The Gazetteer of Sikhim

The Gazetteer of Sikhim PDF Author: H. H. Risley
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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The Gazetteer of Sikhim

The Gazetteer of Sikhim PDF Author: H. H. Risley
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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The Cultural Heritage of Sikkim

The Cultural Heritage of Sikkim PDF Author: Sarit K. Chaudhuri
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000079228
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Sikkim has been a region of anthropological interest since the 1930s when Geoffrey Gorer and John Morris did their fieldwork among the Lepchas of Dzongu, north Sikkim. While it was mentioned in various writings of travellers and administrators during the British period, there is a dearth of literature even today on the rich heritage of Sikkim. This collection of twenty-five essays presented first at the international conference on Cultural Heritage of Sikkim, organized by the Department of Anthropology, Sikkim University, Gangtok goes a long way in breaching this gap. The book will be of immense interest to scholars and students of Anthropology, Sociology and Cultural Studies and will lead to new research on the people and the places of Sikkim and India’s North-East. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Sikkim

Sikkim PDF Author: Arundhati Ray
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788178240084
Category : Sikkim (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Annual Address

Annual Address PDF Author: Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Ranis And The Raj

Ranis And The Raj PDF Author: Queeny Pradhan
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354927327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Traditionally, history has been telling us the stories of kings. In the long tradition of history writing, his-story has always dominated over her-story. Though queens evoke a sense of romance and their stories are told like fairy tales, it is common enough to find that these stories end in tragedy. In India's history, not all queens are remembered today. Some are celebrated; while others have been almost ignored by historians. In Ranis and the Raj, Queeny Pradhan has selected six queens. All the six queens are fromthe nineteenth century and have faced the British Raj, the East India Company and the Crown. From the Rani of Sirmur, who was the earliest to deal with theBritish authorities, to Rani Chennamma, Rani Jindan, Begum Zeenat Mahal, Rani Lakshmi Bai, to the Sikkim Queen from the 1860s to 1890s, Pradhan has attempted to carve an engrossing historical narrative for each of these important figures in Indian history. Unlike the biographical convention in traditional history writing, theresearch in this book can be placed in the realm of 'microhistory'. The life stories of these queens are fragmented due to the 'silences' and 'invisibilization' in political history of the time, and this book aims to fill these gaps.

Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas

Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas PDF Author: G. P. Singh
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
ISBN: 9788121202817
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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The kiratas janapadas, kingdoms, principalities, urban culture, subjugation by the contemporary rulers, dynastic rule in northern India and Nepal, based on a large number of rare sources have received extensive and deep attention in a subtle and penetrating way. The author has brought to light several valuable facets relating. The work is based on interdisciplinary research. The author has critically examined the relevance of historical, anthropological and linguistic data. The work is of immense academic value not only for historians but also for anthropologists and linguists.

Politics of Culture

Politics of Culture PDF Author: Tanka Bahadur Subba
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125016939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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This book traces the cultural proximity and the similar destinies of three Kirata communities living in the eastern Himalayas the Limbu, the Rai and the Yakkha. The author reconstructs the story of these communities on the basis of historical as well as ethnographic data and explains their need to reconstruct today an identity for themselves despite the time and cultural resources they have lost.

History of the Gazetteers of India

History of the Gazetteers of India PDF Author: Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Northeast India Through the Ages

Northeast India Through the Ages PDF Author: Rituparna Bhattacharyya
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000623904
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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This volume explores the rich pre-history, history, and oral history of the northeast region of India––a land-locked region that is home to over 350 ethnolinguistic communities. Despite its uniqueness and diversity, little is known to the outside world. The book studies the vibrant and diverse socio-political and cultural history of this region through a transdisciplinary perspective, covering a wide range of topics such as the pre-history, medieval and colonial histories of Assam, the geopolitics of the creation of independent states from undivided Assam, oral narratives from Manipur, prehistoric cultures of Meghalaya, the Naga National Movement, Sikkim’s Namgyal dynasty, and Tripura’s transition from monarchy to democracy. It also discusses the invaluable contributions made by Professor Mohammad Taher (1931–2015), who laid the foundation of geography in Northeast India. A compelling exploration of this geo-politically contested space, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of anthropology, archaeology, history, human geography, South Asian studies, and minority studies.

The Ravaged Paradise

The Ravaged Paradise PDF Author: Dipanwita Dasgupta
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000885739
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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This book makes a systematic attempt to explore the environmental history of Darjeeling during the British colonial period (1835-1947), which profoundly transformed the environment of Darjeeling by intro­ducing commercial control over the natural resources. After the foundation of Darjeeling as the hill station for the low-income groups of British administration living in Bengal and Burma, the place was transformed into a social, recreational and commercial centre for the British authorities. The railway construction boom, introduction of tea plantation, the growth of a commercial market for timber and increasing demands for fuel and building materials depleted the forest cover. The less explored regions of Darjeeling attracted the adventure-thirsty Britons. A series of investigations were made on the marketable prod­ucts, the condition of roads, and quality of soil of these regions. The ethnographic, geological, botanical and zoological study of the Darjeeling was started by the colonial officials in the nineteenth century. In the early stage of expansion of colonialism in Asia, Africa, Australia and South America, the European colonizers faced numerous problems in dealing with the untouched nature. The accumulation of the knowledge of surrounding regions and proper management of the labour became essential for the colonial authority for transformation of the existing environment of the densely forested tropical colonies. Taylor and Francis does not sell or distribute the print editions of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.