiration for nationalism and the spirit of selfless service of the nation. While, on the one hand, the freedom struggle of India is full of heroic and heart-rending deeds of self-sacrifice by a galaxy of martyrs, on the other it has shown to the world how powerful and effective weapon can the non-violent non-cooperation movement be for achieving freedom by the people. The first and foremost aim of education must be to make every student a worthy citizen of the nation. There has perhaps been a steady decline in our feeling to be proud of ourselves, our nation, our cultural heritage, and our past. There is a saying that those who cannot remember their past are condemned to repeat it. Further, the new generation of students, it seems, is not well versed in the sacrifices made by the people (of different age groups) who struggled for the freedom of the nation from the foreign yoke. Therefore, very rightly, the University Grants Commission also emphasized and impressed upon the universities to make a whole lot of students aware of the history of the freedom struggle of India by introducing some suitable courses in their curricula. The present small attempt by the author has been made keeping the above points in mind.

       

    • INTRODUCTION

      The struggles for Freedom in India witnessed one of the biggest mass movements in the world. The movement brought together millions of Indians belonging to different social backgrounds and people of different political orientations to fight against the mighty British empire. Freedom was not the result of the struggle by a single person rather was a collective effort of thousands of men, women, and children who suffered for this. On one hand, the freedom struggle of India witnessed self-sacrifice and heroic actions by a galaxy of martyrs, on the other hand, it has shown the world how powerful and effective weapon can the non-violent non-cooperation movement be for achieving freedom by the people.

      This book contains five parts. The first part is devoted to the 1857 revolution which is now recognized as the first war of Independence of the Indian people. The last chapter of this part deals with the life histories of some important personalities of the 1857 war, viz., Bahadur Shah Zaffar, Nana Saheb, Tatya Tope, Azimullah Khan, Moulvi Ahmadullah Shah, Kunwar Singh, Rani Lakshmi Bai, and Hazarat Mahal. The story of Mangal Pandey, the first great martyr of the 1857 war has been narrated while describing the premature beginning of the revolt.

      The second part entitled 'Salient activities of the Indian National Congress identified as a struggle for freedom' deals mainly with various non-violent non-cooperation movements launched in the country from time to time.

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