Pub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1177/23484489231198628
Nalini Singh
The political scenario of the eighteenth century in India is well known for its transitional character. The triumph of the East India Company at Plassey had an unexpected impact on the structure of Indian politics. Those who looked for opportunities in the Company rule very soon realised what the loss of power to the British meant. This article studies the factors behind the revolts in Banaras Raj against the Company in 1781 and then in 1799.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-13DOI: 10.1177/23484489231198557
Monika Saxena
The social aspects of the life and behaviour of courtesans in early India have attracted much scholarly interest. This article attempts to understand the socio-economic aspects of their profession with special focus on the ganikas and on how they sought to make a profitable career for themselves. The ganikas were held to rank above the common run of prostitutes by virtue of the rigorous training they underwent—‘64 classical arts’ that included dance and drama along with other skills apart from mastery in the art of eroticism. These accomplishments allowed them to charge a considerably higher fee from clients as compared to the other members of the profession. The article explores the different categories of middlemen or procurers/procuresses and managers who served as an essential link between the courtesans and their clients. It also investigates how the courtesans were also expected to use their money and resources.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-11DOI: 10.1177/23484489231199025
Amit Dey
The recent attempt to exclude large portions of India’s past, including figures like Akbar and Abul Kalam Azad from the History syllabus without following any due process of wide academic consultation is unacceptable. The historians they invoke, such as R.C. Majumdar, show by their own writing that they would have never countenanced such misrepresentation of Indian history. The omission of Akbar and his policy of tolerance (ṣulḥ-i kul) from the syllabus, deprives Indian students of learning about the position that India occupied in the world at the time.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-11DOI: 10.1177/23484489231199017
Deepak Kumar
The study of science in human civilisations has a complex history. In ancient India much was learnt from Greece and new contributions were made. The Islamic civilisation added much to what Greece had contributed in science and medicine. The advances in Europe from fifteenth century onwards left the whole world behind; and science was duly utilised to serve the interests of the colonial regime. Now, there is need to develop a comprehensive History of Science, Technology Environment and Medicine (HISTEM). A combination of these fields does not mean that the distinction between them, for example, between science and technology is overlooked. Nor can HISTEM be divorced from the general history of the country concerned, India in the present case.
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