Rashtravaad ka Bharatnama : Bharat mein Upniveshvaad aur Rashtravaad is aimed for the students of Choice based Credit System (CBCS) course semester 5 under ‘Discipline Specific Elective’-4 (DSE) 5. of BA Hons political science. The purpose of this book is to help students understand historically the advent of colonialism in India and the emergence of the discourse on nationalism as a response to it. The aim is to engage with theoretical explanations of colonialism and nationalism in India at the same time study the social, political and institutional practices that unfolded in that period, gradually paving way towards independence and democracy in India. This is a core textbook on the nationalism, which will help students to understand the complexity of the subject.
The introduction of the book covers the latest debate on nationalism, which is taking place at national as well as international levels.
The Foreword of the book is written by Professor Mahendra Prasad Singh, Ex-Head, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, an an authority on the subect.
The four Appendices of the book include : I. bibliography; II. Important personalities of the National Movement; III. Glossary; IV. A chronology of events related to colonialism in India given as a ready reckoner.