Secondary Sources

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In this section users will find scholarly historical works which refer to the institution, as part of their analyses of different problems of modern Indian history. Since the Hindu/Presidency College was at the centre of important developments in modern Indian social life, a big number of historical works engage withfigures and events from the institution. Histories of science, nationalism, social reform, religion, education, postcolonial state-making, and many more deal with the College, as the College contributed seminally to these aspects of modern Indian history. This section will give users a basic understanding of the location of the institution within the existing historiography of modern India.