Modern history of India is shaped by multiple lenses—Colonial justification, Nationalist resistance, Marxist class analysis, and Subaltern voices—showing that the past is not one story but many interpretations
Sources of Modern Indian History for UPSC: Unlocking the Past Syllabus: UPSC GS-I (Modern India) Introduction: Why Sources Matter The period from the mid-18th century to 1947 witnessed the transformation of India from a Mughal successor state to a British colony and finally to an independent nation. Reconstructing this complex journey requires a critical study of historical sources. These sources—official files, newspapers, memoirs, literature, and art—are the raw materials from which historians build narratives.For a UPSC aspirant, understanding their nature,
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