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In the Indian Army of the British Raj, the officer corps was
"reserved for the governing race", (i.e. the British). Only in
1917, a mere thirty years before India won freedom, did the Raj
permit Indians into the Army's officer corps, thus slowly beginning
its Indianization. Yet it is often forgotten that this decision was
the culmination of a hundred-year-long debate. Based on meticulous
archival research in Britain and India, this book breaks new ground
by offering readers the first detailed account of this generally
forgotten debate. It traces the myriad schemes and counter-schemes
the debate generated, the complex twists and turns it took, and how
it engaged both British policy-makers anxious to maintain control,
as well as nationalist Indian leaders agitating for greater
self-government. This work also offers insights into the martial
races concept, the 1857 uprising, and the impact of Anglo-Indian
ideology upon the Indian Army. Clearly written and carefully
argued, this monograph is an original and defining contribution to
military/war and society history, the history of colonial India and
its army, the history of British empire, the history of racism, and
to civil-military relations.
Since September 2001, the Western public has found a renewed
interest in South Asia. On the border between the Muslim and
non-Muslim world, the region has seen its strategic importance to
the West heightened, while the fact that the two major competing
regional powers, Pakistan and India, each possess nuclear weapons
has raised new anxieties. Given the importance of South Asia to
current global conflicts, A Military History of India and South
Asia provides a much-needed overview of the military history of the
region since 1700, covering the areas that later evolved into the
states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. In chapters
devoid of academic jargon, the book provides lucid introductions to
various topics, from the rise of the British East India Company, to
the Indian Army in the First World War, to the current tensions
between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. With chapters written by
established experts, the book makes important contributions to the
study of modern South Asian history, British Imperial history, and
the history of war and society. It will appeal to students,
scholars and laypersons alike with an interest in the social,
political and military history of the region. Chapters in the book
document the rise of the British East India Company and the
uprising of 1857-59, in which the largely Bengali army rose up
against the British officer corps, and the subsequent decision by
the British Crown to take direct control of India and its army.
Further chapters document the colonial Indian Army's role in
British imperial wars in Afghanistan and in World Wars I and II.
Half of the book explores the development of national armies for
India, Pakistan, and, later, Bangladesh, giving accounts of the
wars that have torn South Asia since independence, including the
Indo-Pakistani wars, the India-China War, and the Sri Lankan War,
the continuing conflicts over Kashmir, and the proliferation of
nuclear weapons.
Solid State Materials have been gaining importance in recent times
especially in the context of devices which can provide necessary
infrastructure and flexibility for various human endeavours. In
this context, microwave materials have a unique place especially in
various device applications as well as in communication networks.
Various technological developments are taking place in fine-tuning
these materials for specific applicatio"ns and in fixed band
frequencies. Though the science and technology of these materials
has reached an advanced stage, systematic attempts are still
lacking in bringing all available information in a single source.
The present. volume is a modest attempt in this direction, though
it cannot be considered to be the one that satisfies completely
desired components and information required. The editors have
enlisted certain articles of interest in this area, especially
those dealing with measurement techniques, chapters dealing with
materials like Ferrites, YIGs, Radome and high Tc superconducting
materials which are of current interest. The editors are fully
aware that the coverages are not comprehensive either in scope or
in depth. The purpose of this volume is only to acquaint oneself of
certain aspects of a fast developing field. The editors will be
grateful for any comments or suggestions in this endeavour. V. R.
K. MURTHY S. SUNDARAM B. VISWANATHAN Contents Preface v 1.
Materials and Processes in Microwave Integrated Circuits
Fabrication 1 T. Rs. Reddy 2. Materials and Technology for
Microwave Integrated Circuits 30 Bharathi Bhat and Shiban K. Koul
3.
Chromic acid and chromium oxide are the two versatile Cr(VI)
oxidants known to organic chemists for decades. The introduction of
the Core's reagent , viz: pyridinium chlorochromate, in 1975
followed by the publications on several Cr(VI) oxidizing agents
containing the -onium chromates and halochromates in the last three
decades have very much changed the chemistry of oxidations with
Chromium VI. Several of these new reagents have been shown to be
mild so that they can be handled easily and the reacton products
may also be controlled. Some of them are highly selective oxidants
for positions like allylic hydroxylic group, etc., and some other
are highly regioselective. The information on more than 36 such
reagents reported in various internationally reputed journals
spanning about 280 references have been collected and provided in
this book in such a manner that it will be very useful for
professionals, researchers, teachers and graduate students working
in organic synthesis.
This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science
Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of
papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e.,
glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced
ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include
bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells,
mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic
coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.
A Military History of India and South Asia provides a
much-needed overview of the military history of the region since
1700, covering the areas that are today the states of India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. In chapters devoid of academic
jargon, leading scholars offer lucid introductions to topics
ranging from the rise of the British East India Company, to the
Indian Army in the First World War, to the rise of national armies
and current tensions between India and Pakistan.
Contributors are Rajesh M. Basrur, Raymond Callahan, Bhashyam
Kasturi, Daniel P. Marston, Tim Moreman, David Omissi, Douglas M.
Peers, Srinath Raghavan, Kaushik Roy, Chandar S. Sundaram, and
Channa Wickremesekera.
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