Quit India To New India

Description

This book is a compilation of multi-disciplinary research papers on the various aspects of ‘Quit India to Free India and Free India to New India’, presented and discussed at the National Seminar on ‘From Quit India to New India: History & Society’, organized by Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Topics of collected research papers range widely over time, from historical perspectives of Quit India Movement launched by Mahatam Gandhi in 1942 to the contemporary challenges of 21st century to make a ‘New India’ announced by Prime Minister Shri -Narender Modi in 2018, as well as political, cultural, social, economic studies of pre- and post-independent India. Taken together, to reaffirm the commitment towards ‘New India’ and to mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement, studies presented in the book complement each other to provide a succinct overview of many of the key themes of historical and contemporary research on Indian history and society.