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Garhwal Himalaya
A Study in Historical Perspective
Ajay S. Rawat

ISBN : 8173871361
Year / Edition : 2002 / First Table of Contents
Pages : 310 + 36 plates From the Reviews
Size / Format : 8.5" X 5.5" / Hardcover About the Author
Price : Rs. 600  
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 About the book...

The present study is an innovative endeavour to reconstruct the political and administrative history of Garhwal during the period 1358 to 1947. Raja Ajay Pal and his scions ruled Garhwal from 1358 to 1804. In 1804, it was occupied by the Gurkhas who ruled this terrain up to 1815, when they were defeated and driven away by the British forces. After the British occupation of Garhwal, it was divided into two parts: ?British Garhwal? and ?Tehri Garhwal State?.
Not much has been written about this area and these works throw a sporadic light on the political and administrative history. No attempt so far has been made to present a scientific account of this area. This book, therefore, seeks to examine the history and administrative policies of the rulers of Garhwal during 1358 to 1804, on the basis of primary sources. From 1815, the objective of the study has been to examine the interaction between administrative policies and their political repercussions in the form of political dissent.

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 Table of contents...

Preface
1. Geo-Historical Background: Location and Extent; Geographical Regions; River Systems; Climate; Vegetation; Ethnical Background; Historical Perspective

2. Rulers of Garhwal: Kanak Pal, the Founder of Parmar Dynasty in Garhwal; Date of Accession of Kanak Pal;

3. Parmar Dynasty and the Gurkha Invasion: Man Shah; Shyam Shah; Mahipat Shah; Prithvi Pat Shah; Fateh Shah; Pradip Shah; Lalit Shah; Lalipat Shah; Jai Krit Shah; Pradyumna Shah

4. Administration of the Rulers:
Administration of Land Revenue; Trade; Judicial Administration; Army; Education; Maintenance of Temples

5. Formation of Tehri Garhwal State and Its Rulers 1815-1949

6. Administration of Tehri Garhwal State:
Agriculture and Administration of Land Revenue; Forest Management / Preservation of Animal and Acquatic Life; Judicial Administration; Education; Medical; Communication; Local Self-Government; Management of the Sources of Living; Miscellaneous

7. Political Movements in Tehri Garhwal State: 1857 and Tehri Garhwal State; The Forest Uprising in Chandrabadni; The Rawain Incident; The Tehri; Movement (1946); The Saklana Uprising; Kirti Nagar Movement (1948)

8. Administration of Land Revenue in British Garhwal: The Officials; History of the British Settlements

9. Forest Management in British Garhwal: Forest Grievances Committee; General Rules; Protection of Forests from Fire; Silvicultural Schemes; Protection of Wildlife and Birds

10. Judicial Administration: Criminal Justice; Civil Justice; Revenue Courts

11. General Administration: Police; Jail Administration; Education; Medical; Communication; Post and Telegraph; Local Self-Government; Management of Sources of Living

12. Causes for Political Dissent in garhwal

13. Political Movements in British Garhwal: British Garhwal on the Eve of 1857; Swaraj Party Election; Lahore Conference; Dogadda Conference; Srinagar Political Conference; Pauri Conference; Individual Civil Disobedience; Quit India Movement

14. An Overview

Bibliography
Index

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 About the author...
Dr. Ajay Singh Rawat is Professor and Head, Department of History, Kumaun University, Nainital. He has achieved international acclaim in the field of academics and is the Chairman of International Union of Forestry Research Organisations, Vienna.
Dr. Rawat has done pioneering work in the field of forest and environmental history and he has been a fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi and a senior fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata.

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