Search
Log in
  • Home

  • Categories

  • Audiobooks

  • E-books

  • For kids

  • Top lists

  • Help

  • Download app

  • Use campaign code

  • Redeem gift card

  • Try free now
  • Log in
  • Language

    🇫🇮 Suomi

    • FI
    • EN

    🇧🇪 Belgique

    • FR
    • EN

    🇩🇰 Danmark

    • DK
    • EN

    🇩🇪 Deutschland

    • DE
    • EN

    🇪🇸 España

    • ES
    • EN

    🇫🇷 France

    • FR
    • EN

    🇳🇱 Nederland

    • NL
    • EN

    🇳🇴 Norge

    • NO
    • EN

    🇦🇹 Österreich

    • AT
    • EN

    🇨🇭 Schweiz

    • DE
    • EN

    🇸🇪 Sverige

    • SE
    • EN
  1. Books
  2. History
  3. Asia

Read and listen for free for 14 days!

Cancel anytime

Try free now
0.0(0)

A Short History of India: From the Earliest Civilisations to Today's Economic Powerhouse

The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thrusting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag. Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilisations, some dating back to humankind's earliest times. Ancient India was home to myriad kingdoms with boundaries that were ever changing while a variety of cultures and religions have flourished over the millennia as the influence of foreign invaders and occupiers has come and gone. The country was under foreign rule from the early 1800s until the demise of the British Raj and independence in 1947.

With countless languages and cultures and many religions, India is one of the world's most diverse nations. From the late 1980s, India has opened itself to the outside world, encouraging economic reform and foreign investment and is now courted by the world's leading economic and political powers, including its one-time enemy, China. It is now a major power with a burgeoning middle class, having made substantial strides in areas such as information technology. It has launched a space programme and, famously, boasts a massive film industry, its 'Bollywood' films being amongst the most-watched in the world. Meanwhile, India still has major issues with poverty and illiteracy and campaigns have been launched to alleviate these problems.

A Short History of India traces the fascinating path from the India of ancient empires and powerful kingdoms to the flourishing, vibrant nation that it is today.


Author:

  • Gordon Kerr

Format:

  • E-book

Duration:

  • 110 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • History
  • Asia

More by Gordon Kerr

Skip the list
  1. A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  2. British Traitors : Betrayal and Treachery in the Twentieth Century

    Gordon Kerr

    audiobook
  3. British Traitors: Betrayal and Treachery in the Twentieth Century

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  4. A Short History of Coffee

    Gordon Kerr

    audiobook
  5. A Short History of Coffee: A Short History of Coffee

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  6. The War That Never Ended: A Short History of the Korean War

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  7. The Partisan Heart

    Gordon Kerr

    audiobookbook
  8. A Pocket Essential Short Introduction to Religion

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  9. A Short History of the Victorian Era

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  10. A Short History of the Vietnam War: The Resistance War Against America

    Gordon Kerr

    book
  11. A Short History of the First World War: Land, Sea and Air, 1914 - 1918

    Gordon Kerr

    book

Help and contact


About us

  • Our story
  • Career
  • Press
  • Accessibility
  • Partner with us
  • Investor relations
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Explore

  • Categories
  • Audiobooks
  • E-books
  • Magazines
  • For kids
  • Top lists

Popular categories

  • Crime
  • Biographies and reportage
  • Fiction
  • Feel-good and romance
  • Personal development
  • Children's books
  • True stories
  • Sleep and relaxation

Nextory

Copyright © 2025 Nextory AB

Privacy Policy · Terms ·
Excellent4.3 out of 5