Title: The King''s Indian Allies: The Rajas and Their India (Classic Reprint)
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0267628277
ISBN 13: 9780267628278
Binding: HRD
Condition: New
Weight: 737 grams

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Rulers, education, and a changing India under the Rajas

A clear, portrait-style look at how princely states are expanding schools, libraries, and modern learning while preserving local traditions. This edition examines literacy, language policy, and the growing role of educated elites in public life.

From villages to cities, the text shows a shift toward modern education modeled on Western patterns, with colleges, high schools, and vocational training. It notes that many Rajas balance new schooling with time-honored religious and cultural education, and highlights Cochin and Travancore as leading in literacy. It also explains how English serves as a common link among rulers and British officials, while vernaculars and Sanskritic terms shape everyday speech.

Readers will learn how literature and the press face limits, yet there are signs of a more active public sphere, including local councils and elected elements in municipalities. The section also describes the crafts and trades—textiles, pottery, carpets, and embroideries—built around traditional skills and new markets.

How education networks in the Indian States were built, including elementary and higher institutions.
Literacy patterns, especially in Cochin and Travancore, and the role of Christian communities.
Language policy, Lingua Indica efforts, and the rise of English as a lingua franca.
Notes on the press, literature, and the balance between tradition and modernization.

Ideal for readers of historical studies on Indian rulers, education, and cultural change in the colonial era.

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