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*[https://archive.org/details/rthonmresmontagu00mont ''The Rt. Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu on Indian Affairs''], published 1917. Archive.org. Mr Montagu was Secretary of State for India, in  Britain. Includes the Indian Budgets 1910-1913 and Mr Montagu’s views of the inefficiencies of the structure of Indian Government, as revealed by the Mesopotamian Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/rthonmresmontagu00mont ''The Rt. Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu on Indian Affairs''], published 1917. Archive.org. Mr Montagu was Secretary of State for India, in  Britain. Includes the Indian Budgets 1910-1913 and Mr Montagu’s views of the inefficiencies of the structure of Indian Government, as revealed by the Mesopotamian Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/reportsed00indi ''Sedition Committee 1918 Report''] Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta. 1918. Archive.org. There was also a ''Secret Edition'' ref: IOR/V/26/262/1 British Library. One of the aims of the Committee was to “investigate and report on the nature and extent of the criminal conspiracies connected with the revolutionary movement in India.”
*[https://archive.org/details/reportsed00indi ''Sedition Committee 1918 Report''] Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta. 1918. Archive.org. There was also a ''Secret Edition'' ref: IOR/V/26/262/1 British Library. One of the aims of the Committee was to “investigate and report on the nature and extent of the criminal conspiracies connected with the revolutionary movement in India.”
:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/209606 ''Sedition Committee 1918 Appendices''] Pdf  download, Digital Library of India.
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/209606 ''Sedition Committee 1918 Appendices''] Pdf  download, Digital Library of India.
*''The Indian Year Book. A Statistical and Historical Annual of the Indian Empire. With an explanation of the principal topics of the day''. First issued 1914. Edited by Sir Stanley Reed. [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook6191unse '''1919''': Sixth year of issue] [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/n51/mode/2up Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/809/mode/2up Index]; [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook7192unse '''1920'''], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/n59/mode/2up  Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/832/mode/2up Index] Archive.org. [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Indian+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Year&filtertype_3=title&filter_relational_operator_3=contains&filter_3=Book&filtertype_4=author&filter_relational_operator_4=contains&filter_4=Reed&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.title_sort&order=asc ''The Indian Year Book'': Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India], filtered to show author Reed.  There may be additional volumes showing other authors.
*[http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/2027793 ''Histories Of The Non-Co-Operation And Khilafat Movements''] by P C Bamford 1925. Pdf download, KrishiKosh: An Institutional Repository of Indian National Agricultural Research System. Also available as pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.
*''The Indian Year Book. A Statistical and Historical Annual of the Indian Empire. With an explanation of the principal topics of the day''. First issued 1914. Edited by Sir Stanley Reed. [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook6191unse '''1919''': Sixth year of issue] [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/n51/mode/2up Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/809/mode/2up Index]; [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook7192unse '''1920'''], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/n59/mode/2up  Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/832/mode/2up Index] Archive.org. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Indian+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Year&filtertype_3=title&filter_relational_operator_3=contains&filter_3=Book&filtertype_4=author&filter_relational_operator_4=contains&filter_4=Reed&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.title_sort&order=asc ''The Indian Year Book'': Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India], filtered to show author Reed.  There may be additional volumes showing other authors.
*''India in 19**-19**'': A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch  Archive.org
*''India in 19**-19**'': A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch  Archive.org
:[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1922-23''] (1923), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n3/mode/2up ''India in 1923-24''] (1924), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1930-1931''] (1932), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n11/mode/2up Contents].
:[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1922-23''] (1923), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n3/mode/2up ''India in 1923-24''] (1924), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1930-1931''] (1932), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n11/mode/2up Contents].
:The following books on Archive.org may require either a DjVu or Torrent (BitTorrent) plug-in: [https://archive.org/details/IndiaIn191718 ''India in 1917-18'']; [https://archive.org/details/indiain19252600jcoa India in ''1925-26'']; [https://archive.org/details/IndiaIn193435 ''India in 1934-35'']
:The following books on Archive.org may require either a DjVu or Torrent (BitTorrent) plug-in: [https://archive.org/details/IndiaIn191718 ''India in 1917-18'']; [https://archive.org/details/indiain19252600jcoa India in ''1925-26'']; [https://archive.org/details/IndiaIn193435 ''India in 1934-35'']
: Editions for most years from 1917 to 1935 are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format. The following are also available as pdf downloads: [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/533163 ''India in 1931-32''] 1933; [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/533174 ''India in 1934-35''] 1937.  
: Editions for most years from 1917 to 1935 are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format. The following are also available as pdf downloads: [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/533163 ''India in 1931-32''] 1933; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/533174 ''India in 1934-35''] 1937.  
*[https://archive.org/details/indianrecorderap033569mbp ''Indian Recorder April-June 1932'']. Archive.org The ''Indian Recorder'' was intended to be a reference book for the period.
*[https://archive.org/details/indianrecorderap033569mbp ''Indian Recorder April-June 1932'']. Archive.org The ''Indian Recorder'' was intended to be a reference book for the period.
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667  ''Turmoil & Tragedy in India 1914 and After''] by Lt Gen Sir George MacMunn  1935 is available  as a pdf download on the  Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667  ''Turmoil & Tragedy in India 1914 and After''] by Lt Gen Sir George MacMunn  1935 is available  as a pdf download on the  Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/budgetfor1941194033334mbp ''Budget For 1941-1942''] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/budgetfor1941194033334mbp ''Budget For 1941-1942''] Archive.org
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/526463 ''The British In India''] by  Sir Percival  J  Griffiths 1946. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/526463 ''The British In India''] by  Sir Percival  J  Griffiths 1946. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*[https://archive.org/details/britishinasia033318mbp ''The British In Asia''] by Guy Wint 1947 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/britishinasia033318mbp ''The British In Asia''] by Guy Wint 1947 Archive.org
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/526521 ''India and the Passing of Empire''] by Sir George  Dunbar 1951. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/526521 ''India and the Passing of Empire''] by Sir George  Dunbar 1951. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/526461 ''The British Impact on India''] by  Sir Percival  J  Griffiths 1952. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/526461 ''The British Impact on India''] by  Sir Percival  J  Griffiths 1952. Pdf download,  Digital Library of India
*''The Men Who Ruled India'', published in three volumes, [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/126942 ''The Founders''] (1953), [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/127071 ''The Guardians, Volume I''] and [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/127070  ''The Guardians, Volume lI''] (1954) by Philip Woodruff (pseudonym) are available as pdf downloads on the Digital Library of India. The author was Philip Mason who joined the Indian Civil Service in 1928.
*''The Men Who Ruled India'', published in three volumes, [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/126942 ''The Founders''] (1953), [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/127071 ''The Guardians, Volume I''] and [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/127070  ''The Guardians, Volume lI''] (1954) by Philip Woodruff (pseudonym) are available as pdf downloads on the Digital Library of India. The author was Philip Mason who joined the Indian Civil Service in 1928.
*[https://archive.org/details/LastYearsOfBritishIndia ''The Last Years Of British India''] by Michael Edwardes 1963 Archive.org. Also available on the Digital Library of India as pdf downloads (multiple files) including [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/449456  Pdf download 1]  and [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/65392 Pdf download 2]
*[https://archive.org/details/LastYearsOfBritishIndia ''The Last Years Of British India''] by Michael Edwardes 1963 Archive.org. Also available on the Digital Library of India as pdf downloads (multiple files) including [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/449456  Pdf download 1]  and [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/65392 Pdf download 2]
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Revision as of 07:20, 17 August 2016

Scope of FIBIS' Interest

The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the East India Company in 1599 to Indian Independence in 1947:

Also included are the activities of the East India Company in London and St. Helena.

See also

External links

Historical online books

The FIBIS Google Books Library
has books tagged:
History of India

Some general histories available as online books. Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilities.

  • Volume 1 From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C., by R.C. Dutt.
  • Volume 2 From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great, by V.A. Smith.
  • Volume 3 Mediaeval India from the Mohammedan conquest to the reign of Akbar the Great, by S. Lane-Poole.
  • Volume 4 From the reign of Akbar the Great to the fall of the Moghul empire, by S. Lane-Poole
  • Volume 5 The Mohammedan period as described by its own historians, by Sir H.M. Elliot.
  • Volume 6 From the first European settlements to the founding of the English East India company, by Sir W.W. Hunter
  • Volume 7 The European struggle for Indian supremacy in the seventeenth century, by Sir W.W. Hunter.
  • Volume 8 From the close of the seventeenth century to the present time, by Sir A.C. Lyall.
  • Volume 9 Historic accounts of India by foreign travellers, classic, oriental, and occidental, by A.V.W. Jackson
The Economic History of India in the Victorian Age: From the Accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.... Original title was India in the Victorian Age; an Economic History of the People 1904 edition, 3rd edition 1908 Archive.org.
Sedition Committee 1918 Appendices Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
India in 1922-23 (1923), Contents; India in 1923-24 (1924), Contents; India in 1930-1931 (1932), Contents.
The following books on Archive.org may require either a DjVu or Torrent (BitTorrent) plug-in: India in 1917-18; India in 1925-26; India in 1934-35
Editions for most years from 1917 to 1935 are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, in TIFF format. The following are also available as pdf downloads: India in 1931-32 1933; India in 1934-35 1937.