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India in Crisis

1931

The Aryans concentrated in the western and central regions of the great alluvial plain formed by the Indus and the Ganges between the Himlayas and the Deccan. [...] In the Upanishads man ignores the gods and becomes God." The cardinal teachings of the hundred odd Upanishads are the doctrines of the Transmigration of Souls and of the Universal Soul. [...] The stem monotheism of Islam born in the desert looks with contempt on the florid appurtenances of the Hindu religion come to life in the luxuriance of the tropics. [...] While the Act placed the Court of Directors in complete subordination to a Government department the Board of Control it left the rights of patronage powers of revision and all trade matters in the hands of the Directors thus allowing them a very substantial share in the home direction of Indian affairs. [...] The Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the Secretaries of State had seats on the Board but the next senior member became known as the President.
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Pages
279
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.147193
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Frontmatter
v-xi Arthur Duncan view
Chapter I The People of India
1-30 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter II The British in India
31-65 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter III Indian Nationalism and the National Congress
66-100 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter IV Mr. Gandhi
101-118 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter V India from 1911 to 1926
119-158 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter VI India from 1927 to 1930
159-190 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter VII Report of the Indian Statutory Commission
191-200 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter VIII The Round Table Conference and After
201-227 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter IX The Indian States
228-245 Arthur Duncan view
Chapter X Conclusion
246-264 Arthur Duncan view
Bibliography
265-268 Arthur Duncan view
Index
269-271 Arthur Duncan view
Backmatter
i-i Arthur Duncan view

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