Chandernagore: From Bondage to Freedom 1900-1955

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Chandernagore, a former French possession near Kolkata, has experienced several changes in fortune, moving from being the hub of revolutionary activities against British imperialists to being subjugated by the French. Utilizing diverse original sources from India and France, as well as the private papers of Debendra Nath Dash, a key figure in Chandernagore politics, this book examines the unfolding events in the struggle of the people of Chandernagore against French colonial rule. It situates the events within the broader context of other French settlements Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam with Pondicherry being pivotal to French imperialism in India. The struggle against French tutelage was fought in a non-violent manner through a process of negotiations that led to a peaceful referendum in 1949, the first of its kind in India. This book is a ground-breaking research work on Chandernagore a town on which there is still little published material available and provides important scholarship in the field of the history of West Bengal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sailendra Nath Sen

Professor Sailendra Nath Sen, engaged in research and teaching for about six decades, has been awarded D.Phil (1958) and D.Litt (1970) degrees from the University of Calcutta for his research work on the history of the Marathas. His pioneering works on the history of the Marathas – Anglo-Maratha Relations During the Administration of Warren Hastings, 1772-1785 (1961) and Anglo-Maratha Relations, His magnum opus – two-volume study of Eclipse of the Maratha Empire, 1796-1818 and Chandernagore: 1785-1796 (1974), have won the unstinted admiration of C.C.Davies, Percival Spear and R.P Patwardhan. From Bondage to Freedom (1900-1955) – await publication. Professor Sen has a long stint in writing textbooks like Ancient Indian History and Civilization (2nd Edition, 1999 with two reprints) History of the Freedom Movement in India (4th Edition, 2009), Europe and the World, 1789-1945 (1998) and A Textbook of Indian History and Culture (2007). He is now engaged in a research project entitled Universal History.