Conservatism: Political V/S Economic

The rise of Narendra Modi & BJP through a historic win in May 2014 General Elections has in a way marked the end of Centre of left forces on the political land scape. But it is generally perceived that this has got nothing to do with ideological affinity between voters and forces of political right, but about economics. Hence the dichotomy of political right versus economic right must be discerned with in the Indian context.

While the imagination of communists could not go beyond the narrower theory of economic exploitation of human condition by capitalist forces, the admirers of Communism did not want to accept this political ideology as it is, hence they have customized this to their local conditions and called it as socialism. That is why you could see in the name of communism/Socialism people could do horrible things across the world. Be it the polpot in Cambodia, Stalin & Lenin in USSR and on the other extreme Cuba and Venezuela.

When it comes to economic right the debate was always between Free trade v/s state controlled economic systems. If we have to go by results of the past 50 years then free trade has won the game, notwithstanding the 2008 crisis. India has always been at cross roads. Even though the congress leaders were entrenched in Communist ideology and their visceral hatred towards Political-Hindu right, they were confused as to which path they should take. As they were already aware of the violence that was being committed in the name of communism throughout the world during their time, though they could not have acknowledged this publicly. Hence this confused approach of mixed method of economic policies.

The intention of such an approach was to use the best of both the worlds. The other way of looking at it is as indecisiveness of Congress leaders who ruled right immediately after India’s independence for a considerably longer period of time. The other phenomenon that the left could not explain was why until economy was liberalized there was no change in human condition in India? We should pursue some answers for such questions.

The primary problem was that the communist (Congress & allied) forces clubbed the economic & political ideologies in to one. Though an effective articulation of their political ideologies could have kept them in power for decades, but since there is no impact in the lives of ordinary people because of leftwing economics, people started rejecting Communists as a whole, the defeat of Congress in general elections is a compounded result of such an effect in addition to other reasons.

Indian political right is normally associated with BJP & RSS, in other words Hindu right. The Muslim & Christian right is hushed up as minority rights etc, which is not only incorrect but dangerous. First of all Muslim & Christian right has got nothing in common with Hindutva i.e., Hindu right. While the former talks about a theocratic state they later emphasizes decentralized polity. The Ramrajya which Mahatma Gandhi desired is an example of polity which Hindutva aspires to achieve, after all nobody can call Gandhi a communal.

But the economic right is totally different from political right. We can loosely call the economic right as the lobby group of free market, but it does not end just there. Additionally there is no political party in India that supports blanket capitalism; the problem has always been that of an effective regulation & implementation of rules and role of the state as an impartial facilitator.

For decades Congress and Communists have managed to morph two different strains of thought in to one calling it as political ideology and churning out political explanations for the economic condition of peoples without actually improving their lives. They instead chose to feed citizens with subsidies and other free sops with out empowering them by generating employment and other opportunities.

Political stability is possible only through economic stability. We have had examples of an ordinary citizen trying to assassinate American president due to frustration out of economic insecurity, read Charles J. Guiteau.

At the moment the media stirred up controversies are used to feed the prime time watchers with some propaganda that Political Hindu-right messing it up. We should understand that this in in line with a larger game plan i.e., to restrict the chances of coming back. This might create an impression that political left (Non-BJP) is having an edge over the govt. we should see that when the time is up to pass the bridge.

The economic right has given the government a long rope and is still with the govt. People are fine with this as long as there is an improvement in their lives economically speaking in a time bound manner and BJP might not want to wait for all the five years. The Govt. should expect more distraction from political left further for the next four years, this will continue until they are defeated more decisively in 2019 elections. Along with addressing challenges of Political left, the govt. should simultaneously deliver on the economic prosperity. We all know Modi is just good at that. We have seen it in Gujarat. India wants to feel it. 

Rescuing India's Secularism

Incidentally few days ago, (as we are in the midst of discussing about Theresa) I have been in a post office to send a register post. When I was standing in queue I have noticed the one standing before me in the queue with some money order forms. Then I casually looked in to his forms to see where he was sending as he asked for my pen to make some corrections, it appeared to be two orders each 50 RS is being sent to two churches in Kolathur, Chennai. Though I knew what this business is all about to an extent, I asked the person, to whom this meagre amount is being sent? He said, church.

Then he started saying Jesus is the saviour and every month we have to pay the money to the Church etc., Looked like he wanted a chance. Then I took my turn and informed that this concept of monthly contribution to church comes from tithe which is in line with old testament. ie., people should pay one-tenth of their earnings to church and there is no compromise on that, it was compulsory once up on a time in Europe, tithe was also considered to be one of the reason that sparked French Revolution. By now he appeared to be not interested any more in extending the conversion and he conveniently said that he had to go. He must have understood that this guy is a waste candidate and cannot be converted.

But in my I my mind I had larger questions, such as does the Govt. has any idea of how much money is collected and where and how it is being spent? Why cannot the Govt. take control of the finances of church and audit it ? Church is managed by Christians directly controlled by foreigners / Missionaries and Waqf property is managed by Muslims, but Temples are managed by Govt. mostly through religious endowment acts, then how can we can call India as a secular state ? Please understand what secularism is.

Missionaries seek donations from the natives and local population to make sure their psychological commitment is affirmed. Christian Missionary's dirty job does not end with converting a Hindu through crumbs, they have to make sure that the converted Hindu must remain a Christian. Hence getting money as a contribution to the church from the converts is an important strategy to sustain them. Ie., once you start paying on a monthly basis your association is further hardened.

To remain a Christian means you should possess some essential qualities, the convert should first denounce his hinduness completely. For example you have to give up all that you have been doing so far relating to Hindu religion and call Hindu gods as satans and say that people who go to temple are possessed by satans etc.,

I have seen it from close quarters when people do it. For example, in my in-law's house there use to be a maid, she is already 70 years old and a very staunch Hindu, all the time we can see her chanting a Hindu deity's name. Suddenly one day I heard that she threw all deity images from pooja rack on the road claiming that she has converted to Christianity, I really had no idea how these missionary crooks could do it. I am proud Hindu, in my pooja rack I have the photo of Jesus this never affected my routine at all. This dirty job of missionaries is possible with sustained campaign which is supported by liberal funding, sources are domestic & abroad mostly US and Europe. Rural India is directly threatened by Missionary activities. They are guillable but good and kind hearted people, this is used as weakness against them. The whole North-East insurgency movements have a direct to link to Christian missionary's activities.

As on the other day Prof. Vaidyanathan was talking about Stern magazine claim of 100 Million dollars which Mother Theresa collected in India was sent to vatican's bank ie., money collected in India apparently for which there is no accountability and congress Govt.. refused to look in to the details because it's motto has been to rule this country with the coalition of minorities.
Be it Tirupathi or other big temples, all revenues are accounted for then why not the money that goes in to church and Waqf?

The task of the current generation is to make this great nation of ours a secular country once again, as India's secular credentials were eroded by Nehru & Jinnah type politicians and Christian Missionaries. Hence the Govt.. should start by taking over the control of finances of church & waqf, at least audit the transactions and sources, too many things would tumble out of the cupboard once this is started. Secularism is a fundamental right, you know ?

Bigotry & Communism : Two sides of the same coin

What should be known before falling prey to the #Communist trap. It should be admitted that it is appealing on the face of it. That is why the legends like S A Dange & HK Surjit felt helpless, though they knew that most horrible things are done in the name of Communism. Another side of the story is that we all know that for Communism the only enemy is capitalism and its world view was shaped out of oppression people have undergone when Europe caught up with Industrial Revolution. As they saw the reason for worker's suffering was capital that was funnelled in to industry and decided that they would eliminate capitalism. In principle these communists (or Marxists) are against religion,Imperialism etc.,

But only in India Communists collaborate/collaborated with their stated enemies, ie., imperialists,Christian missionaries & Islamists. That is why Karl Marx favoured the destruction which the colonial British administration was carrying out in Asia in general and in India particular. And concluded that what British is doing in India as Creative Destruction and hence we (Communists) should not oppose it. This is the background of Communist's anti-Hindu nature. If Marx has said that "religion is the opium of masses", shouldn't that include all religions ? Why do you think only Hinduism is singled out ? Not Christianity & Islam ? Almost all the so called rationalists are Communists, who are supposed to be fighting the Superstition in all religions, but they do it in only Hinduism not the superstition in Islam & Christianity. Firstly targeting superstition in Islam & Christianity is not their focus. Otherwise they should have highlighted gimmickry which is normally the feature of masses conducted by Christian missionaries where that father keeps his hand on the forehead of someone who understandably is affected by some disease and that touch heals him. This touch cures diseases from Brain tumor to AIDS, that is what the claim is.

Hence the takeaway is, though Religion (all religions),imperialism & capitalism are sworn enemies of Marxists (Communists), but when it comes to India goal posts are changed, only Hindus & Hinduism are their enemies and Islamists & Christian-Missionaries etc., are their friends. This is the highst form of bigotry in practice. We should know it.

Dealing with Secular Morons & other Half-Breeds

The indoctrination which Macaulay employed is powerful and effective than the Jihadi indoctrination. Here is why it is.

There is a breed of Indians which thinks all that is English is superior and all that is indigenous is inferior, well, we shall allow them to live in their falsehood. But for many of us as rationalists who have more passion for truth than a narrative built on lies & falsehood, we should enquire matters with out any visceral hatred and prejudice which is normally the character of Christian-Missionary type half-bred secular toads.

Colonization is an art mastered by European subjugators since 1000 years. The other method was just to kill and maim the population of conquered lands which was practised by all the Islamic Jihadists since 540 and crusaders and even before that Alexander and other Persians. As the time progressed subjugators wanted not to eliminate people physically but turn them in to slaves.

Who are slaves ? They are normally those who cannot use their mental faculties for an impartial enquiry.Physical weakness was never a criteria to turn some one as slave, but mental weakness is. That is why for thousand and more years slavery was a legal & religious right in Christendom and Ummah (Islamic Society) which they have perpetuated through out the geographies they have ruled with terror, not withstanding their higher ideals and superior moral credentials. You should read Aristotle on how passionately he argued in favour of right to own slaves, so I leave it for you to know it on your own.

The first necessity to enslave somebody is that he needs to be shown or made to realize that he is a fool, only then the psyche of a slave kicks in and the subjugator easily enslaves the targeted population.

The British colonized the whole world with relative ease through the display of their unrivalled hard power. When the time came to do it with India, they realized that it is not going to be easy. Only in this context it is important for us to know what Maucaulay said in British Parliament about India around 1830's

" I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation "

I have read this out for Secular Morons & Idiots many times, but the Christian Missionary type despicable crooks don't want to listen it. Fine I don't care.

Then started the project of distorting the original narrative of this glorious & mightiest nation. Non-sense like Aryan-Invasion theory and that Indians were bunch of idiots, only British taught them logic & reason and natives were eating grass & dry leaves earlier, only the Muslim Invaders & Mughals taught them how to make Chicken tikka & kabab and all that rubbish.

Though the majority didn't care, but the organized minority within has accepted these as universal truths as they fell for white wine and white women and/or afraid of sword. You see, every society has/had a bunch of ass-holes, India is/was no exception.

The problem was this fringe which lived on falsehood has become more articulative and powerful after India's Political independence mostly because of the patronage given by anti-national political parties & elites and these crooks managed themselves to become a mainstream. Hence even though it is not a requirement to continue to lie or live in falsehood, as the British has already left our shores, the slavery was so entrenched in their thought process that any past glory of India mentioned, instantly turns them in to headless chicken and they run amuck complaining that this is communalism.

So if we say that Aryabhatta & Bhakarayacharya were the greatest scientists this world has ever seen, so as to claim that what ever they have done was fundamental to science and they have done it when the so called western society was hunting animals for food and survival and has discovered what was already there a 1000 or 1500 years later, they say that who ever says this is a moron, because this puts Indians (read Hindus) as superiors in terms of their achievements etc.,

This allergy to truth has been an issue with all their ancestors starting from the first one who fell either because of lust or fear. Some where in their family line the thought process was corrupted. So there is nothing much we can do about it. If they call us morons, because we take pride of our past glory,history and achievements, the only thing we can do is have a good laugh and move on.

Indian Philosophy Booklist - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Here is a list of books written by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and other works

A Source Book in Indian Philosophy
The Principal Upanishads
The Hindu View of Life
Indian Philosophy Vol I and Vol II
Eastern Religions and Western Thought
An Idealist View of Life
The Dhammapada: With Introductory Essays, Pali Text-English Translation
The Bhagavadgita with an Introductory Essay Sanskrit Text-English Translation
The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy
East and West: some reflections
Mahatma Gandhi: Essays and Reflections
History of Philosophy Eastern and Western, Volume II
The Brahma Sutra: The Philosophy of Spiritual Life
Radhakrishnan: Selected writings on philosophy, religion and culture
Contemporary Indian Literature: A Symposium
Mahatma Gandhi: 100 Years
The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Religious Thought
The Heart of Hindusthan: A collection of Seven Essays
Religion and Culture
Contemporary Indian Philosophy
Indian Religion and Culture
Essentials of Psychology
The pursuit of truth
Religion and Society
Living with a purpose
True Education
Indian religions
The present crisis of faith
Our Heritage
The Creative Life

Books Prescribed for History & Economics

Prescribed Books on History & Economics - Madras University

Economics

 MICRO ECONOMIC THEORY

1. Bain, J.S. : Pricing, Distribution and Employment.
2. W.J. Baumol (1978) : Economic Theory and Operations Analysis, 4th edition - Prentice Hall of India.
3. Bilas, R.A. : Micro Economic Theory
4. Boulding, K.E., : Micro Economics, Economics Analysis.
5. Calvo, P. and Waugh,G. Micro economics, 1977.
6. K.J. Cohen and R.M. Cyert (1976) : Theory of the Firm, Prentice Hall of India.
7. Ferguson, C.E. (1968) : Microeconomic Theory, Cambridge University Press, London.
8. J.P. Gould and C.E. Ferguson (1980) : Microeconomics, 4th Edition.
9. H. Gravells and R. Rees (1981) : Microeconomics, Longmans.
10. Jack Hirschleifer (1980) : Price theory and Applications, 2nd Education, Prentice Hall of India.
11. A : Koutsoyiannis (1983) : Modern Microeconomics, 2nd Education Mac Millan.
12. Little, I.M.D. : A Critique of Welfare Economics.
13. E. Mansfield (1979) : Microeconomics, 4th Edition,W.W. Norton.
14. Ryan, W.J.I and Pearce, D.W. Price Theory (!977)
15. Samuelson, P.A. : Foundations of Economic Analysis, Economics.
16. Stigler,G.J. : The Theory of Price
17. Watson, D.S. : Price Theory and its uses, Scientific Book Co., Calcutta.
18. G.C. Archibald (ed.) (1971) : The Theory of the Firm, Penguin.
19. W. Breit and H.H. Hochman : Readings in Microeconomics, Halt, Rinehart.
20. H.A.J. Creen (1974) : Consumer Theory 2nd Edition, Macmillan
21. Hibdon, J.E., : Price and Welfare Theory
22. Hicks, J.R. : Value and Capital
23. Richard, H. Leftwich : The Price System and Resource Allocation.
24. H. Townsent (ed.) (1980) : Price Theory, Penguin

 INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY

1. J. Bhagwati and S. Chakravarthy : Indian Economic Analysis : A Survey.
2. A.K. Das Gupta : Planning and Economic Growth
3. Bhagwati and P. Desai : Planning for Industrialisation
4. A. Rudras : Indian Plan Models
5. J.S. Uppal : Indian Economic Problems.
6. Planning Commission : Five-Year Plan Reports
7. Reserve Bank of India : Report on Currency and Finance.
8. Wadhwa(ed). : Problems in India’s Economic Policy.
9. Byres, Terence : The Indian Economy (OIP)
10. Srinivasan, TN : 8 Lect on India’s Eco Refor (OIP)
11. Marjit & Rayachaudhur : India’s Exports (OIP)
12. Narayana, N.S.S. : Eco Policy

STATISTICS FOR ECONOMISTS

1. A.L. Nagar and R.K. Das : ‘Basic Statistics’, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2. Ronald J Wonnacott and Thomas H Wonnacott : ‘Statistics’.
3. T. Yamahe : Statistics
4. R. Veerachamy : Quantitative Methods for Economists, New Age International. Ed.
5. Murray R Spigel and Larry J. Stephens : Statistics, MaGraw Hill International, Ed.
6. Murray R Spiegel : Theory and Problems of Probability and Statistics, MaGraw Hill International, Ed.

ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT

1. Adelman, (1961) : Theories of Economics Growth and Development, Stanford University Press, Stanford.
2. Chakravarthy, S. (1982) Alternative Approaches to a theory of Economic Growth, Oxford Univrsity Press.
3. Chakravarthy S. (!989) Development Planning : The Indian Experience Clarendon Press.
4. Chatak. S,. (1986) : An Introduction to Development Economics, Allen and Unwin.
5. Kindleberger, c.P (1977) : Economic Development 3ed. McGraw Hill.
6. Meler, G.M. (ed.) (1984) : Leading issues in Economic Development 4ed. Oxford University Press.,
7. Mair, G.M., and D. Seers (Eds.) (!987) : Pioneers in Development, Oxford University Press.
8. Thirilwall, A.P (1978) : Growth and Development 2ed Macmillan
9. Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith (2003) : Economic Development, Pearson Education Pte. Ltd., Singapore

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. Allen, L.A., : Management and organisation, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Ltd.,
2. Chandrabose, D. (2002) : Principles of Management and Administration, PHI.
3. Hellrigel/Jackson, Solum : Management - A Contemporary based approach, Thomson, South   Western.
4. Hennagan, Managment concepts and practices, Macmillan India Ltd.,
5. Koontz Dohnel, Principle of Management, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Ltd.,
6. Prasad I.M., Principles and Practicies of Management, Sultanchand & Sons.
7. Peter Drucker, The Practice of Management - Hllied Publications.
8. Sathyaraju (2002). Management : Text & Cases, PHI,
9. Stoner (2002), Management, 6th Edition, PHI.

MACRO ECONOMIC THEORY

1. G. Ackley : Macroeconomic Theory, Colier Macmillan
2. E. Shapiro : Macroeconomic Analysis
3. Levacic and Rebman : Macroeconomics, Macmillan
4. Ascheim : Macroeconomics - income and Monetary Theory.
5. Mueller : Reading’s in Macroeconomics.
6. Smith and Tigan : Readings in Macroeconomics
7. Eugene.A. Diulio :Theory and Problems of Macroeconomic Theory
8. Samuel. A. Morley : Macroeconomics
9. Dombusch, R. and S. Fischer : Macroeconomics 4th Edn.
10. Gupta, S.B. Monetary Economics
11. William, R. Branson : Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, 2nd Edn.
12. Don Patinkin : Money, Interest and Prices
13. Eeijonheud : Keynesian Economics and the Economics of Keynes
14. GOI : Economic Survey
15. ICSSR : Survey of Macroeconomics
16. RBI : Reports on Currency and Finance
17. Bose/Ray/Sarkar (EDS) : Conteporary Macroeconomics (OIP)

PUBLIC ECONOMICS

1. J. Burkhed and J. Mincer (1971) : Public Expenditure, Macmillan
2. Government of India - Finance Commission Report.
3. Musgrave, R.A. and Musgrave, P.A. (1976) - Public Finance in Theory and practice, McGraw Hill, ogakusha, Tokyo.
4. Pogue, T.F., and Sgontz. L.G., (1978) - Government and Economic Choice : An Introduction to Public Financce, Hougton Fifflin, Boston.
5. Mishan, E.J. (1986) - Introduction to Normative Economics, Oxford University Press, New York.
6. Chelliah, R. (1971) - Fiscal Policy in under-developed countries, George Allen and Unwin, Bombay.
7. Muller, D.C., (1979) - Public Choice, Cambrdige University Press, Cambridge.
8. Musgrave, R.A. and Shoup, C.Eds (1970) - Readings in the Economics of Taxation, George Allen and Unwin, London
9. Seligman, E.R.A. (1969) - Essays in Taxation Augustus M. Kelley, New York.
10. Mishan, E.J. (1982) - Cost Benefit Analysis : An informal introduction,George, Allen and Unwin, London.
11. Thevaraj, M.J.K. (1978) - Financial Administration in India, Sultan and Chand, New Delhi.
12. Baumol. W.J. ed. (1980) - Public and Private Enterprises in a mixed economy, Macmillan, London.
13. Turvey. R. (19781) - Economic Analysis and Public Enterprise, George Allen and Unwin, London.
14. Government of India (1972) - Report of the Committee on Taxation of Agricultural Wealth and Income, Government of India (Ministry of Finance), New Delhi.
15. Government of India (1978) - Report of the Indirect Taxation Enquiry Committee, Government of India (Ministry of Finance), New Delhi.
16. Mudle Sudipto (ed.) - Public Finance : Policy issues for India (OUP)
17. Premchand A - Control of Public Money - The Fiscal Machinery in Developing Countries (OUP)
18. Mishra.D.K., (1985) - Public Department and Economic Development of India, Prince House, Lucknow.
19. Chelliah, R. and others (1981) - Trends and Issues in Indian Federal Finance, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.
20. Gulati, I.S. (1979) - Centre stand Federal Financial Relations : An Assessment of the Role of Finance Commission, M.S. University of Baroda.
21. Musgrave, R.A. (1977) - Essays in Fiscal Federalism, Green Wood Press, Wesport.
22. Oates, W.E. (1972) - Fiscal Federalism, Harcourt Brace and Jovanowich, New York
23. Reacock, and Shaw, G.K. (1971) - Fiscal Policy and the Employment problem in less developed countries, OECD, Paris.
24. Dutta, Bhaskar : Welfare Economics (OIP)
25. Mundle, Sudipto : Public Finance (OIP)

 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

1. Bo Sodersten : International Economics (1980)
2. Kindleberger, C.P,. : International Economics, 5th Edition
3. Ellsworth : International Economy
4. Caves, R.E. and Jones : World trade and payments (1973)
5. Scammel W.M. : International trade and payments
6. Scammel W.M. Internatinoal monetary policy, Brettonwoods and after
7. Chacholiades. M. L International Monetary theory and Policy
8. Chacholiades. M. International Monetary theory and policy
9. Bagwati, J. International Trade
10. Grubel H.G. International Economics
11. Machulp. F. International Monetary Economics
12. Mundle. R. International Economics

MONETARY ECONOMICS

1. Laidler, D.E.W. : The Demand for Money : Theories and Evidence, Allied Publishers (Pvt.) Ltd,
2. Pierce, D.G. and Shaw, D.M. Monetary Economics : Theories, Evidence and policy, Butter Worths, London.
3. Graham Bird : The Internatinal Monetary System and the Less Developed Countries.
4. R.B.I. : Money Supply in India : Concepts, Compilations and Analysis Report of the Second Working Group 1977.
5. R.B.I. : Working of the Monetary System in India : Report of Sukumoy Chakravartjhy Committee, 1985.
6. Aschiem, J. and Hsich, Ching Yao; Macro economical Income and Monetary theory, Charles Merrill & Co. Ohio.
7. Bain, A.D. : The control of monetary supply, Penguin, London,
8. Croome, D.R. and Johnson, H.G. (Eds.) Money in Britain : O.U.P.
9. Friedman, M : The role of Monetary Policy : A.E.R. March 1968.
10. Johnson, H.G. Essays in Monetary Economics, Alien and Unwin, London.
11. Report of the Committee onthe Financial System, 1991
- Narasimhan Committee.

 ECONOMICS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

1. Marko Blaug : An introduction to Economics of Education, Penguin.
2. Gary,S. Becker : Human Capital 2nd Edn.
3. T.W. Schultz : Economic Value of Education
4. J. Mincer : Schooling Experience and Earnings.
5. E.F. Dension : Why Growth Rates Differ?
6. Jamison and Lau : Farmer Education and Farm Efficiency
7. T.W. Schultz (ed.) : Economics of Family
8. G.Psacharapoubs : Returns to Education.
9. H.S. Parnes (Ed.) Planning Education for Economic and
Social Change.
10. NCAER : South India : Human Dev Report.
11. Svedberg, Peter : Poverty & Unde nutrition (OIP).

History

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF TAMILNADU (UPTO MODERN PERIOD)

1. Pillay, K.K. - A Social History of the Tamils, Tamilnadu History-Its People and Culture (in Tamil).
2. Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. - The Colas
3. Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. - The Pandyan Kingdom.
4. Mahalingam,T.V. - Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar.
5. Balasubramanian,C. - The Status of Women in Tamilnadu during the Sangam Age
6. Nagaswamy,R. - Studies in South Indian History and Culture.
7. Pillay, K.K. - A Social History of the Tamils, Tamilnadu History - Its people and Culture (in Tamil).
8. Srinivasachari, C.S. - Social and Religious Movements in the 19thcentury.
9. Hardgrave,R. - The Dravidian Movement.
10. Hardgrave Jr, R.L. - The Dravidian Movement.
11. Irschrick, E.F. - Politics and Social Conflict in South India.
12. Sathianadhan,S. - History of Education in the Madras Presidency.
13. Suntharalingam,R. - Politics and Nationalist Awakening in South India, 1852-1891.
14. Nambiarooran - Tamil Renaissance and the Dravidian Nationalists 1905-1944.
15. Rajaraman,P. - The Justice party, 1916-1937

CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (EXCLUDING TAMILNADU) AND TOURISM :
PRINCIPLES AN PRACTICES

1. Chatterji, Sunit Kumar, et al (ed) - The Cultural Heritage of India Vols. I - VI
2. Basham, A.L. - The Wonder that was India
3. Basham, A. L., (ed) - A Cultural History of India
4. Luniya, B.N. - Evolution of Indian Culture.
5. Majumdar, R.C. - History of Cultures of Indian People(Vols. 1 - VI)
6. Romila Thapar - A History of India, Vol. I.
7. Romila Thapar - The Cultural Past.
8. A.K. Bhatia - Tourism Development, Principles andPractices
9. Ratandeep Singh - Dynamics of Modern Tourism
10. R.K. Sinha - Growth and Development of Modern Tourism.
11. Lajpathi Rai - Development of Tourism in India.
12. Douglas Foster - Travel and Tourism Management
13. Burbant, A.J and Medik, S - Tourism, Past, Present and Future
14. Lavkush Mishra - Religious Tourism in India
15. Pushpinder, S. Gill - Tourism, Economic and Social Development

 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF INDIA, A.D. 1526 - 1947

1. S.S.M. Desai - Economic History of India
2. S.P. Nanda - Economic and Social History of Modern India
3. Rothermund - Economic History of India
4. Tirthankar Roy - Economic History of India - 1857 -1947
5. G. Kaushal - Economic History of India
6. G.B. Jathar & S.G. Beri - Indian Ecomics - Vol. II
7. B.L. Grover & S. Grover - A New Look at Modern Indian History
8. Cambridge Economic History of India

 INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF INDIA

1. Bipin Chandra - Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India.
2. Sumit Sarkar - Modern India
3. S.P. Sen - 1857
4. V.C.P. Chowdry - Theories on Indian Revolt of 1857
5. B.N. Pandey - A Contemporary History of the Indian National Congress (Vol. 1,2,3)
6. Pattabi Sitaramaiah - The Indian National Congress
7. Tara Chand - Freedom Movement in India
8. R.C. Majumdar - Freedom Struggle.
9. Aggarval - Constitutional Development of National Movement
10. Judith Brown - Modern India
11. S.P. Aiyar and S.V. Raju - When the Wind Blows : India’s Ballot Box Revolution
12. A. Appadorai - India : Studies in Social and Political Development, 1917 - 67
13. Krishnan Bhatia - The Ordeal of Nationhood : A Social Study of India since Independence, 1947-1970
14. R.H. Cassen - India : Population, Economy, Society
15. Biswa B. Chatterjee - Impact of Social Legislation on Social Changes
16. J.A. Curran - Militant Hinuism in Indian politics : A study of the RSS.
17. C.D. Deshmukh - Economic Development of India, 1946-56 : A Personal Retrospect.
18. Drierberg & Saria Jagmohan - Emergency in India
19. Era of Rapid Change - 1947-67, Government of India, 1968
20. Francine E. Frankel - Indian Political Economy 1947-77
21. D.R. Gadgil - Planning and Economic Policy in India
22. Kamala Gadre - Indian Way to Socialism
23. Kuldip Nayyar - India after Nehru
24. S.K. Dey - Power to the people : A Chroncile of India 1947 - 67
25. J.N. Kaul - Higher Education in India : 1951 - 71 : The Decades of Planned Drift
26. B.B. Mishra - The Indian Middle Class, Their Growth
in the Modern Times.

 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1858 TO THE PRESENT DAY

1. S.P. Gupta - Modern India and Progress in Science and Technology
2. S.P. Gupta - Science, Technology and Society in the Modern Age.
3. R. Venkataraman - History of Science and Technology
4. Vadilal Dagli - Science and Technology in India
5. S. Varghese Jeyaraj - History of Science and Technology
6. Kalpana Rajaram - Science and Technology in India
7. Kuppuram and Kumudhamani - History of Science and Technolgoy
8. O.P. Jaggi - Science and Technology
9. G. Kaushal - Economic History of India
10. G.B. Jathar & S.G. Beri - Indian Econonics Vol. II
11. S.P. Gupta - Modern India and progress in Science and Technology
12. S.P. Gupta - Science Technology and Society in the Modern Age.
13. India, 2000, Indian, 2001 (Publications Division,
Government of India)

STUDIES IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND WOMENS STUDIES

1. International Bill of Human Rights, Amnesty Internatinal Publication, 1988.
2. Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1982.
3. Maurice Cranston - What are Human Rights?
4. Desai, A.R. - Violation in Democratic Rights in India.
5. Pandey - Constitutional Law.
6. Timm. R.W. - Working for Justice and Human Rights.
7. Human Rights, A Selected Bibiliography, USIS
8. J.C. Johari - Human Rights and New World Order
9. G.S. Bajwa - Human Rights in India
10. Amnesty Internatinal, Human Rights in India
11. P.C. Sinha & K. Cheous (Ed) - International Encyclopedia of Peace, Security, Social Justice and
Human Rights (Vols. 1-7)
12. Devasia, V.V. - Human Rights and Victimology.

I. Economic and Political Weekly, Bombay (Magazine)
II. The Lawyer, Bombay (Magazine)
III. Human Rights Today Columbia University (Magazine)
IV. International Instruments of Human Rights, UN Publication (Magazine)
V. Human Rights Quaterly, John Hopkins University, U.S.A. (Magazine)

13. Tara Ali Aog - India’s Women Power.
14. Rama Mehta - Socio-legal Status of Women in India
15. Srinivas, M.N. - The Changing position of Indian Women
16. Nanda, B.R. - Indian Women from Purdah to Modernity.
17. Altenbar, A..S. - The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, Molilal Banarsi Dars
18. Neena Desai - A Decade of Women’s Movement in India.
19. Bovehur David - The Feminist Challenge, The Movement for Women’s Liberation in Britain and U.S.
20. Banbs Olive - Faces of Feminism - A Study of Feminism as a Social Movement
21. Gandhi, M.K - Women and Social Justice.
22. Radha Kumar - The Women’s Movement in India

 HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (EXCLUDING INDIA) - ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND
MODERN PERIOD

1. Will Durant - The Story of Civilization (10 volumes)
2. Edward MacNall Burns - Western Civization - their History and their Culture
3. Judd, G.P. - History of Civilization
4. Swain, J.E. - A History of World Civilization
5. Wallbank, T.W., A.M. and Bailay, N.M - Civilization - Past and Present.
6. Burns, Ralph et al - Western Civilizations
7. R.K. Phul - World Civilization
8. B.K. Gokale - Introduction to Western Civilization

HISTORY OF SOCIO-RELIGIOUS, PEASANT AND LABOUR MOVEMENTS IN MODERN INDIA

1. Sumit Sarkar - Modern India
2. Judith Brown - Modern India
3. Tara Chand - Freedom Movement in India
4. B.L. Grover & S. Grover - A New Look at Modern Indian History
5. R.C. Majumdar - Freedom Struggle
6. V.D. Mahajan - History of Modern India (Vols. I-II)
7. T.S. Shanin - Peasants and Peasant Societies.
8. Nataajan - Peasant Revolts in India, 1850 - 1900
9. S.M. Pandey - Emergence of Peasant Movement in India
10. A.R. Desai - Peasant Movement in India
11. V.B. Karnik - Trade Unions in India
12. Herald Crouch - History of Trade Unionism in India
13. I.S. Mathur & A.S. Mathur - Trade Union Movement in India
14. D.N. Dhanagare - Peasant Movements in India (1920 - 1950)
15. Sumit Sarkar - Modern India
16. B.L. Grover & S. Grover - A New Look at Modern Indian History

HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM A.D. 1789 - 1919 AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE A.D. 1919

1 Kettelby, C.D.M. - A History of Modern Times
2. Leo Gershay - The French Revolution and Napoleon
3. Fisher, H.A.L. - History of Europe
4. Grant, A.J. & Temperly - Europe in 19th 20th Centuries
5. Hazen, C.D. - Modern Europe
6. David Thomson - Europe since Napoleon
7. Fyffe - History of Modern Europe
8. Hayes, C.J. - A Political and Cultural History of 1914 Europe
9. Marriot - Remaking of Europe
10. Lipson - Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
11. Moon, P.T - Imperialism and World Politics
12. Gooch John - The Unification of Italy
13. Grant, A.J. - Europe, The Story of the Last Five Centuries
14. Clark, G. and Sofen, L.B - World Peace through World Law
15. Huges, H.S - Contemporary Europe
16. Phillips W. Alison - Modern Europe
17. The Cambridge Modern History, Vols - 10
18. Schleicher, P. Charles - International Relations CoOperation
19. Palmer and Perkins - International Relations
20. Morgentheau, Hans J. - Politics among Nations
21. Schuman - International Politics
22. Wright, Rniney - The Study of International Relations
23. P.T. Moon - Imperialism and World Politics since 1945
24. P. Calvecoressi - World Politics since 1945
25. H.S. Hughes - Contemporary Europe
26. E.H. Carr - International Relations since 1919
27. Gadhorne Hardy - A Short History of International Affairs 1920-38
28. A.K. Sen - International Relations since 1919
29. Prakash Chander & Prem Arora - International Relations

 HISTORY OF SOUTH - EAST ASIA, A.D. 1900 - A.D. 2000 AND INDIA AND HER
NEIGHBOURS SINCE A.D. 1947

1. Bixler, Paul - South East Asia
2. Cheeseman, H.R. - Bibliography of Malaya
3. Christian J. Leroy - Modern Burma - A Survey of Political and Economic Developments.
4. Fifield, HIR - The Diplomancy of South-East Asia.
5. Harrison, B - South East Asia, A Short History
6. Hall, D.G.E - History of South East Asia
7. Hunderson, W. - South East Asia - Problems of U.S. policy
8. Lasker, Bruno - Peoples of South East Asia
9. Purcell V. - South and East Asia since 1860 A.D.
10. Vinacke - A History of the Far East in Modern Times
11. Bipan Chandra and Others - India After Independence
12. Nanda, B.R. (ed) - Indian Foreign Policy : The Nehru Years.
13. Sisir Gupta, K. - Kashmir : A Study in India-Pakistan Relations
14. Ramesh Thakur - The Politics and Economics of India’s Foreign Policy.
15. Dutt, V.P. - India’s Foreign Policy in Changing World
16 Farmer, B.H - An introduction to South Asia
17. Deb Arinda - Bhuttan and India : A Study in Frontier Political Relations
18. Shelter V. Kodikara (ed) - Dilemmas of Indo-Sri Lanka Relations
19. Phadis Urmila and Others : Maldives : Winds of Change
in the Atoll State