Monuments, Power and Poverty in India

A.S. Bhalla is a Special Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK and was formerly Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Special Adviser to the President of International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa. Earlier he had a distinguished career in the United Nations Civil Service. He has held academic positions at Cambridge, Oxford, Yale and Manchester. He is the author of Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and Indi a, Royal Tombs of India and Poverty among Immigrant Children in Europe, among other publications.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART IThe Hindu Empires and KingdomsThe Maurya and Gupta Empires and Later KingdomsPART II The Muslim Kingdoms and Empire 2.The Pre-Mughal Muslim Kingdoms of the North3.The Deccan Muslim Kingdoms4.The Mughal Empire and BeyondPART IIIThe British Raj5.Social Glimpses of the Raj6.Imperial Splendour of the Presidencies7.Summer Capitals and Cantonments 8.Palaces of Learning9.British India and the Mother CountryPART IV Conclusion10.Pomp, Extravaganza and PovertyGlossaryNotesList of IllustrationsIllustration CreditsBibliography Index

"This book offers a fascinating comparison of the various architectural legacies of the empires that have ruled India over the centuries, and their impact on Indian society more generally. It will make an important and original contribution to Indian studies at a time when it is being increasingly realised that multi disciplinary approaches are needed to deepen our understanding not only of the past, considered as history for its own sake, important as that may be, but of the way it continues to shape the contemporary world we live in." -James Mayall, Emeritus Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations, University of Cambridge