This Work Will Be Of Great Interest To Scholars, Teachers And Students Of The History Of Himachal Pradesh, Of Indian Constitutional History And Indian Politics.

There Is A General Impression Among Many That Before Its Formation (1948) Himachal Pradesh Had No Social Or Cultural Unity. The Present Work Clears Up These Misconceptions And Examines From Facts Of History The Constant, Rich And Fruitful Socio-Cultural History Of The State.

Including Kulu, Lahul, Spiti, Jammu And Other Areas Of Present Himachal Pradesh And Southern Jammu & Kashmir.

Gkp's Himachal: a complete manual for has will be a valuable asset to the aspirants of government jobs in the Himachal state. This second edition contains latest budget details and Model GS papers for students to assess their preparation levels. Salient features of the book: a. Thoroughly updated with Himachal Pradesh's current Affairs B. Economic budget analysis from 2017 to 2020 of Himachal Pradesh C. Detailed social, historical, cultural, ecological and administrative demography of Himachal Pradesh br>D 3 Model GS papers as per the exam paper pattern.

Himalayan Histories, by one of India's most reputed historians of the Himalaya, is essential for a more complete understanding of Indian history. Because Indian historians have mainly studied riverine belts and life in the plains, sophisticated mountain histories are relatively rare. In this book, Chetan Singh identifies essential aspects of the material, mental, and spiritual world of western Himalayan peasant society. Human enterprise and mountainous terrain long existed in a precarious balance, occasionally disrupted by natural adversity, in this large and difficult region. Small peasant communities lived in scattered environmental niches and tenaciously extracted from their harsh surroundings a rudimentary but sustainable livelihood. These communities were integral constituents of larger political economies that asserted themselves through institutions of hegemonic control, the state being one such institution. This laboriously created life-world was enlivened by myth, folklore, legend, and religious tradition. When colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century, it transformed the peasants' relationship with their natural surroundings. While old political allegiances were weakened, resilient customary hierarchies retained their influence through religio-cultural practices.