{"title":"History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll History related books\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"foundations-of-indian-culture-2-volumes","title":"Foundations Of Indian Culture - 2 Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS \u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor : G C Pande\u003cbr\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ February 14, 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 684 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 812080712X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8120807129\u003cbr\u003eWeight :450 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two volumes together may be described as search for the original ideational foundations of Indian Culture. In one way this work recalls the traditions of Coomaraswamy but seeks to join it to the mainstream of critical history. It argues that the living continuity of Indian Culture is rooted in a unique spiritual vision and social experience. Indian Culture is neither the result of merely accidental happenings through the centuries, nor a mere palimpsest of migrations and invasions. It is, in its essence, a development of foundational ideas constituting a creative matrix. Behind its changing historical forms lies a deep and persistent source of creativity which is spiritual in character.\u003cbr\u003eThe Present volume I deals with the spiritual vision and symbolic forms. Here it has been upheld that the spiritual vision of India had two original aspects, the integral or synoptic vision of the Vedas, and the Sramanic vision of Transcendence. Purnata and Sunyata constituted the two poles round which Indian spirituality revolved. The author not only elucidates this bipolar matrix of Indian spiritual praxis or sadhana, but also traces its intricate ancient history. He goes on to trace the great symbolic forms-language, myth, science, literature and art-in which this basic vision expressed itself. In all these areas he brings out the basic general principles expressive of inner consciousness rather that present a mere selection of well-known details.\u003cbr\u003eThe Present volume II deals with the dimensions of ancient Indian social history. Here it has been maintained that the social awareness of ancient India was characterized by a distinctive perception of geographical space, historical time and human personality. The social bond itself was conceived primarily as an over-arching moral order, not merely as a structure engendered by casual factors belonging to the technical order although these found their rightful place within the large ethos of the whole. It is in this context of the integral ideational foundations of society that the intricate history of Varna and Jati is sought to be elucidated and the distinctiveness of ancient economic and political ideas and institutions brought out. It is, therefore, a vastly different approach to the social history of India that the one often projected these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovind Chandra Pande (b. 1923, Allahabad), D. Phil., has taught in the universities of Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Rajasthan and retired as Vice-Chancellor, University of Allahabad. He has also been Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan (Jaipur) from 1974-77.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA historian by profession, Prof. Pande is a versatile scholar and philosopher, thinker and poet by inclination. 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The awards conferred upon him include Sankar Samman, Darshan Vigyan Samman, Manisa Samman, Mangla Prasad award, Naresh Mehta award, Moortidevi award, Vishwabharti award and the Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, he is the President-cum-Chairman, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla; Chairman, Allahabad Museum Society; Chairman, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath and Editorial Fellow, Project in Indian History of Science, Philosophy and Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47579992654122,"sku":"HINDU-00962","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/products\/ide804.webp?v=1708693187"},{"product_id":"the-atharvaveda","title":"The Atharvaveda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Devi Chand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date :August 1, 1997\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 949 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8121501725\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8121501729\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 1550 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Atharvaveda\u003c\/b\u003e, as translated by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"\u003eDevi Chand\u003c\/b\u003e, is a monumental scholarly effort to render the fourth Veda of ancient India into clear, modern English. 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The book ends with a review of Muslim rule in India and its achievements and failures. The personal character of Aurangzib is illustrated in Anecdotes of Aurangzib , translated from a Persian manuscript that was traced and edited by me. It gives his pithy sayings, cutting remarks, the principles of government, the treatment his sons and officers - Hindus and Shias - received, and his last will and testament It is a picture of his administration in its actual working.\u003cbr\u003eShivaji, who dominated the political stage of south India during half of Aurangzib's reign, is portrayed in full detail in my Shivaji and His Times - now in the fourth edition. It is supplemented by a volume of documents and studies on Maratha history, entitled House of Shivaji. These two books complete the history of India by fully treating the south Indian affairs, which my History of Aurangzib had somewhat neglected in concentrating on. 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It treats of this emperor's daily routine, his sons and the poetess- daughter Zeb-un-nisa, his saintly elder sister Jahanara - 'the Indian Antigone', the two contemporary Hindu historians of the reign who wrote in Persian, the Portuguese pirates of' Chittagong, and the industries and commerce of the empire.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the death of Aurangzib (1707) the narrative is continued in William Irvine's Later Mughals. I corrected and annotated his manuscript- which ends at 1737 - and published it in two volumes in 1922 after adding three chapters that cover Nadir Shah's invasion of India, 1738- 39. Irvine had made a masterly synthesis of all sources in the Oriental and European languages known to him, but he could not use a new source of information of the highest value that begins to light up Mughal history from 1720 onwards. This has become our primary authority for the second half of that century: I mean the state papers and letters in Marathi. 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Authored by the legendary \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"231\"\u003eB. N. Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e, these volumes explore the evolution of Indian coins not just as currency, but as \"mirrors of history\" that reflect the religious, political, and aesthetic sensibilities of their eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVolume 1 (Historical and Aesthetic Perspectives):\u003c\/b\u003e This volume provides a deep analytical framework for understanding the stylistic changes in Indian numismatics. 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My profound and hearty thanks to Most. Rev. Cardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta, D. D., and his associates Fr. Sabino D' Silva, Fr. Henry Barboza, Fr. Peter Paul Fernandes, Fr. Joseph Vincent, Fr. Charles Pereyra, Fr. Frank Toner, Fr. Edgar Moreira, Fr. Artonio Caeiro, and parish priests of the parishes under study, for their timely help and cooperation in providing the necessary material used in this research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have great pleasure in sincerely acknowledging the assistance of Dr. Anna Sebastian, Chief of the Computer Unit, IIPS, and her associates, Mr. Baptist, Mr. R. T. Deshpande, Ms. Vinayak and Ms. Vajrswari, in the statistical analysis of the data. I equally appreciate and thank Ms. A. Abraham, Retired Librarian, Mr. R. T. Randeria, Librarian and Mr. K. V. R. Rao, Deputy Librarian, IIPS, and Mr. Padmashali, for providing necessary facilities. I am thankful to Dr. Fr. 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Dr. Bakshi's contributions have earned him recognition in biographical reference works in the U.S. and U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, he serves as Associate Editor of \u003cem\u003eCridge-in-Making\u003c\/em\u003e, an international magazine dedicated to English poetry and literary critique, and is a member of several editorial and advisory boards, reinforcing his commitment to literature and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the preface, Dr. Bakshi expresses heartfelt gratitude to his parents for their unwavering support and to his mentors at the University of Calcutta, who guided him through his academic journey. He acknowledges the invaluable assistance he received from various individuals during his fieldwork and appreciates the cooperation from numerous libraries and institutions that facilitated his research. 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The term Mlechchha originally denoted a language or speakers of a particular language. Later, it was attributed to both foreigners and some indigenous racial stocks who did not abide by Brahmanical rules and regulations relating to religious rites and social customs. Mlechchhas were not always shunned as impure barbarians. Matrimonial alliance with them was often cemented by ruling houses adhering to Indian religious systems. An attempt is perceptible in later Smriti texts at absorbing the Mlechchhas into the Brahmanical fold by providing for them a berth in the jäti system. The concluding chapter deals with the development of the concept of the term mlechchha in the light of available source materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. (Smt.) Alakananda Bhattacharyya has a brilliant academic career. She graduated from the Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, standing First in First Class Honours in Ancient Indian and World History in 1968. She took her Master's Degree from the Calcutta University, standing First in First Class in Ancient Indian History and Culture with specialisation in Epigraphy and Numismatics. She joined the Department of Ancient Indian and World History, Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, in 1974. She was awarded the Ph. D. degree of the University of Calcutta in 1992. Dr. (Smt.) Bhattacharyya is now a Joint Director of Public Instruction, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal. Her work entitled 'Nepalese Inscriptions in Pre-Newari Eras An Annotated Bibliography' was published in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term Mlechchha is well known to the sources of Indian his- tory and several sections of the Indians even of the present time. But the connotation of the name in different sources and ages is often controversial and is a subject of intense discussion. This observation can be made even after the publication of Dr. Aloka Parashar's (now Parashar-Sen's) commendable monograph Mlechchhas in Early India: A Study in Attitudes towards Outsiders up to A. D. 600 (New Delhi, 1991). Hence a new attempt in this direction is always welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe latest entrant in this field of study with the publication of a treatise is Dr. Alakananda Bhattacharyya. Her book is divided into nine chapters. There is also a well informative Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter furnishes a short account of important studies on the subject, a survey of the relevant sources, and the justifications of a new approach to a well-known topic. The next seven chapters (II-VIII) collect critically the data from sources arranged according to their nature and types. This arrangement provides us with a clear idea about the attitude of the writers or people of different groups and communities towards the Mlechchha. The chronology of the development of the attitude is very critically treated in the last chapter (IX).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus the treatment of the subject by the scholar seems to be very scientific. The readers will understand the evolution of the role of the Mlechchhas or rather the concept of the term Mlechchha in Indian history from the age of the Indus civilization (if Meluhha of some old West Asiatic documents can somehow be connected with it) or at least from the (early?) Vedic times to the \"early mediaeval period\". The period called by the authoress \"early mediaeval\", may, however, better be known (as the undersigned has shown else- where) as \"protomediaeval\" (ending in c. A.D. 1200).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the eighties of the last century Prof. B. N. Mukherjee, the then Carmichael Professor of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Calcutta University, advised me to write an article on the Mlechchhas of ancient India. In course of exploration of relevant documents I found that the wealth of materials had swelled up beyond my comprehension. Then I contemplated upon writing a monograph on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am grateful to my mentor Prof. B. N. Mukherjee without whose guidance the work could not have been completed. I am indebted to him for writing a Foreword to it. I would be failing in my duty if I do not record here my gratitude to Dr. Munishwar Jha, Formerly Vice- Chancellor of the Mithila Sanskrit University, Darbhanga, Dr. Satya Ranjan Banerjee, formerly Professor of Linguistics, University of Calcutta, Prof. Paresh Chandra Majumdar (Retd.) of the Department of Bengali, University of Calcutta, Pandit Madhusudan Vedatirtha of the Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad, and to my father-in- law the Late Kalidas Bhattacharyya, a well-known college teacher of Sanskrit Language and Literature of yesteryear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am also thankful to the authorities and employees of the National Library, Calcutta, Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta, Museum Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India, Calcutta, and the Indian Museum, Calcutta for providing me with the opportunity of using the reading room of the Libraries concerned. I am beholden to Smt. Jalpana and Kalpana Ganguly, Smt. 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She has also prepared the Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crazyshelfindia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48968924365098,"sku":"FIRMA-007","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/hax678.jpg?v=1721728264"},{"product_id":"civil-society-in-bangladesh-resilience-and-retreat-an-old-and-rare-book","title":"Civil Society in Bangladesh: Resilience and Retreat By Muntassir Mamoon","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered underlined-decorated-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis research study aims at an assessment of how the civil society of Bangladesh has responded to formidable challenges posed by a variety of antagonistic forces successfully or unsuccessfully, actively or passively. 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As also in the deathless resilience of the civil society in Bangladesh This book, moreover, provides fascinating glimpses into the role of internal colonialism, the civil-military bureaucracy, and the lumpenbourgeoisie, in the political evolution of an underdeveloped ex- colonial country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Muntassir Mamoon, Professor, Department of History, University of Dhaka, is the author of a number of important books on the history, society and politics of Dhaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Jayanta Kumar Ray, Centenary Professor of International Relations, Department of History, University of Calcutta, has published authoritative studies on the economy, politics and foreign policy of some south and south-east Asian countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second book jointly written by Professors Mamoon and Ray. The first was: Inside Bureaucracy: Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal aim of this book is to analyse how, from August 1947 to December 1990, the civil society of Bangladesh coped with diverse challenges. This book may appropriately be regarded as a history of the struggle, during 1947-1990, for the establishment of a vibrant civil society in Bangladesh. Inevitably, therefore, it is also pertinent to characterise this book as a concise political history of Bangladesh during the aforesaid period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term, civil society', used in this book, calls for an explanation, even though the meaning of this term is quite clear to the people of Bangladesh, who derive this meaning from their history (as noted below) rather than from academic debates not quite germane to their vital experiences. The origin of this term, 'civil society', can be traced to the writings of the seventeenth century political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. Despite the evolution of this term through various debates, definitions and interpretations in the succeeding centuries, the essential message has become more and more transparent. There are many who use 'civil society' and 'civilised society' synonymously. Some readers of this book, who may justifiably lack a deep awareness of the subtleties of Bangladesh politics, and an empathy for the sufferings of the people of this country, may occasionally detect an oversimplification in the use of this term. Authors of this book, consequently, have to remind readers that they cannot but respect the special significance of 'civil society' in the minds of the people of Bangladesh, which, again, is attune to some crucial features of the history of Bangladesh. It may be plausible to observe that 'civil society' tends to acquire nuances varying with the history of a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor most of the time in the brief history of Bangladesh, the dominant experience of its people has been that of oppression, physical and mental, by military rulers, or, the military society. Members of the military society have often captured power in Bangladesh by sheer force of arms, and tried to reshape everything in the state and the society in conformity with the military model. At the other pole is the 'civil society, the society of men without arms. The status and the sophistication of the civil society vary with the nature of civilian supremacy with the dominance of unarmed men over the state and the society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a similar vein. Justice K. M. Sobhan wrote an incisive article on the civil society and the rule of law (published in the Dainik Banglabazar. 23 March 1399, Bengali Era). According to Justice Sobhan, the meaning of 'civil society' becomes the first issue in any discussion of 'civil society in the socio-political context of Bangladesh. He recommends that, from the standpoint of a social scientist, the most meaningful Bengali translation of 'civil society' should equate it with 'democratic society. After all, only a democratic system or a democratic society can ensure the predominance of the unarmed people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1972 Constitution of Bangladesh, too, can be cited for the endorsement of such a view of the civil society. For, Article 11 says \"The Republic shall be a democracy in which fundamental human rights and freedoms and respect for the dignity and worth of the human person shall be guaranteed, and in which effective participation by the people through their elected representatives in administration at all levels shall be ensured. Moreover. 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My previous works—\u003cem\u003eOrissa under the British Crown: 1855-1905\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistory of Education in Orissa: 1905-1936\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdministrative History of Orissa: 1866-1912\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePrincely States of Orissa: 1905-1947\u003c\/em\u003e—reflect years of diligent research and contribute substantially to both historical scholarship and emerging trends in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe materials compiled in these works serve as the foundation for this book, \u003cem\u003eHistory of Modern Orissa\u003c\/em\u003e. This text offers a coherent, compact, and analytical exploration of modern Orissa across its diverse dimensions. Prior to this, there was a notable lack of research-driven literature on the modern history of Orissa. 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Social-Cultural Anthropology encompasses the study of both primitive and contemporary societies. The theories and applications of this discipline arise from rigorous fieldwork, which is vital for keeping the subject alive and relevant. Indeed, fieldwork is the laboratory for anthropologists, offering invaluable insights that lead to meaningful contributions to human understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. (Mrs.) Samira Dasgupta from the Anthropological Survey of India, Jagdalpur, and Shri Gopal Chakraborty, Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Midnapur University, along with research scholars Shaktipada Haldar, Abhijit Das, and Soumitra Basu from Calcutta University, for their invaluable suggestions in preparing this manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, the authors extend their thanks to their well-wishers and to typist Kumari Shanta Bala of Jagdalpur for their personal assistance and cooperation in producing this monograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen exploring the field of Anthropology, one might ask: What is Anthropology? 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(3) Successful community development consists largely of choosing those projects where the balance between conservatism and change is almost even, and then trying to lighten the forces against change or to increase the factors making for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author presently is a Post-doctoral Fellow of Government of India. He got twice the Post-doctoral Award from Government of India in 1999 and 2002. In 1998 the University of Burdwan awarded him with Ph.D. degree. He has produced more than two dozens of quality research articles in several journals of national and international repute and made a good contribution in the fields of Indian Politics and Tribal Development Studies. The author has written reference books like, Congress (1) in Opposition during the First Two Left Front Governments in West Bengal and Panchayati Raj and Tribal Development in West Bengal, which have been published as good research documents. Further, he held membership of various research organizations and attended workshops and seminars of national and international character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present study Development Programmes and Tribal Scenario is post-doctoral, based on in-depth field investigation. I am indebted to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. State Institute of Panchayats and Rural Development, Jamalpur Panchayat Samity and District Land and Land Reforms Department. I do acknowledge with care Prof. Apurba Kumar Mukhopadhyay for his valuable suggestions and comments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work would make a good contribution in the fields of Tribal Development Studies and help the planners and administrators in the planning and execution of tribal development policies and programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTribe is a socially cohesive unit. An ideal type of tribe can be characterized as socially homogeneous having its own socio-political characteristics and dialectics, and an isolated, autonomous and a self-contained social unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelopment is a human problem and planning means changing men. The components of development planning are objectives, goals and targets, resources, selection of means to mobilize resources, formulation of specific programmes and provision for its implementation. The economic programmes of the tribal development agencies are directed towards ensuring an immediate boost to agricultural production in tribal areas, to improve the economic conditions of the landless among the tribals by providing them with land and land inputs, to reorganize the co-operative and marketing structure, to provide employment and increased income to the tribals through animal keeping, agro-based cottage industries and the like. The family-based economic programmes include land reclamation, land development, supply of agricultural inputs and the like. The area-based economic programmes include construction of roads, execution of minor irrigation and lift irrigation schemes etc. The state in post-independence India recognized the special problems of the weaker sections of society and offered special programmes to improve their quality of life and for the alleviation of poverty. The Community Development Programmes were initiated to bring about awareness among the rural masses. Several land reforms measures have been introduced to redistribute land to the tillers. The Panchayati Raj has been introduced to decentralize some of the state powers in order to solve local problems by local leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntegrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP). National Rural Employment Programme (NREP), Tribal Sub-plan (TSP), Jawar Rojgar Yojana (JRY), National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS), Indira Abas Yojana (IAY), National Maternity Benefit Scheme NMBS) etc have been introduced for social mobility of individual tribals. These state-sponsored programmes have a limited success because only a small fraction of tribes reached the target level. The well-placed tribals have created a new process of social differentiation. The tribal social identity is moving towards tribal class mobility. Tribals are now found in almost every stratum of our society from administrators to agricultural labourers. There is also evidence of successful caste mobility through Sanskritization. The tribals now imitate the non-tribal habits, but they are not equal to the non-tribals. 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In the 1990s, he was elected to a school district in New York City. He holds a doctorate and master's in planning, as well as a bachelor's degree in architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSachi has authored or edited eleven books, including six focused on the Bengal partition, alongside numerous articles, essays, and travelogues. He has received over thirty awards, including two Senior Fulbright awards and the Distinguished Service Professor Award. A cofounder of several educational and cultural initiatives, including Nassau County Bangla Pathshala and the South Asia Forum, he belongs to a Hindu refugee family from Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection features selected stories of displacement experienced by Bengali Hindus and Muslims due to the partition of the Bengal Province in 1947. 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