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Flowers of the Sun: The People and Land of Kutch, c.1740-2020

Mariam Dossal

Flowers of the Sun: The People and Land of Kutch, c.1740-2020 examines Kutch's rich and fascinating history, spanning nearly three centuries. It highlights the strong Sufi tradition of Kutch, the shared love of the land and the awareness that survival in the harsh environment requires cooperation and innovation, 'mil and mithas', friendship and sweetness.

The early years of the nineteenth century witnessed efforts by the British to establish political and military control over Kutch, Sindh and north-west India. Thwarted by effective Kutchi resistance under the able leadership of military commander Jamadar Fateh Mahomed, this period constitutes a significant marker in Kutch's history. His death in 1813 was followed by increasing British domination over the princely state, until India (and Kutch) gained Independence in 1947.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Primus Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 22nd, 2025
  • Pages: 474
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 1.19in - 1.81lb
  • EAN: 9789368836704
  • Categories: Asia - South - IndiaReference

About the Author

Dossal, Mariam: - Mariam Dossal is former Professor of the Department of History, University of Mumbai. She is a historian of modern India who focuses on urban and maritime history and has authored and edited several books. Some of her major publications include Imperial Designs and Indian Realities: The Planning of Bombay City, c. 1845-1875 (1991); Theatre of Conflict, City of Hope: Mumbai 1660 to Present Times (2010) and the edited volume State Intervention and Popular Response: Western India in the Nineteenth Century (1998). She has published extensively in national and international journals and is the recipient of several awards, including the Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship, (1983-4); the Indo-US Visitorship (1993); the Rockefeller Foundation Award (1995); Membership at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (2002-3). Her current research explores scientific and technological advances in nineteenth and twentieth century western India.