Modern India (English) Optional Book

History of Modern India by The Study IAS is a comprehensive guide for UPSC and State PCS aspirants to master the political, social, and economic transformations that shaped India from the 18th century to independence and beyond. Covering historiography, the decline of the 18th century, and the rise of European trade, the book analyses British colonialism through its commercial, industrial, social, and financial phases. It provides detailed coverage of Indian nationalism, including peasant and tribal movements, the Revolt of 1857, socio-religious reform movements, the Indian National Congress, Swadeshi, revolutionary activities, and the Home Rule movement. The Gandhian phase is explored with clarity, highlighting the Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, and Quit India movements, as well as the role of women, leftist politics, and constitutional developments under British rule. The post-independence section examines partition, integration of princely states, constitution-making, language policy, social justice, economic challenges, and foreign policy in the early years. Written in a simple yet analytical manner, this book provides conceptual clarity and strengthens answer-writing skills. An indispensable resource for UPSC (Prelims & Mains), State PCS, UGC-NET, and especially History Optional students, it also appeals to readers seeking to understand India’s modern journey from colonial subjugation to an independent republic.