Indika: Essays in Indo-French Relations 1630-1976

Details : 

Author : Jean-Marie Lafont
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Publication Date :1 January 2000
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 524 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8173042780
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788173042782
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 850 g

About the Book 

The core of the research is about the French in the service of Indian States (Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, Madhoji Sindhia, Shuja ud-Daula, Asaf ud-Daula and Ranjit Singh) before the onset of British rule in India. It focuses on the modernization of the armed forces of these states and the transfer of military know-how and technologies in the 18th and 19th centuries. The last two chapters bring the story down to 1976 in analysing Indian influence on Albert Camus and Andre Malraux. The book has 72 black-and-white illustrations.

About the Author 

Jean-Marie Lafont has taught at the University of Benghazi (Libya), the University of Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan), the University of Lyons 3 (France) and the University of Delhi (India) Subsequently he was a Senior Research Scholar at, and Research Coordinator of, the Centre for Human Sciences, Embassy of France, New Delhi. He is now attached to the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO, Paris) on special assignment to the Centre for Human Sciences, Delhi. His numerous publications include La Présence française dans le Royaume Sikh du Penjab, 1822-1849, for which he was awarded the Prix Giles 1995 by the French Academy. Lately he was working editor of, and contributor to Reminiscences: The French in India (INTACH, 1998). J.-M. Lafont continues his research of Indo-French relations before 1849', with special attention to the pre-modernization and pre-industrialization of the Indian States.