Contemporary History of Indian People: Four Generations, Eight Decades (Volume I)

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As for the authorâ€™s intention in writing this Contemporary History of Indian People, it resembles to that of Gorkey of Pre-revolution Russia. Through his autobiographical novels, he expressed the grass-roots features of an age of a great transformation. From a Feudalistic society the people of Russia were heading towards a new social system, the so called communist or socialist society. though after disintegration of the USSR, the forvour of the great upsurge is subsided to a great existent within a century, the transition has played its historical role. This book attempts to cover the transition of Indian society from 1926 onwards (Four Generations, Eight Decades) The First Volume contains it till 1947. according to the author the Indian transition of society has a cause and effect relationship with a Spiritual Revolution. 1926 is a water shade year. 1947 is significant with a great culmination point. The author provides a case study on micro-level and a cross-section on Macro-level social transformation. This is altogether a new historiographical aporoach. Teachers and students of history as well as research people in sociology world find it enlightening and useful. For the general reader it is fascinating almost as a novel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ramesh Gupta

Prof. Ramesh Guptaâ€™s very firsts book â€˜Juduche Shetâ€™ (Magic Farm) bagged the central award when he was 23, and a teacher. The second â€˜Jwala Ani Fuleâ€™ (Flames and Flowers) written in collaboration with Baba Araote won the state literary award, when he was 25. With Hindi as a mother tongue his writing in Marathi made him a well-known signature in Maharashtra. Born in 1937, at â€˜Waroraâ€™ where Amteâ€™s famous Anandwan is located, in a lower middle class family claiming caste relations with â€˜Jay Shankar Prasadâ€™, he earned while learning Topped in Nagpur University in B.A. despite being an external candidate. Happened to step in a college not as a student but as a lecturer in history. In his upward ascent, he shifted to Chandrapur, Nagpur and ultimately to Delhi. Worked on every desk of newspapers for livelihood and adventure leaving his teaching profession. He ventured in various spheres during this journey despite being of family man with limited resources. He deems all his socio political and economic failures as ferteilizers for a rich harvest in human endeavored in film making with a few telecasts from Doordarshan. Attached with a few publishing houses on regular basis he devotes his pare time and resources for research and development in â€˜Collective Yogaâ€™.